ML20199J445

NOV from Insp of Adesa Auctions Indianapolis on 971022. Violation Noted:Near Sept 1997,licensee Transferred Source Containing Nominal 15 Mci (555 Mbq) of Po-210 & Transfer Was Not Made to Person Holding Specific License,Per 10CFR30

ML20199J445
Person / Time
Issue date:	11/21/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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References
REF-QA-99990003-971121 99990003, NUDOCS 9711280145
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_ x 5 JAdesa Auctions iridianapolisi  ;. General License (10 CFR 31.5) {

Plainfield, Indiana = Docket No. 99990003 l

As a result of the letter dated October 22,1997 and in accordance with the " General Statement

? of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600 (60 FR 34381; June 30, .

1995), the following violation was identified:

10 CFR 31.5(c)(8) requires, in part, that any person who acquires, receives, possesses, uses or ~ ,

- transfers byproduct material in a device pursuant to a general license shall, except as provided .

for in 10 CFR 31.5(c)(9), transfer or dispose of the device containing byproduct material only tr/ ,

transfer to persons holding a specific license pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32 or from an 1

Agreement State to receive the device.

Contrary to the above, on or near September 1997 the licensee transferred (lost) a source -

containing a nominal 15 millicuries (555 MBq) of polonium-210, and this transfer was not made to a person holding a specific license pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32 or fm.n an Agreement

State to receive the device.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Adeu Auctions, Indianapolis is hereby required to

= submit a written statement or explenation to e U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: -

Document C ' ontrol Desk; Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lil,801 Warrenville Road, t. isle, Illinois 60532-4351 within 30 days of the date of the lettet

i. - transmitting this Notice of Violatio.1 (Notice). This reply should be clearty 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. Your response may reference or include

. previous docketed correspondence, if the cormspondence adequately addresses the required response, if an adequate reply is'not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.' Where

i. ' good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent

.-- possible, it should not include any personal privacy, prop

letary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the POR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information tHt you desire not to be placed in .

the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding tt;e information from -

< the public, e

I- Dated at Lisle, lilinois ;

- this 21 day of November 1997:

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