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| event text = The following event was received from the South Carolina Department of Health [the Department] via email: | | event text = The following event was received from the South Carolina Department of Health [the Department] via email: | ||
On 3/27/2022, the Department was notified by the licensee's [radiation safety officer] RSO that one of its fixed gauges was damaged during a fire at the plant. The fixed gauge is a TN Technologies Model 5206 containing 200 mCi of Cs-137. The licensee took radiation readings around the gauge and has contacted System Services. Systems Services is arriving on the evening of 3/27/22 to service the gauge. The licensee's radiation readings were 3 mR/hr on the surface of the bottom of the gauge, 250 mR/hr on the top of the gauge. The licensee also took a radiation reading on the walkway three feet above the gauge and the reading was 0.3 mR/hr. The licensee also took a reading at the bottom of the ladder, and it was 0.1 mR/hr. The licensee has barricaded roped off areas on the walkway and at the bottom of the ladder. The gauge is located approximately 12 feet off the floor and is not readily accessible by employees. | On 3/27/2022, the Department was notified by the licensee's [radiation safety officer] RSO that one of its fixed gauges was damaged during a fire at the plant. The fixed gauge is a TN Technologies Model 5206 containing 200 mCi of Cs-137. The licensee took radiation readings around the gauge and has contacted System Services. Systems Services is arriving on the evening of 3/27/22 to service the gauge. The licensee's radiation readings were 3 mR/hr on the surface of the bottom of the gauge, 250 mR/hr on the top of the gauge. The licensee also took a radiation reading on the walkway three feet above the gauge and the reading was 0.3 mR/hr. The licensee also took a reading at the bottom of the ladder, and it was 0.1 mR/hr. The licensee has barricaded roped off areas on the walkway and at the bottom of the ladder. The gauge is located approximately 12 feet off the floor and is not readily accessible by employees. | ||
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| Where | |
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| International Paper-Georgetown Mill Georgetown, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 060 |
| Organization: | Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.75 h0.448 days <br />0.064 weeks <br />0.0147 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Andrew M. Roxburgh 04:45 Mar 28, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Mike Stafford |
| Last Updated: | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 55803 - NRC Website | |