ENS 56276

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Dec 16, 2022
Title	Unable to Retract Source
Event Description	The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via email: On December 16, 2022, the Department received calls from a licensee reporting an equipment failure with a moisture density gauge. The licensee has been unable to retract the rod with cesium-137 back to the fully shielded position and the source is sticking out about 4 inches. This is for a Humboldt 5001 gauge with 40 millicuries (mCi) of americium [-241] and 10 mCi of cesium-137. The rod is presently in the ground to maintain shielding and will be transported back to the storage site with the rod in a bucket of sand. The licensee plans to transport the gauge the same way to a repair facility tomorrow morning. The dose to personnel has not been above normal working conditions but there may be some dose during transportation. The licensee was reminded to minimize dose as much as possible. Further information will be provided per SA-300. Texas Incident Number: 9974

ENS 56276 +/-
Where
Ecs Southwest Llp Carrollton, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L05384
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.47 h0.52 days <br />0.0742 weeks <br />0.0171 months <br />)
Opened:	Randall Redd 18:28 Dec 16, 2022
NRC Officer:	Ernest West
Last Updated:	Dec 16, 2022
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