ML20058J354
| ML20058J354 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/08/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20058J339 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000045-93-08, 15000045-93-8, NUDOCS 9312140072 | |
| Download: ML20058J354 (1) | |
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l ENCLOSURE NOTICE OF VIOLATION Soil Tech Engineering Docket No. 150-00045 Wilmington, NC License No. 065-0924-1 During an NRC inspection conducted October 19, 1993, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 150.20(a) grants, to any person holding a speific license from an Agreement State, a general license authorizing the general licensee to conduct the same activity in non-Agreement States.
10 CFR 150.20(b)(4) requires that the general licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions of the specific license issued by an Agreement State.
Condition 13A of North Carolina Radioactive Materials License i
No. 065-0924-1, issued to Soil Tech Engineering, requires, in part, that i
each sealed source containing radioactive material shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed six months.
Contrary to the above, the licensee did not comply with the leak test requirement. Specifically, the licensee possessed and used, during October 1993, a portable moisture / density gauge containing approximately 40 millicuries (mci) of Americium-241 and 8 mci of Cesium-137 in sealed sources in Virginia, a non-Agreement State, which was last tested for leakage and/or contamination in January 1993, an interval which exceeds six months.
l This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI).
f Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Soil Tech Engineering is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
If an adequate reply is not received within the i
time specified in this. Notice, an order or Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be radified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia i
this3MdayofNovember1993 9312140072 93110B PDR STPRG ESGNC l