The following information was provided by the
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (the Department) via phone and email:
The licensee informed the Department via telephone on June 5, 2025, that a fixed gauging device was disabled or failed to function as designed. The licensee reported that a sealed source was stuck (exposed) in a dip tube assembly that was attached to a process vessel. The licensee reported that a representative from a licensed service provider was on-site and was able to remove the sealed source from the dip tube assembly and place the sealed source into a transport shield.
The sealed source is a 9 millicurie cobalt-60 Berthold Technologies USA, LLC Model P2608-100.
The licensee did not report any overexposures or ongoing health/safety concerns.
This event is still under investigation by the Department.
- * * UPDATE ON 7/1/2025 AT 1357 EDT FROM JACOB PRICE TO TENISHA MEADOWS * * *
The following information was provided by the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services via email:
The on-call duty officer was dispatched to the facility to investigate the event on June 6, 2025. All observations and information from the interviews were consistent with the details obtained from the initial report.
South Carolina Event Report ID Number: SC250006
Notified R1DO (Carfang) and NMSS Events Notification (email)
- * * UPDATE ON 08/14/2025 AT 1131 EDT FROM JACOB PRICE TO ADAM KOZIOL * * *
The following information was provided by the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services via email:
The Department has completed its investigation, and the event is considered closed.
Notified R1DO (Bickett) and
NMSS Events Notification (email)