Event Notification Report for March 23, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/22/2022 - 03/23/2022
EVENT NUMBERS55789 55790 55791
Agreement State
Event Number: 55789
Rep Org: Alabama Radiation Control
Licensee: National Cement Co. of Alabama, Inc
Region: 1
City: Ragland State: AL
County:
License #: 799
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Cason Coan
HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood
Notification Date: 03/15/2022
Notification Time: 16:16 [ET]
Event Date: 03/15/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 03/15/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Henrion, Mark (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
EN Revision Imported Date: 3/23/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FIXED GAUGE WITH STUCK SHUTTER
The following information was received from the Alabama Office of Radiation Control via E-mail:
"The Alabama Office of Radiation Control received a call from a service provider on 3/15/2022 to report a fixed gauge with the shutter stuck in the open position. The licensee is National Cement Company of Alabama, Inc. in Ragland, Alabama. The gauge is a Vega Americas SR-1A gauge, s/n 8180GK, with nominal 500 millicuries of cesium-137. The service provider shielded the gauge with a 4 inch steel plate, resulting in an exposure rate of 0.1 mR/hr at the surface. No unmonitored personnel are known to have been exposed as a result of the stuck shutter. Report to follow as required."
Alabama Event: 22-05
Agreement State
Event Number: 55790
Rep Org: Mississippi Div of Rad Health
Licensee: Leaf River Cellulose
Region: 4
City: New Agusta State: MS
County:
License #: MS-565-02
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Robert Sims
HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood
Notification Date: 03/15/2022
Notification Time: 17:20 [ET]
Event Date: 03/15/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 03/15/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
EN Revision Imported Date: 3/23/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FIXED GAUGE LOCKING PIN STUCK
The following information was received from the Mississippi State Department of Radiological Health via E-mail:
"During locking out the device for shutdown of the operating equipment, the key that locks the locking pin to the shutter broke when the shutter was put in the closed position. The key will not remove the pin. Berthold was contacted to have this pin replaced. The device is inoperable but safe to be around since the shutter is closed and the locking pin is stuck.
"Manufacture: Berthold
Model: LB 7400D/F
Gauge Serial Number: 2967-11-95
Capsule Serial Number: N/A 16072
Material: Cs-137
Activity: 150 mCi"
Mississippi Incident: MS-220001
Agreement State
Event Number: 55791
Rep Org: OK Deq Rad Management
Licensee: Acuren Inspection, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Tulsa State: OK
County:
License #: OK-32148-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Kevin Sampson
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 03/16/2022
Notification Time: 11:18 [ET]
Event Date: 03/12/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 03/16/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
EN Revision Imported Date: 3/23/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE FAILURE TO RETRACT
The following information was provided by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality via email:
"Today we received a report of an industrial radiography equipment failure which occurred on March 12, 2022. The licensee is Acuren Inspection, Inc. (OK-32148-01). The incident was caused by the failure of the drive cable. Acuren is licensed to perform source recoveries and the source was eventually retracted into the camera safely. The crew's dosimeters have been sent for processing. Pocket dosimeter readings indicate the dose received due to this incident was approximately 135 mR. We will provide details of the equipment involved when we receive them from the licensee."