ML20203B531

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Discusses Inadvertent Shipment of Nuclear Gauge from Pepsi- Cola Canada,That Was Intended for Another Location. CAL 1-98-01 Was Issued.Actions Vendor Plan to Take or Have Taken Submitted.Vendor Required to Follow Listed Direction
ML20203B531
Person / Time
Issue date: 02/17/1998
From: Blough A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Casey Smith
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
References
CAL-1-98-01, CAL-1-98-1, NUDOCS 9802240312
Download: ML20203B531 (3)


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February 17,1998 Docket No. None License No. Non-Licensee CAL No. 1 98-001 Oharles Smith

.h ner Litchfield Packaging Machinery P. O. Box 419 Morris, CT 06763

SUBJECT:

CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER

Dear Mr. Smith:

On February 10,1998, the NRC was informod that you were inadvertently shipped a nuclear gauge from Pepsi-Cola Canada, Limited, tMt was intended for another location. Since you do not have an NRC license to possess the gauge, you were contacted by Heather Astwmi, of this office, on February 11,1998. Pursuant to that telephone conversation, it is our understanding that you have taken or will take the following actions which will be completed by the dates specified:

1) Ycu will restrict access by parsonnel to the industrial Dynamics Model FT 14 gauge in your possession as long es it contabs licensed material.
2) The licensed material (two 100 millicurie americium 241 sources) in your possession will be transferred to an authotized recipic.1t, by a consultant for Pepsi-Cola Canada, Limited, no later than February 20,1998.

Pursuant to Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act,42 U.S.C. 2232, you are sequired to:

1) Notify me immediately if your understanding differs from that set forth above;
2) Notify me if for any reason you cannot complete the actions within the specified RIE*

schedule and advise me Irw ;ang of your modified schedule in advance of the changa; and Eiiiii,

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3) Notify me in writing when you have completed the actions addressed in this R Confinnatory Action Letter. g, issuance of this Confirmatory Action Letter does not preclude issuance of an order formalizing M'

the above comr,1itments or requiring other actions on the part of the licenser.,, nor does it g*

preclude the NRC from taking enforcement action for violations of NRC requirements that may have prompted the issuance of this letter. In addition, failure to take the actions addressed in this Confirmatory Action Letter may result in enforcement action.

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o C. Smith 2 Utchfield Packb.,ing Machinery in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, and youi response, will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide are acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you requast withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have ,

withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the l

information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financialinfonnation), if safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

A. RANDOLPH BLOUGH A. Rendolph Blough, Director Division of Nuclear Materials Safety cc:

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