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04:00 Sep 16, 2015 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Florida via email:
The RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] at Georgia Pacific Corporation in Palatka, Florida called to report [to the State of Florida that] a fixed Cesium-137 source installed on the top half of a tank has the shutter stuck open. Device originally had 2,000 mCi, but now is estimated to have 892 mCi of Cs-137. This same equipment was reported with the same defect on April 9, 2015 (FL15-025). There is no report of any over exposure of personnel and no leaks (confirmed by leak test). The location of the device prohibits the access of personnel and the shutter is only closed when maintenance or repair is performed. The RSO has put in a work order for repair and will provide a copy of a report confirming the equipment was serviced/repaired back in April. Initial NRC Event Notification#50971. The fixed gauge manufacturer is Kay-Ray, Model number - 7063P, serial number 10682F. FL Incident Number: FL 15-094 |
| Where | |
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| Georgia Pacific Corporation Palatka, Florida (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 1391-1 |
| Organization: | Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.57 h0.44 days <br />0.0629 weeks <br />0.0145 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kellie Anderson 14:34 Sep 16, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Sep 16, 2015 |
| 51400 - NRC Website | |
Georgia Pacific Corporation with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 514002015-09-16T04:00:00016 September 2015 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Florida Agreement State Report - Fixed Nuclear Gauge with Stuck Open Shutter ENS 457042010-02-11T06:00:00011 February 2010 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Failure of Fixed Gauge Shutter Mechanisms to Close ENS 447502008-12-18T06:00:00018 December 2008 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Potentially Leaking Source 2015-09-16T04:00:00 | |