ENS 56183
ENS Event | |
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07:00 Oct 26, 2022 | |
| Title | Dropped Fixed Nuclear Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Washington Office of Radiation Protection via email:
A fixed nuclear gauge was mounted to a standpipe about a foot above the floor. The mounting bracket failed. The weld broke from vibration, and the fixed nuclear gauge fell about 1 foot to the floor. The fixed gauge appears to be undamaged. It appears that nobody was working near the fallen gauge, so nobody was exposed to the radiation beam. A radiation survey was conducted by the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO), who closed the shutter, locked out the fixed gauge, and chained and locked the fixed gauge to a support column. The area was flagged off, and is in an area away from where personnel are working. The RSO notified the state regulatory agency, who will be sending a health physicist to investigate. The RSO contacted the gauge manufacturer to have them inspect the fixed gauge, repair the mounting, and reinstall the fixed gauge. Device: Gauge, fixed. Source: Sealed source, gauge. Manufacturer: VEGA Americas, Inc. Model Number: SHLD1. (SS and D registration certificate number OH-0522-D-120-B.) Serial Number: 6023CO. (Manufactured October 2011.) Radionuclide: Cesium-137. Activity: 0.005 curies when manufactured in October 2011. Current activity of 0.004 curies. Reference Document Number: WA-22-019. |
| Where | |
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| Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, Llc Longview, Washington (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | WN-I029-3 |
| Organization: | Wa Office Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.13 h0.547 days <br />0.0782 weeks <br />0.018 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Killingbeck 20:08 Oct 26, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Ian Howard |
| Last Updated: | Oct 26, 2022 |
| 56183 - NRC Website | |
Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, Llc with Agreement State | |
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