ENS 56511

v t e ENS Event
06:00 May 8, 2023
Title	Failed Shutter
Event Description	The following information was provided by the North Dakota Department of Health, Radiation Control Program via email: On 5/8/2023, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in Wahpeton, ND, had an equipment failure on a fixed nuclear gauge (Thermo MeasureTech Model No. 7062) with a 46.7 millicurie Cs-137 sealed source (General Radioisotope Products, Inc. Model No. 850233). The licensee was performing the required routine shutter checks and it was found that shutter on the gauge listed above failed to fully close. There was no visual damage to the shutter, gauge or source at the time of the shutter check. Licensee is in contact with the service provider Vega to replace the gauge.

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Where
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Wahpeton, North Dakota (NRC Region 4)
License number:	33-05209-01
Organization:	North Dakota Department Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+27.62 h1.151 days <br />0.164 weeks <br />0.0378 months <br />)
Opened:	Brooke Olson 09:37 May 9, 2023
NRC Officer:	Adam Koziol
Last Updated:	May 9, 2023
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