ENS 51658

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v t e ENS Event
18:01 Jan 14, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge with Shutter Stuck in Open Position
Event Description	The following Agreement State Report was received from the State of Louisiana via email: The RSO [Radiation Safety Officer], called to report that a gauge installed on a process at the licensee's Westlake, LA facility, had a shutter malfunction. The gauge is installed on a routing process for material at the facility. The gauge shutter is stuck in the open position. The Gauge is a Berthold Technologies, Model: Berthold Systems, LB-330 utilizing a 12 mCi Cs-137 source, Model: Lab. Prof. Dr. Berthold Dwg. #2653.100-001. The source and gauge will remain on the process in operation until the Berthold Technician arrives over the weekend service the gauge. This will be either make the necessary repairs to the shutter or remove the gauge from service and perform the disposal. Due to the age of the gauge, if it cannot be repaired, disposal is the resolution. This will be determined by the Berthold personnel performing the repair. The service order request has the repairs scheduled to be made over this weekend. There are no exposure or health and safety issues involved with this event. The gauge and rod source will remain installed on the functioning process. The resolution of the situation will be directed by the ability to be repaired or if the gauge should be de-installed and sent for disposal. The corrective action: Will be determined by the ability of the Berthold Technician to repair the shutters on the gauge or if the gauge needs to be de-installed and sent for disposal. The repairs and or corrective actions will be determined by a site visit and assessment by Berthold Technologies. The State of Louisiana considers this event to be closed. State Event Report ID No: LA 160002

ENS 51658 +/-
Where
La Pigment Company, L.P. Westlake, Louisiana (NRC Region 4)
License number:	LA-6491-L01
Organization:	Louisiana Radiation Protection Div
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+23.13 h0.964 days <br />0.138 weeks <br />0.0317 months <br />)
Opened:	Joseph Noble 17:09 Jan 15, 2016
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Jan 15, 2016
51658 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
La Pigment Company, L.P. with Agreement State
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