The following is a synopsis of a notification from the
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OK
DEQ) via telephone:
OK DEQ was notified on 10/30/2020 by Western Farmers Electric Cooperative that they had discovered a fixed gauge (Texas Nuclear 57157C), with a stuck closed shutter. Licensee plans to secure the shutter in the closed position and decommission the device.
- * * UPDATE ON 10/30/2020 AT 1716 EDT FROM KEVIN SAMPSON TO THOMAS KENDZIA * * *
The following update was received from OK DEQ via email:
This incident was originally reported to OK DEQ in September. The gauge in question is mounted approximately 15 feet above grade and the shutter is operated by cables. In September the licensee informed [OK DEQ] that the cable system was not working but the shutter was functional. At the time, [OK DEQ] concluded that this was not reportable. On October 1, a technician was on site to repair the cable system but discovered that the shutter was now stuck in the closed position. The licensee did not report this to [OK DEQ] until today.
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