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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 57354 | 29 September 2024 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Stuck Shutters | The following information was provided by the Louisiana Radiation Protection Division via email: This event is considered an equipment failure with open shutters. The failure occurred while Syngenta Crop Protection was performing their required license condition shutter checks on August 29, 2024. There were two nuclear gauges that failed the shutter operational checks. The two nuclear gauges are in the failed open shutter position. The first gauge is a Texas Nuclear series 5100, model 5189 and serial number 51, with a source activity of 25 mCi (Cs-137) and the second gauge is a RONAN Engineering, model SA1-F37 and serial number 6268CM, with a source activity of 2000 mCi (Cs-137 and Co-60). Syngenta Crop Protection is planning to bring a third party to work on or replace the nuclear gauges. BBP Sales will be the third party. Syngenta Crop Protection plans on having BBP Sales out to the facility as soon as possible. LA Event Report ID Number: LA20240010 | ||
| ENS 56771 | 2 October 2023 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Stuck Shutter | The following report was received from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) via email: On October 2, 2023, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC notified the Department that a nuclear level gauge shutter was broken. The shutter is stuck open at approximately 40 percent. The gauge manufacturer is Texas Nuclear, Model: 5182, serial number 149. The source is Cs-137 with 50 mCi activity, serial number: J34. BBP Sales has been contacted to come out to the facility to perform repairs on the nuclear gauge. Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA20230012 |