ENS Event | |
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04:00 Aug 12, 2025 | |
| Title | Stuck Open Gauge Shutter |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the SC Department of Environmental Services (the Department) via email:
The licensee informed the Department via telephone on August 12, 2025, that a fixed gauging device was disabled or failed to function as designed. The licensee reported that the brass shaft that operates the shutter of a fixed gauging device broke in the open position. The device is located on a process vessel. The licensee reported that a representative from a licensed service provider is on-site and is in the process of shielding the device so that it can be removed from service and placed in storage. The device is a 5 millicurie cesium-137 Berthold Systems, LLC model 7440. The licensee did not report any overexposures or ongoing health/safety concerns. This event is still under investigation by the Department. |
| Where | |
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| Sylvamo North America, Llc Eastover, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 341 |
| Organization: | Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.18 h0.508 days <br />0.0725 weeks <br />0.0167 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jacob Price 16:11 Aug 12, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Robert A. Thompson |
| Last Updated: | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 57863 - NRC Website | |
Sylvamo North America, Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 578632025-08-12T04:00:00012 August 2025 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Stuck Open Gauge Shutter 2025-08-12T04:00:00 | |