ENS Event | |
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19:27 Mar 3, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radioactive Gauge Shutter Stuck in the Open Position |
| Event Description | 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 |
| Where | |
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| La Pigment Company, L.P. Westlake, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-6491-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.02 h0.751 days <br />0.107 weeks <br />0.0247 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Joseph Noble 13:28 Mar 4, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Mar 4, 2016 |
| 51768 - NRC Website | |
La Pigment Company, L.P. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 517682016-03-03T19:27:0003 March 2016 19:27:00
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