ENS Event | |
|---|---|
16:30 Oct 19, 2020 | |
| Title | Damaged Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was received from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (The Department) via email:
On October 20, 2020, at 0930 EDT, the Department was notified by the licensee's RSO [(Radiation Safety Officer)] that one of its gauges had been struck by a passing pickup truck while taking a measurement. The RSO stated that the gauge was able to be return to the fully shielded and locked position. The gauge damage was only to the electronics side of the gauge and did not damage the sources. The gauge is a Humboldt Model 5001 EZ (serial number: 9568) and contains 11 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 mCi of Am-241/Be. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Kci Technologies, Inc. Blacksburg, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 935 |
| Organization: | Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.08 h0.753 days <br />0.108 weeks <br />0.0248 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Andrew Roxburgh 10:35 Oct 20, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Andrew Waugh |
| Last Updated: | Oct 20, 2020 |
| 54956 - NRC Website | |
Kci Technologies, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 549562020-10-19T16:30:00019 October 2020 16:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Damaged Gauge 2020-10-19T16:30:00 | |