ENS 56479

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Apr 19, 2023
Title	Damaged Gauge
Event Description	The following information was received from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (the Department) via email: The Department was notified via telephone at 1511 EDT on 04/19/23, that during a routine inspection of the licensee's fixed gauging devices, the source window of one device was discovered to have been damaged. The licensee is reporting that the fixed gauge is a Thermo Fisher Model ASC-185 gauging device, housing a Kr-85 Isotope Products Laboratories Inc. sealed source Model NER-588 with an activity of 46.25 giga-becquerel (1250 millicuries). The licensee is reporting that no immediate health and safety concerns have been identified. The licensee is reporting that the manufacturer of the gauging device has been contacted for repair, and this repair was initiated upon discovery on 04/19/23. A Department inspector will be dispatched to the facility. This event is still under investigation by the Department. SC Event Report ID No.: EN 56479

ENS 56479 +/-
Where
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. Greer, South Carolina (NRC Region 1)
License number:	036
Organization:	Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+29.85 h1.244 days <br />0.178 weeks <br />0.0409 months <br />)
Opened:	Korina Koci 09:51 Apr 20, 2023
NRC Officer:	Thomas Herrity
Last Updated:	Apr 20, 2023
56479 - NRC Website
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Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. with Agreement State
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