ENS Event | |
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03:48 Aug 7, 2025 | |
| Title | Broken Gauge Shutter |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of the information provided by the Louisianna Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) via email:
On August 06, 2025, at 2248 CDT, LDEQ was notified by Union Carbide Corporation's radiation safety officer via phone concerning a broken handle for the shutter rotor on a fixed nuclear gauge. This condition was identified during a six-month inspection by BBP Sales (a third-party inspector) in their Poly Ethylene Plant Unit - LP-6 Rx3 West Product Chamber. The fixed gauge is used for level/density and is in the "On" position. This is its normal position and poses no additional risk to the public or plant personnel. BBP Sales is planning to replace the rotor with a new rotor and handle next week. Serial number: 20285009 Source serial number: 156OCO Isotope: Cs-137 Activity: 500 mCi LA Event Report ID Number: LA 20250006 |
| Where | |
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| Union Carbide Corporation Taft, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-2163-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Deq |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.75 h0.448 days <br />0.064 weeks <br />0.0147 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Pate Iii 14:33 Aug 7, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Jordan Wingate |
| Last Updated: | Aug 8, 2025 |
| 57855 - NRC Website | |
Union Carbide Corporation with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 578552025-08-07T03:48:0007 August 2025 03:48:00
[Table view]Agreement State Broken Gauge Shutter ENS 569172024-01-09T06:00:0009 January 2024 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State - Shutter Stuck in Open Position ENS 566212023-07-12T05:00:00012 July 2023 05:00:00 Agreement State Stuck Open Shutter ENS 557012022-01-10T21:35:00010 January 2022 21:35:00 Agreement State Nuclear Gauge Holder Broken Handle ENS 509062015-03-17T05:00:00017 March 2015 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Ohmart Sh-F2 Gauge Shutter Handle Pin Sheared ENS 509052015-03-04T05:00:0004 March 2015 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Ohmart Shlm-Cr3 Cable Detached from Source ENS 502012014-06-16T05:00:00016 June 2014 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutters ENS 500352014-04-11T05:00:00011 April 2014 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter ENS 468502011-05-11T05:00:00011 May 2011 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Shutter Stuck Open on Nuclear Gauge ENS 468102011-05-01T05:00:0001 May 2011 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter on Ohmart/Vega Model Gauge ENS 449122009-03-17T05:00:00017 March 2009 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Process Gauge Shutter Handle Broke ENS 444522008-08-29T05:00:00029 August 2008 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Level Gauge Shutter Malfunction 2025-08-07T03:48:00 | |