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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 51768 | 3 March 2016 19:27:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Radioactive Gauge Shutter Stuck in the Open Position | The following information was summarized from the State of Louisiana via email: (On 03/03/16, the licensee) RSO e-mailed (Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)) at approximately 1330 (CST) to report that a gauge installed on a process at the LA Pigment Company facility in Westlake, LA, had a shutter malfunction. The gauge is installed on a routing process for material at the facility. The gauge shutter is stuck in the open position. The gauge is a Berthold Technologies, Model: Berthold Systems, LB-330 utilizing a 12 mCi Cs-137 source, S/N1768-5-90, Model: Lab. Prof. Dr. Berthold Dwg. #2653.100-001. On 03/04/2016, a Service Engineer with Berthold Technologies evaluated the situation and stated the source holder/shield will be replaced and the same Cs-137 source will be installed in the new source holder. The cause of the operational failure appears to be corrosion, extended wear and tear and age of the device. The service holder order was placed and anticipated delivery is 4 to 6 weeks. The device will be shipped from Germany. There are no exposure or health and safety issues involved with this event. The gauge and rod source will remain installed on the functioning process. The areas are posted with 'Do Not Enter or Operate' since the source cannot be locked out for human entry. The resolution of the situation will be directed by the ability to be repaired or if the gauge should be uninstalled and sent for disposal. The corrective action: The repairs and/or corrective actions were determined on 03/04/2016 by (the Service Engineer) and will be completed when the replacement source holders arrive. LADEQ considers this incident closed. State Event Report ID No.: LA 160004 | ||
| ENS 51658 | 14 January 2016 18:01:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge with Shutter Stuck in Open Position | The following Agreement State Report was received from the State of Louisiana via email: The RSO (Radiation Safety Officer), called to report that a gauge installed on a process at the licensee's Westlake, LA facility, had a shutter malfunction. The gauge is installed on a routing process for material at the facility. The gauge shutter is stuck in the open position. The Gauge is a Berthold Technologies, Model: Berthold Systems, LB-330 utilizing a 12 mCi Cs-137 source, Model: Lab. Prof. Dr. Berthold Dwg. #2653.100-001. The source and gauge will remain on the process in operation until the Berthold Technician arrives over the weekend service the gauge. This will be either make the necessary repairs to the shutter or remove the gauge from service and perform the disposal. Due to the age of the gauge, if it cannot be repaired, disposal is the resolution. This will be determined by the Berthold personnel performing the repair. The service order request has the repairs scheduled to be made over this weekend. There are no exposure or health and safety issues involved with this event. The gauge and rod source will remain installed on the functioning process. The resolution of the situation will be directed by the ability to be repaired or if the gauge should be de-installed and sent for disposal. The corrective action: Will be determined by the ability of the Berthold Technician to repair the shutters on the gauge or if the gauge needs to be de-installed and sent for disposal. The repairs and or corrective actions will be determined by a site visit and assessment by Berthold Technologies. The State of Louisiana considers this event to be closed. State Event Report ID No: LA 160002 |