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Event Notification Report for January 15, 2020

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Event Reports For
1/14/2020 - 1/15/2020

** EVENT NUMBERS **

Agreement State	Event Number: 54464
Rep Org: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH Licensee: DBI, INC Region: 4 City: KERSEY State: CO County: License #: CO 1247-01 Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: PHILLIP PETERSON HQ OPS Officer: BRIAN LIN	Notification Date: 01/07/2020 Notification Time: 13:11 [ET] Event Date: 01/07/2020 Event Time: 00:00 [MST] Last Update Date: 01/07/2020
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: AGREEMENT STATE	Person (Organization): HEATHER GEPFORD (R4DO) NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)

Event Text

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SOURCE DISCONNECT

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

"On January 7, 2020, DBI, Inc. reported a source disconnect for an industrial radiography source. The disconnect occurred on the first exposure of the day. The radiographer and assistant extended their boundaries and were able to restrict access at the location. The radiation safety officer was contacted and was successfully able to recover the source into a shielded container. The industrial radiography device was a QSA 880 delta and the source was an Ir-192 source with approximately 42 Curies.

"An onsite investigation will be scheduled in the future."

Event Report ID No.: CO200001

Part 21	Event Number: 54476
Rep Org: UNITED CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL Licensee: UNITED CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL Region: 1 City: NORCROSS State: GA County: License #: Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: ROB HALE HQ OPS Officer: ANDREW WAUGH	Notification Date: 01/14/2020 Notification Time: 10:37 [ET] Event Date: 12/27/2019 Event Time: 00:00 [EST] Last Update Date: 01/14/2020
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 21.21(d)(3)(i) - DEFECTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE	Person (Organization): JAMIE HEISSERER (R2DO) - PART 21/50.55 REACTORS (EMAIL)

Event Text

PART 21 - INCORRECT TIP MATERIAL USED ON GAUGES

On December 27, 2019, United Controls International received a Product Advisory Letter from Ashcroft Inc. dated December 2, 2019 informing of a potential error in the tip material used on Ashcroft 2 « inch and 3 « inch model 1009, 63 mm model 2008, 63 mm and 100 mm model 1008 industrial gauges along with Weksler 3 « inch regal gauges. Due to a supplier issue, 304SS tip material may have been supplied on the subject gauges instead of the specified 316SS material. In certain applications the 304SS tip material may be subject to accelerated oxidation or degradation, resulting in potential release of process media. However, no detrimental effects are expected in non-corrosive applications.

Hatch and Farley have been identified as the affected plants and have been notified of this issue.

Please contact Wesley Hickle, Engineering Manager, at (770) 496-1406 ext. 165 or whickle@unitedcontrols.com for any questions.

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