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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 53723 | 8 November 2018 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter | This report was received by the State of Texas via e-mail: On November 8, 2018, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) received notification from a licensee's radiation safety officer that a gauge was found in the stuck open position on a blender truck at a well site. The gauge was checked and the shutter arm was broken off. The shutter was adjusted into the closed position and removed from the truck. The gauge is in storage until repaired. Another gauge was mounted to the truck. The gauge was manufactured by Berthold, model 8010, serial 12097, with source serial number 0108/12, isotope Cs-137, activity 20 mCi. The gauge will be sent to the manufacture for repair. No exposures were reported or expected from the position the gauge was mounted and used during the frac operation. Update will be sent in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9633 | ||
| ENS 53225 | 20 February 2018 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Gauge Shutter Stuck | The following information was received via E-mail: On February 21, 2018, the licensee notified the Agency that on February 20, 2018, routine inspection and maintenance was being performed on a Berthold model LB 8010 gauge containing a 20 millicurie cesium-137 source that was in storage at its facility. During shutter check, the shutter was stiff during opening and then it would not close. The shutter was stuck in the open position. The licensee reported that the storage area is segregated from work areas and no one has received any exposure as a result of this event. The few employees with access to the area where the gauge is located have been notified of the situation. The manufacturer was contacted and repair scheduled. Information will be provided as it is obtained and in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9544 | ||
| ENS 52743 | 10 May 2017 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Inoperable Shutters on Two Stored Gauges | The following information was received from the state of Texas via email: On May 10, 2017, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) was notified by the licensee that during routine testing it found the shutters on two Berthold model LB8010 nuclear gauges that were in storage were inoperable. The shutters were in the closed position. Each gauge contains a 20 milliCurie cesium - 137 source. One source handle was reported as missing and the other handle rotates around the shutter's operating shaft, but does not turn the shaft. The licensee has contacted the manufacture to inspect and repair or replace the gauges. The gauges are not an exposure risk to members of the general public or the licensee's work force. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I 9486 |