ML20032C448

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 811020-21.Noncompliance Noted:Packages Containing Radioactive Matl Not Surveyed at Surface & at 3 Ft Upon Receipt as Required
ML20032C448
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Issue date: 11/04/1981
From: Sreniawski D
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Appendix A I

NOTICE OF VIOLATION Francis A. Bell Memorial Hospital License No. 21-02307-03 As a result of the inspection conducted on October 20 and 21,1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violation was identified:

License Condition No. 16 requires that licensed material be possessed and used in accordance with the statements, representations, and procedures contained in certain referenced applications and letters.

The referenced application dated June 15, 1978, states in Item 14 that the Procedures for Opening Packages Containing Radioactive Material, Appendix F, Guide for Preparation of Applications for Medical Programs, dated Noverber 1977, will be followed. Appendix F requires packages containing radioactive material be surveyed at the surface and at three feet upon receipt.

Contrary to the above, the following packages received on the dates specified were not surveyed upon receipt:

(1) cesium-137 brachytherapy sources received on April 2, 1981; (2) iodine-125 seeds received on April 16, 1981, October 5, 1981, and October 14, 1981; (3) xenon-133 gas received every week since October 14, 1981; (4) iodine-131 received on July 2, 1981, September 29, 1981, and October 21, l

1981.

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

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

(1) cor-rective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance 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. Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.

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