ENS Event | |
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15:50 Dec 2, 2015 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Nuclear Gauge Stuck Open Shutter |
| Event Description | The following information was received via E-mail:
On December 2, 2015, BASF Corporation notified LDEQ [Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality] of an equipment malfunction. An Ohmart gauge, source serial number 6241GK, with 34 mCi Cs-137, was found to have a stuck open shutter during an annual inspection. The stuck open position of the shutter does not affect the use of the gauge in its normal day to day operation. "BASF has contacted BBP Inc. and ordered a repair kit. The kit will arrive within a few weeks. BBP Inc. will repair the gauge which is planned to happen in January 2016. Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA150021 |
| Where | |
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| Basf Company Geismer, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-2304-01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+0.15 h0.00625 days <br />8.928571e-4 weeks <br />2.0547e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Pate 15:59 Dec 2, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Dec 2, 2015 |
| 51581 - NRC Website | |
Basf Company with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Nuclear Gauge Stuck Open Shutter 2015-12-02T15:50:00 | |