ENS Event | |
|---|---|
04:00 Aug 14, 2017 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Irradiator Source Racks Inoperable |
| Event Description | Following a panoramic irradiator two day shutdown, a restart with three source racks commenced. Air pressure was applied to raise the source racks. During the restart, two source racks (racks 1 and 3) did not descend into the irradiator pool as designed. During an investigation, two release valves associated with the two source racks did not operate properly. Operators manually released air pressure and all source racks descended into the irradiator pool. The deficient release valves were replaced and the source racks were satisfactorily retested. The source racks all properly descended into the pool. The time the source racks were inoperable for approximately 1.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br />. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Isomedix Operations Spartanburg, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 267 |
| Organization: | Sc Div Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+34.4 h1.433 days <br />0.205 weeks <br />0.0471 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Peterson 14:24 Aug 15, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Aug 15, 2017 |
| 52906 - NRC Website | |
Isomedix Operations with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 529062017-08-14T04:00:00014 August 2017 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Irradiator Source Racks Inoperable 2017-08-14T04:00:00 | |