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Notice of Violation from Insp on 810501.Noncompliance Noted: Failure to Monitor Xe-133 Charcoal Gas Trap at Exhaust Port & to Remove or Deface Radioactive Matl Labels on Empty Uncontaminated Container Before Disposal
ML20004E726
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Issue date: 05/14/1981
From: Wiedeman D
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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NUDOCS 8106150117
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llh Appendix A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Charles E. Still Osteopathic Hospital License No. 24-12699-01 As a result of the inspection conducted on May 1, 1981, and in accordance t

with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violations were identified:

1.

License Condition No. 16 requires that licenced material be possessed and used in accordance with statements, rep sentations, and procedures contained in application dated February 20, 1978; and letters dated September 26, 1978, April 17, 1980, November 13, 1980, and December 17, 1980 (with attachment).

The letter dated November 13, 1980, states that the xenon-133 charcoal gas trap shall be monitored at the exhaust port during each procedure using a low level survey meter.

Contrary to this requirement, it was learned through statements of licensee representatives that the xenon-133 charcoal gss trap was not monitored at the exhaust port on fifteen occasions between January 5 and April 20, 1981.

This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement VII).

2.

License Condition No. 17C requires written procedures be established for personnel performing tests to detect and quantify molybdenum-99 contamination. License Condition No. 17E(2) requires training records be maintained for personnel who perform molybdenum-99 breakthrough tests.

Contrary to these requirements, on the day of inspection, May 1,1981, written procedures for personr.el performing tests to detect and quantify molybdenum-99 contamination were not available. Training records were not kept for personnel who perform molybdenum-99 breakthrough tests.

This is a Severity Level VI violation (Supplement VII).

3.

10 CFR Section 20.203(f)(4) requires each licensee to remove or deface the radioactive material label on each empty uncontaminated container before disposing of the container.

Contrary to this requirement, you failed to remove or deface the radioactive material labels on an empty uncontaminated container before disposal.

This is a Severity Level VI violation (Supplement IV).

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Appendix A Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within twenty-five days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each item of noncompliance:

(1) corrective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full com-pliance will be achieved.

Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

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A Dated D. G. Wiedeman, Acting Chief Materials Radiation Protection Section 1 i