ENS 57323

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Sep 15, 2024
Title	Stuck Open Gauge Shutter
Event Description	The following information was provided by the LA Department of Environmental Quality, (LDEQ) via email: The LDEQ was notified on September 16, 2024, of a stuck shutter on a nuclear gauge. While the licensee was trying to isolate the T220B tower for maintenance on September 15, 2024, the shutter handle on an Ohmart Vega SHS1 nuclear gauge with a 50 mCi Cs-137 source broke leaving the shutter in the open position. The licensee's gauge vendor was contacted and on September 16, 2024, the nuclear gauge was removed and put into storage. Louisiana event report ID: 20240009

ENS 57323 +/-
Where
Basf Corporation Geismar, Louisiana (NRC Region 4)
License number:	LA-2304-L01
Organization:	Louisiana Radiation Protection Div
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+33.13 h1.38 days <br />0.197 weeks <br />0.0454 months <br />)
Opened:	Scott Blackwell 14:08 Sep 16, 2024
NRC Officer:	Robert A. Thompson
Last Updated:	Sep 16, 2024
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