ML20057E770
| ML20057E770 | |
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| Site: | 03020430 |
| Issue date: | 09/09/1993 |
| From: | Yuhas G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Joshua Wilson WILSON ENGINEERING |
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| ML20057E771 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9310130133 | |
| Download: ML20057E770 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000232/1963001
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DocketNo.030h0430
License No. 50-23263-01
Wilson Engineering
P.O. Box 2741
Juneau, Alaska 99803
Attention:
Jeffrey W. Wilson
President
SUBJECT: N0llCE OF VIOLATION
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This refers to the routine, unannounced inspection conducted by Mrs David D.
Skov of this office on August 12 and 16, 1993. The inspection included a
review of activities authorized for your facility in Juneau, Alaska. The
inspection findings were discussed with you at the conclusion of the
inspection on August 16, 1993.
Subsequent discussions relative to the
inspection were held with you by phone on August 24, 1993.
The inspection was an examination of the activities conducted under your
license as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance with the
Commission rules and regulations and the conditions of the license.
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inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and
representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of
activities in progress. The purpose of the inspection was to determine
whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely and in
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accordance with NRC requirements.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice).
The failure to issue a TLD whole body monitoring badge to
a gauge operator using licensed material, and the operator's failure to
properly secure licensed radioactive sources in a motor vehicle and to use a
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shipping paper while transporting the sources, indicate a lack of management
involvement and control in your radiation safety program. Although the gauge
operator had previously received training from the Alaska Department of
Transportation, he appeared to be unaware of NRC and license requirements
involving use of TLD badges and transportation of radioactive sources. There
is a need for strong participation by management to control your overall
licensed program.
An additional violation was also identified concerning the failure to maintain
records of individuals designated as users of moisture / density gauges
containing licensed material, as required by License Condition 11.
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this violation was not cited because the enforcement discretion criteria
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specified in paragraph Vll.B. of the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2,
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Appendix C) were satisfied.
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We are also concerned about the questionable maintenance practices used in
your licensed program for the portable gauge. The gauge was used on
August 12, 1993, without prior cleaning to remove asphalt and other foreign
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matter that had accumulated in the cesium-137 source rod cavity and around the
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gauge bottom plate cover. As a result, the gauge tungsten shield that
normally would have automatically retracted to shield the 8 millicurie cesium-
137 source after gauge use, was left in the stuck-open position and highly
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collimated radiation levels of 290 and 19 millirem per hour, respectively,
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were measured at the bottom surface and at 12 inches from the gauge during the
inspection. Although no violation was identified, these elevated radiation
levels potentially subjected your gauge operators to unnecessary and
preventable radiation exposure when transporting aad using the gauge.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
Your response
shou'd document the soecific actions taken and any additional actions you plan
to prevent recurrence of these violations. Also, specifically describe what
administrative controls will be established to improve the management
oversight of your licensed program to prevent violations of NRC requirements,
and to ensure the proper maintenance of gauge equipment.
After reviewing your
response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the
results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC
enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory
requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management e.nd Budget as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.
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Gregory P. Whas, Chief
Radioactive Materials Safety Branch
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