ENS 52789

v t e ENS Event
20:30 Jun 5, 2017
Title	Agreement State Report - Troxler Density Gauge Damaged at Jobsite
Event Description	The following information was provided by the State of South Carolina via email: Event Location: Highway 51 South of Pamplico, SC Event Type: Damaged gauge Event Description: At approximately 4:30 PM on June 5, 2017, the Department [South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control] was notified by [a representative] of Mead & Hunt, Inc. that it had a density gauge damaged by a trachoe while at a jobsite on Highway 51 South of Pamplico, SC. The on-call duty officer responded to the scene around 7:30 PM and met [the representative]. Upon arriving at the scene, the duty officer observed that the area around the gauge had been properly roped off. The duty officer and [the representative] approached the gauge with survey meter to identify the level of damage. The gauge was a Troxler 3440 containing 8 millicuries of Cs-137. A radiation readings of 12-16 mR/hr on the surfaces of the gauge were observed and found to be within the normal radiation profile for this gauge. The handle of the gauge was broken off causing the gauge to not properly function. The source shutter was found to be completely in the shielded position. The gauge was returned to the licensee's office in Lexington, SC. A follow-up inspection of the gauge at the licensee's facility in Lexington, SC will be conducted on June 6, 2017.

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Where
Mead & Hunt, Inc. Lexington, South Carolina (NRC Region 1)
License number:	840
Organization:	Sc Div Of Health & Env Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.07 h0.461 days <br />0.0659 weeks <br />0.0152 months <br />)
Opened:	Andrew M. Roxburgh 07:34 Jun 6, 2017
NRC Officer:	Steve Sandin
Last Updated:	Jun 6, 2017
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