ML20203E016

Notice of Violation from Insp on 941214.Violation Noted:On 941213,licensee Radiographer Did Not Record His Pocket Dosimeter Readings

ML20203E016
Person / Time
Issue date:	01/18/1995
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML19042A227	List: ML20203E016
References
99990003-94-59, SSD, NUDOCS 9902170053
Download: ML20203E016 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOULT_LOE -

X-Cel Group, Inc. General License {

dba X-Cel NDE, Inc. and Docket No. 99-990003 '

Basin Industrial X-Ray

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Odessa, Texas ,

i During an NRC inspection conducted on December 14, 1994, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of *

-Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violations'are listed below:

1. 10 CFR 34.33(b) requires that pocket dosimeters be read and exposures ,

recorded daily and that the licensee retain each record of these exposures for three years after the record is made. ,

l Contrary to the above, on December 13, 1994, a licensee radiographer did not record his pocket dosimeter readings.  !

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

2. 10 CFR 71.5(a) requires that a' licensee who transports licensed material i outside of the confines of its plant or other place of use, or who '

delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, comply with the' applicable requirements of the regulations appropriate to the mode of transport of the Department of Transportation (DOT) in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.

a. 49 CFR 173.25 requires, in part, for packages containing hazardous materials and offered for transportation in an overpack, that:

(1) the overpack be marked with the proper shipping name and identification number, and labeled as required by 49 CFR Parts 171-177 for each hazardous material contained therein unless markings and labels representative of each hazardous material in the overpack are visible; and (2) the overpack be marked with a statement indicating that the inside (inner) packages comply with prescribed specifications when specification packagings are required,_unless specification markings on the inside packages are .

visible. Pursuant to 49 CFR 172.101, radioactive material is  !

classified as hazardous material.

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l Contrary to the above, as of December 14, 1994, the licensee l offered for transportation in an overpack, iridium-192 that was l not marked with the proper shipping name (radioactive contents) l and identification number, nor with any statement indicating that the inner package complied with the prescribed specifications; and the markings on the-inside package were not visible.

l This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement V).

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b. 49 CFR 1/L)04 requires, in part, that a person who offers a hazardous' material for transportation arovide a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> emergency  ;

response telephone number for use in t1e event of an emergency

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Notice of Violation ,

involving the hazardous material. The telephone number must be: )

(1) Monitored at all times the hazardous material is in  !

transportation, including storage incidental to transportation, i (2) The number of a person who is either knowledgeable of the hazardous material being shipped and has comprehensive emergency response and incident mitigation information for that material, or has immediate access to a person who possesses such knowledge, and  ;

(3) Entered on the shipping paper.  ;

Contrary to the above, on December 14, 1994, the licensee  !

transported licensed material (iridium-192) and the emergency l response telephone number on the shipping paper that the licensee  ;

used to accompany the shipment was inadequate in that it was not '

the correct emergency telephone number.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, X-Cel Group, Inc. is hereby I l required to submit a written' statement or_ explanation to the U.S. Nuclear l Regulatory Commission, Region III, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois, 60532-4351, 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 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 good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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Dated at Lisle, Illinois

'this 18 day of January 1995 '

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