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Event Notification Report for February 24, 2014

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
02/23/2014 - 02/24/2014

EVENT NUMBERS
49863

Agreement State
Event Number: 49863
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: CALFRAC WELL SERVICES CORP
Region: 4
City: SAN ANTONIO   State: TX
County:
License #: 02439
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ART TUCKER
HQ OPS Officer: CHARLES TEAL
Notification Date: 02/28/2014
Notification Time: 16:35 [ET]
Event Date: 02/24/2014
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/28/2014
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
BOB HAGAR (R4DO)
FSME EVENT RESOURCE (EMAI)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - OPERATING ARM FOR NUCLEAR GAUGE BROKEN

The following was received from the State of Texas via email:

"On February 28, 2014, the Agency [State of Texas] received a reciprocity request from a company from the State of Tennessee to perform emergency repairs on a Berthold model LB 8010 nuclear gauge containing a 20 milliCurie cesium-137 source at a generally licensed facility in Texas. The Agency [State of Texas] contacted the Texas licensee and asked if there had been a shutter problem with the gauge. The licensee stated on February 24, 2014, while they were moving the gauge from one location to another, one of their employees noted the operating arm on the shutter appeared bent. The employee attempted to straighten the operating arm and it broke off the gauge. The gauge was placed in the licensee's storage location. The licensee contacted the manufacturer who repaired the gauge shutter on February 25, 2014. The licensee stated no personnel received any significant exposure from the event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300."

Texas Incident #: I-9159