Event Notification Report for September 23, 2024
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/20/2024 - 09/23/2024
Agreement State
Event Number: 57323
Rep Org: Louisiana Radiation Protection Div
Licensee: BASF Corporation
Region: 4
City: Geismar State: LA
County:
License #: LA-2304-L01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Scott Blackwell
HQ OPS Officer: Robert A. Thompson
Notification Date: 09/16/2024
Notification Time: 14:08 [ET]
Event Date: 09/15/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/16/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Vossmar, Patricia (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STUCK OPEN GAUGE SHUTTER
The following information was provided by the LA Department of Environmental Quality, (LDEQ) via email:
"The LDEQ was notified on September 16, 2024, of a stuck shutter on a nuclear gauge. While the licensee was trying to isolate the T220B tower for maintenance on September 15, 2024, the shutter handle on an Ohmart Vega SHS1 nuclear gauge with a 50 mCi Cs-137 source broke leaving the shutter in the open position. The licensee's gauge vendor was contacted and on September 16, 2024, the nuclear gauge was removed and put into storage."
Louisiana event report ID: 20240009