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ENS 530556 November 2017 06:00:00Agreement StateAgreement State Report - Stuck ShutterThe following information was received from the State of Texas by email: On November 6, 2017, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) was notified by the licensee that a shutter was stuck in the closed position. The Ronan SA1 shutter was closed for maintenance on a hopper and failed to reopen. The gauge contains a 50 millicurie Cesium-137 source. The Licensee stated a service company has been contacted to repair the gauges in the next few days. No individual received significant exposure to radiation due to this event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: I-9519
ENS 5094227 March 2015 05:00:00Agreement StateAgreement State Report - Fixed Gauge Stuck ShutterThe following was received from the State of Texas via email: On March 31, 2015 the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) was notified by the radioactive materials reciprocity coordinator that it received a notice of an engineering company scheduled to complete work on a nuclear source stuck shutter. The licensee (Westlake Longview Corporation) was called without contact. A message was left on voicemail. The engineering company was contacted and stated that it was hired to complete work on a sealed source gauge for level measurements due to a stuck shutter. The item is a Ronan Model 4F6S, Cs-137, 40 mCi, Serial Number M7352. The investigation into this case is ongoing. Further updates will be provided in accordance with SA 300 guidelines. Texas Incident # I-9293