ENS Event | |
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05:00 May 19, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Nuclear Gauge Stuck Shutter |
| Event Description | The following information was received via E-mail:
Event Type: 30.50(b)(2), Events in which equipment is disabled or fails to function as designed. Event Narrative: On May 19, 2016 the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that while performing routine shutter checks, the shutter on an Ohmart model SHLM-BR4 could not be closed. The gauge contains a 5.0 curie cesium-137 source. Open is the normal operating position of the gauge. The source does not create any additional risk of exposure to the workers or members of the general public. The RSO stated they will call their service company to repair the gauge. The RSO stated the gauge is scheduled to be replaced during their next outage this fall. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9405. |
| Where | |
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| Dow Chemical Company Seadrift, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 00051 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.13 h0.714 days <br />0.102 weeks <br />0.0235 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Arthur Tucker 22:08 May 19, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Karl Diederich |
| Last Updated: | May 19, 2016 |
| 51945 - NRC Website
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