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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 55865 | 28 April 2022 17:00:00 | Agreement State | Shutter Malfunction | The following report was received via e-mail from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency): On April 28, 2022, the licensee notified the Agency that the shutter handle on one of its Ohmart Vega model SH-F2 gauges, containing a 200 milliCurie cesium-137 source, had malfunctioned. A service company was preparing the gauge for removal and had opened and closed the shutter. The shutter closed completely (verified by survey), but they could not lock the shutter handle. A repair kit will be ordered and upon receipt the service company will make the repair and complete the removal. The gauge is in an area of the plant that is no longer operational in a location that is inaccessible without scaffolding. The scaffolding being used at the time of this event will be removed until time for repair. There were no exposures as a result of this event. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300." Texas Incident Number: I-9927 | ||
| ENS 53364 | 26 April 2018 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter | The following was received from the state of Texas via email: On April 26, 2018, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that while performing routine testing of an Ohmart Vega model SH-F1 gauge containing a 5 milliCurie cesium - 137 source, the shutter would not fully close. The RSO stated open is the normal operating condition for the gauge and it does not create an exposure risk to any individual. The gauge is used for level indication. The RSO stated they have contacted a service company and they will be on site on April 27, 2018, to inspect the gauge. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with - SA-300. TX Incident #: 9564 | ||
| ENS 52637 | 23 March 2017 16:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge Shutter Malfunction | The following information was received from the State of Louisiana via fax: On March 24, 2017, LDEQ (Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality) was notified by Blue Cube Operations LLC, that during an annual equipment inspection, it was determined that a level density gauge shutter was malfunctioning. The density gauge was a TN Technologies Inc. Model: 5202, and equipped with a TN Technologies Inc. Model 57157C sealed source - serial number: GK-9492. Initial source activity was 500 mCi (Cs-137), after decay correction, it is 341.78 mCi. No release or exposure to personnel. Blue Cube Operations plans to repair the shutter to the level density gauge. Event Report ID No.: LA170004 |