ENS 54370

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Nov 5, 2019
Title	Agreement State Report - Gauge Shutter Stuck Open
Event Description	The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: On November 5, 2019, the licensee notified the Agency that during routine, 6-month leak tests and shutter operation checks [at their Freeport, TX location], it found the shutter on one of its Vega, model SHF-2B, fixed nuclear gauges was stuck in the open position. The gauge contains a 1,000 milliCurie cesium-137 source (SN 0325CR). The gauge normally operates with the shutter in the open position. The gauge is mounted on the side of a vessel and there is no risk of exposure to any individual. The licensee has contacted a service company to schedule repairs. An investigation into this event is ongoing. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident # I-9722

ENS 54370 +/-
Where
The Dow Chemical Company Texas Innovation Center - Apb Lake Jackson, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L00451
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13 h0.542 days <br />0.0774 weeks <br />0.0178 months <br />)
Opened:	Karen Blanchard 19:00 Nov 5, 2019
NRC Officer:	Ossy Font
Last Updated:	Nov 5, 2019
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