ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jun 5, 2025 | |
| Title | Source Unable to Be Retrieved |
| Event Description | The following report was received by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) via email:
On June 5, 2025, LDEQ was notified by CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC that, while retracting the source cable during an outage, one source came off the cable and remains inside the reactor. The facility was retracting a Berthold Model P2608-100, serial number LB 7674, with three cobalt-60 sources on the cable. Two sources were retracted and secured. One source came off the cable and remains inside the reactor. There were no radiation exposures to personnel. Berthold has been called to perform a source retrieval for the source inside the reactor. The facility is in a shutdown and there is a lockout tag-out in place until the source is retrieved. The disconnected source activity is one of either three sources: 197.3 mCi, 120.3 mCi, or 106.8 mCi. The source serial numbers are 41-01-15, 42-01-15, and 43-01-15. Louisiana Event Number: LA20250004 |
| Where | |
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| Cf Industries Nitrogen, Llc Donaldsonville, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-2864-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.52 h0.522 days <br />0.0745 weeks <br />0.0171 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Pate 17:31 Jun 5, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Brian P. Smith |
| Last Updated: | Jun 5, 2025 |
| 57744 - NRC Website | |
Cf Industries Nitrogen, Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 577442025-06-05T05:00:0005 June 2025 05:00:00
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