ML19309F945
| ML19309F945 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000168 |
| Issue date: | 03/12/1980 |
| From: | Herzog L NUCLIDE CORP. |
| To: | Mcclintock R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 8005020047 | |
| Download: ML19309F945 (3) | |
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NUCLIDE CORPORATION NUCLIDE ANALYSIS ASSOCIATES 642 EAST COLLEGE AVENUE
- STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801 PHONE: (814) 238 0541
- TWX: (510) 670-2510 12 March 1980 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pa.19406 Attn:
Mr. R. O. McClintock Re:
Inspection 80-01
Dear Mr. McClintock:
This is in response to your letter of 5 Feb. 80 which includes an appendix "A" a " notice of violation."
We believe the Notice was based on erroneous information, as discussed below, taking the two subjcets listed in order:
A.
Storage'of Licensed Materials:
We do not know what room the inspector is designating as a " utility room."
To the best of my knowledge and belief all licensed materials were, on 17 Jan. 80, stored in a special room referred to as the "N.B.S.
Standards Room" which we built some years ago for the storage, weighing and handling of N.B.S.
isotopic standards including certain uranium standards which are licensed materials.
This room does have a lock (which was unlocked for the inspection before your inspectors were taken to it) and h restricted, as a sign on the door indicated and still indicates.
I questioned Mr. M. M. Michlik, Production Mgr., who accompanied your inspectors on the inspection, and other cognizant staff members here, and none of them is aware of any storage of licensed material then or now other than in the aforementioned room, or what room you are referring to as the utility. room.
Naturally if a situation such as you allege did exist we would be desirous of rectifying it at once; therefore, any specific information pertaining to the above which the President's "E" Flag for Excellence in Export,1963 - Free Enterprise Association's Award,1964
Mr. R. 0. McClintock 12 March 1980 inspectors can provide will be welcome and will be acted upon forthwith if verified.
B.
Notices to ' Employees:
A copy cf the Regulations was in fact available in the Standards Roam at the time of the inspection, in an envelope labelled "AEC (sic) Regulations," on the right end of the work bench (weighing table), as well as a copy of Form NRC-3(9-78).
It has also long been our practice to post notices advising employees as to where they may inspect the documents listed rather than posting the documents themselves.
Such notices -
consisting of Form 3 plus a statement as to where' the documents Itsted in 19.11 are available for examinatf on (my office; in the Standards Room) have been posted on various Dulletin boards around the building for many years.
Personnel who are authorized to use the Standards Room know where the aforementioned copy is located.
However, Mr. Michlik did not.
Hence we have now posted an additional copy of Form 3 with a statement as to the locations of the documents on the wall of said room.
Pagarding both of the above items, I believe the fact your inspectors obtained erroneous impressions of non-compliance during the inspection was due to the fact that neither the writer nor the Manager of our instrument Qualification Department, Mr.
D. A.
Smith, who is in charge of the Standards Room, were at Nuclide on the day of the inspection; and Mr. Michlik, who escorted the inspectors, not being directly responsible for this activity, did not have all the necessary information (e.g. -
location of the notices) at his command.
We utilize these materials very infrequently, a few times a year and only a very few personnel are directly involved with them then.
Hence, Mr. Michlik's lack of full knowledge is, I think, understandable.
In summary, we do not believe that violations in fact existed in either of the areas which your notice alleges were not being conducted in full compliance with the regulations and license on 17 Jan. 80; in any case, I have determined that as of the present date, neither violation exists, since all licensed material is stored in a locked room with a sign indicating.that only authorized personnel may enter, the Notice j
to Employees is posted in several locations, and also advises l
- l Mr. R. O. McClintock 12 March ',980 them where they may examine the referenced documents.
Very truly yours,
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i Leonard F, Herzog President LFH:hb P.S.
Please note that our " zip code" is 16820 not 08220 as on your envelope (see enclosure); apparently this code routed the letter through Atlantic City, N.J.
(according to a postmark on it - see copy enclosed), delayi.ng our receipt thereof.
(Also, note that my middle initial is F.)
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