ENS Event | |
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05:00 Oct 7, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter On Fixed Radioactive Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the state of Mississippi via email:
Licensee's RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] notified DRH [Mississippi Division of Radiation Health] on 10/7/2016 that a Berthold Model LB7440D level/density gauge had a stuck shutter. The shutter malfunction was discovered while performing a calibration for the gauge. The gauge is located twelve (12) foot off the ground and away from any personnel. The licensee contacted Berthold for repair of the shutter mechanism on 10/7/2016. The gauge serial number is 69-0545, containing 30 mCi of Cs-137; source model P2623-100; source serial number 2762; last swipe tested on 9/30/16. The source was manufactured in September of 1992. Mississippi Report number: MS-16005
The following information was obtained from the state of Mississippi via email: On 10/10/2016, the licensee reported that the gauge shutter was not stuck. Licensee stated the shutter was hard to open and close. The gauge service company was called in to replace the shutter mechanism on the gauge to prevent a possible stuck shutter. Notified R4DO (Gepford) and NMSS Events Resource via email. |
| Where | |
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| Weyerhaeuser Nr Company, Columbus Cellular Fibers Columbus, Mississippi (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | Ms-468-01 |
| Organization: | Mississippi Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.97 h0.499 days <br />0.0712 weeks <br />0.0164 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jayson Moak 16:58 Oct 7, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Oct 13, 2016 |
| 52287 - NRC Website | |
Weyerhaeuser Nr Company, Columbus Cellular Fibers with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter on Fixed Radioactive Gauge 2016-10-07T05:00:00 | |