ENS 52965

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Sep 11, 2017
Title	Agreement State Report - Three Gauges with Stuck Shutters
Event Description	The following information was received from the State of Texas via email: On September 12, 2017, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that during routine inspections, three Berthold nuclear gauges were found with shutters stuck in the open position. Two of the gauges were model LB7442D each containing a 30 millicurie (original activity) cesium-137 source and one was a model LB300L containing a 44.7 millicurie (original activity) cobalt-60 source. The shutter on the model LB300L gauge was stuck in the open position. The lock on the shutter on one of the model LB7442D gauge could not be removed. The locking latch on the other model LB7442D gauge would not operate. The RSO stated a service company has been contacted to repair the gauges and is expected to be on site by September 15, 2017. No individual will receive significant exposure to radiation due to this event. Texas Report: I-9509

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Where
Basf Corporation Bishop, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	06855
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+35.23 h1.468 days <br />0.21 weeks <br />0.0483 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 16:14 Sep 12, 2017
NRC Officer:	Mark Abramovitz
Last Updated:	Sep 12, 2017
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