ENS 55759

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Feb 28, 2022
Title	Gauge Shutter Stuck Closed
Event Description	The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: March 1, 2022, the Agency was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that the shutter on a Vega model SHLD-1 gauge was stuck in the closed position. The gauge contains a 100 millicurie (original activity) cesium - 137 source. The gauge was tested while it was on the side of a vessel and functioned normally. The gauge was removed from the vessel and during that process the shutter was damaged and will no longer open. The gauge has been placed in storage. The manufacturer was contacted, and repair parts have been ordered. The RSO stated no individual received any additional exposure due to the event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9919

ENS 55759 +/-
Where
Pasadena Refining System Inc Pasadena, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L 01344
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+28.28 h1.178 days <br />0.168 weeks <br />0.0387 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 10:17 Mar 1, 2022
NRC Officer:	Mike Stafford
Last Updated:	Mar 1, 2022
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