ENS 51605

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Dec 14, 2015
Title	Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge with Shutter Stuck in the Open Position
Event Description	The following report was received from the State of Texas via email: On December 14, 2015, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer [RSO] that while performing routine test of gauge shutters they found a gauge where the shutter failed to operate. The gauge is located on a polyurethane tank/vessel. The gauge is an Ohmart Vega model SHF2 containing source serial number 9754GK of 200 millicurie cesium - 137. The shutter was left in the normal operating, unshielded position [open]. The source does not pose any additional risk of exposure to the workers or members of the general public. The RSO stated they have called TechStar to repair the gauge within the next few days. Texas Report #: I 9365

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Where
Union Carbide Corp - Seadrift Operations Unit Port Lavaca, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	00051
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.23 h0.385 days <br />0.0549 weeks <br />0.0126 months <br />)
Opened:	Irene Casares 15:14 Dec 14, 2015
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Dec 14, 2015
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