ENS Event | |
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05:00 Feb 16, 2022 | |
| Title | Agreement State REPORT- Stuck Shutters on Two Fixed Gauges |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the state of South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (the Department) via email:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified via phone at 1626 [EST] on 02/16/2022, that shutters were stuck in the open position on two different fixed gauges. The licensee is reporting that one of the fixed gauges is a Cs-137 Berthold Model LB 7440D gauging device, serial number 1678-6-88, with an activity of 150 mCi. The licensee is reporting that the second fixed gauge is a Cs-137 Berthold Model LB 7440D gauging device, serial number 1003-4-96, with an activity of 50 mCi. The licensee is reporting that the locking mechanisms for both shutters is disabled and won't allow for the shutters to close. The licensee is reporting that the gauging devices are still mounted to vessels. A Department inspector was dispatched to the facility on 02/17/22, and found the gauging devices as the licensee described. Dose rate readings using a NDS ND-2000A (calibrated 9/14/21) indicated readings as high as 1.8 mR/hr on the surface of the Cs-137 Berthold Model LB 7440D gauging device, serial number 1003-4-96, with an activity of 50 mCi. Dose rate readings using a NDS ND-2000A (calibrated 9/14/21) indicated readings as high as 2.2 mR/hr on the surface of the Cs-137 Berthold Model LB 7440D gauging device, serial number 1678-6-88, with an activity of 150 mCi. The gauges are located in a controlled area within the licensee's facility. A licensed consultant was scheduled to arrive at the licensee's facility on 02/17/22, to remove the gauges, attach a replacement shutter, and place the gauging devices in storage at the licensee's facility. This event is still under investigation by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. |
| Where | |
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| New-Indy Catawba Llc Catawba, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 030 |
| Organization: | Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+34.22 h1.426 days <br />0.204 weeks <br />0.0469 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Adam Gause 15:13 Feb 17, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Karen Cotton-Gross |
| Last Updated: | Feb 17, 2022 |
| 55745 - NRC Website | |
New-Indy Catawba Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 557452022-02-16T05:00:00016 February 2022 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State REPORT- Stuck Shutters on Two Fixed Gauges 2022-02-16T05:00:00 | |