ML20212B680

Notice of Violation as Result of Ltr Dtd 970930.Violation Noted:In Sept 1997,licensee Transferred Lost anti-static Air Gun Containing Approx 10 Mci of polonium-210 & Transfer Not Made to Person Holding Specific License

ML20212B680
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Issue date:	10/24/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20212B655	List: ML20212B650 ML20212B680
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REF-QA-99900003 99900003, NUDOCS 9710280171
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Guardian Automotive Trim, Inc.

Evansville, IN 47716 5109 General License (10 CFR 31.5)

Docket No. 999-0003 As a result of the letter dated September 30,1997, and in accordance with the " General l

Statement of Poliuy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"(60 FR 34381, dated June 30, 1995), the violation is listed below:

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 31.56,1(9), transfer or dispose of the device containing byproduct material only by transfer to persons holding a specific license pursuant 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32 or from an Agreement State to receive the device.

Contrary to the above, in September 1997, the licensee transferred (lost) a anti-static air gun containing approximately 10 millicuries (370 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 from 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, Guardian Automotive Trim, Inc., 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 til,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting th:s Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a i

Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if l

contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the cor.'ective 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 correspondence 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 E. .v 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.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to bc placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Datad at Usle, Illinois this 24 day of October 1997 9710280171 971024 PDR GA999 EEC*****

99900003 PDR

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