ENS Event | |
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06:00 Feb 2, 2018 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Nuclear Gauge Shutter Stuck Open |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the State of Texas via e-mail:
On February 2, 2018, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that a nuclear gauge shutter had failed to operate. The gauge is a Vega SHLG-2 gauge containing a 4,000 milliCurie Cesium-137 source. The source is a plunger type source and it is in the exposed position. The licensee stated the unit the gauge is installed on will be shutdown in the near future and the gauge will be repaired at that time. The licensee has contracted a service provider for the repairs. The Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] has requested additional information. Additional information will be provided as it is received. Texas Incident #: I-9537
The following report was received via e-mail: The inability to fully shield the source was discovered while they [the licensee] were making preparations for maintenance on the vessel the gauge is installed on. The licensee stated there is no additional risk of exposure to its workers or members of the general public. Notified R4DO (Deese) and NMSS Events Notification (via e-mail). |
| Where | |
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| Miotiva Enterprises Llc Port Arthur, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 05211 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.12 h0.463 days <br />0.0662 weeks <br />0.0152 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 17:07 Feb 2, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Feb 5, 2018 |
| 53195 - NRC Website | |
Miotiva Enterprises Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 531952018-02-02T06:00:0002 February 2018 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Nuclear Gauge Shutter Stuck Open 2018-02-02T06:00:00 | |