ML20059N621
| ML20059N621 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Issue date: | 10/10/1990 |
| From: | Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20059N620 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-186-90-01, 50-186-90-1, NUDOCS 9010170027 | |
| Download: ML20059N621 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION University of Missouri Docket No. 50-186 Columbia, Missouri License No. R-103 l
l As a result of the inspection conducted on August 15 through October 1,1990, and in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC L
Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, (1990) (Enforcement Policy) l the following violations were identified:
1.
10 CFR:71.87(j) requires that prior to each shipment of licensed material, the licensee determine that external radiation levels around the package will not exceed the limits specified in 10 CFR 71.47 at any time during L
transportation.
10 CFR 71.47 requires, in part, that radiation levels not. exceed certain limits ~at any point on the external surface of the package.
L Contrary to the above, on August 8,1990, prior to.a shipment of licensed material containing 9.72 curies of antimony-124, the licensee did not determine that external radiation levels around the package would not exceed the limits specified in 10 CFR 71.47 at any time during trans-
-portation.
Specifically, the licensee did not perform a radiation survey i
of the bottom of the package prior to shipment.
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This is Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
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10 CFR 71.47 requires that a package be prepared for shipment so that the radiation level does not exceed 200 millirem per hour at any point on the external surface of the package and the transport index does not L
exceed 10 unless it is shipped as exclusive use by highway.
Exclusive use, as defined in 10 CFR 71.4, means the sole use of a conveyance by a single consignor and for which all initial, intermediate, and final loading and unloading are carried out in accordance with the direction of the consignor or consignee.
Contrary to the above, on August 8, 1990, a package containing 9.72 curies of' antimony-124 was prepared by the licensee for shipment and shipped by highway, and the radiation level exceeded 200 millirem per hour on the external surface of the package and the transport index exceeded 10.
Specifically, radiation levels of 340 and 1000 millirem per hour were measured on the external surface of the package and the transport index l
was 17.8.
Because the vehicle contained packages from another consignor, l
the shipment was not exclusive use.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
3 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, the University of Missouri-Columbia is hereby required to submit a written statement or l
explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
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20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region III, 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 will be taken to avoid further violations, and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an. order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, 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.
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Dated at Glen Ellyn, Illinois 3q Edward 13. Greenmah, Dire r
this day of October 1990
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