ENS 57080

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Apr 16, 2024
Title	Damaged Gauge Shutter
Event Description	The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via email: On April 16, 2024, the Department was notified by the licensee that they had removed a Natco model B-20-06 nuclear gauge containing a 175 millicurie (original activity) Cs-137 source from a vessel to allow work on the vessel. The gauge shutter was in the closed position and was functioning normally. Dose rates taken at the gauge before removal were normal at 0.65 millirem per hour. After the gauge was removed from the vessel, it was placed on a pallet with other gauges that had been removed from the vessel. At this time, the licensee performed additional radiation surveys, and the dose rate taken within a foot at the top of the gauge shutter was now reading 8.65 millirem per hour. The gauges were all moved to a locked storage location. The licensee has contacted a service company to inspect the gauge and determine the cause for the increased dose rates. The licensees radiation safety officer (RSO) stated the shutter may have been damaged as the gauge was being moved to the pallet. The RSO stated no overexposures had occurred. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident No.: 10099 Texas NMED No.: TX240012

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Where
The Dow Chemical Company Lake Jackson, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L 00451
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+29.57 h1.232 days <br />0.176 weeks <br />0.0405 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 10:34 Apr 17, 2024
NRC Officer:	Bill Gott
Last Updated:	Apr 17, 2024
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