ENS Event | |
|---|---|
06:00 Feb 16, 2007 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | Subsequent to discussions with NRC Region IV (J. Thompson), the licensee is reporting a fire in one of their coal bunkers in late February 2007 damaged a Texas Nuclear Model 5192 density gauge (S/N B4745) containing 50 milliCurie Cs-137. The gauge was fix mounted in Unit 2 approximately 20 feet above the floor. After the fire was extinguished, a radiological survey of the gauge indicated that the source was still in the gauge. The licensee hired a contractor who removed and disposed of the gauge. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Basin Electric Power Cooperative Wheatland, Wyoming (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 33-18224-01 |
| Organization: | Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+23360.72 h973.363 days <br />139.052 weeks <br />32 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Cummings 13:43 Oct 16, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Joe O'Hara |
| Last Updated: | Oct 16, 2009 |
| 45441 - NRC Website | |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
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