ENS 51463

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Oct 9, 2015
Title	Agreement State Report - Stuck Moisture/Density Gauge Shutter
Event Description	The following information was received via email: On October 9, 2015, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services, Radiation Branch] was notified by the licensee that during an Agency inspection at their Corpus Christi site it was discovered that the shutter on a Troxler model 3430 moisture/density gauge was stuck open. The gauge was in its transport case and the 8 milliCurie cesium-137 source was fully retracted into the gauge. The licensee stated they inspected the shutter and found debris around it. The licensee cleaned the area of the shutter and the shutter closed properly. The licensee stated the gauge had been used the day before by a technician working in a field near ponds. The licensee does not believe any significant exposure was received by the operator or any member of the general public. The gauge has been removed from service until further inspections can be completed. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9345

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Where
Tolunay-Wong Engineers Incorporated Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	04848
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.33 h0.555 days <br />0.0793 weeks <br />0.0183 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 18:20 Oct 9, 2015
NRC Officer:	Donald Norwood
Last Updated:	Oct 9, 2015
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