ENS 56248

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Nov 30, 2022
Title	Stuck Shutter
Event Description	The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: On November 30, 2022, the Agency was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that during routine testing the shutter on a Berthold model LB7440 nuclear gauge the shutter failed to close. The gauge shutter is in the open position, which is the normal operating position. The gauge contains a 30 millicurie Cesium - 137 source. The RSO stated the roll pin on the shutter operating arm had broken. The manufacturer has been contacted to repair the gauge. The RSO stated dose rates around the gauge were normal. No individual received any additional exposure as a result of this event. The gauge does not pose an exposure risk. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: 9968

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Where
Graphic Packaging International Llc Queen City, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L06934
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.32 h0.472 days <br />0.0674 weeks <br />0.0155 months <br />)
Opened:	Arthur Tucker 17:19 Nov 30, 2022
NRC Officer:	Ernest West
Last Updated:	Dec 1, 2022
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