ML20236T844
| ML20236T844 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/23/1987 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20236T817 | List: |
| References | |
| 99990001-87-18, EA-87-203, NUDOCS 8712020126 | |
| Download: ML20236T844 (2) | |
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,,n NOTICE OF VIOLATION Heublein, Incorporated Docket No.
99990001 Hartford, Connecticut 06142-0778 General License (10 CFR Part.31.5)
EA 87-203 During a special NRC safety inspection conducted on September 22, 1987, two violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the " General j
Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Action," 10 CFR Part 2, i
Appendix C (1987), the violations are set forth below:
i A.
10 CFR 31.5(c)(3) requires that any person who acquires, receives, l
possesses, uses or transfers byproduct material in a device pursuant to a general license shall assure that testing, installation, servicing, and removal from installation involving the radioactive materials, its shielding or containment, are performed (i) in accordance with the instructions provided by the labels; _or (ii) by a person holding a specific license pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32 or from an Agreement State to perform such activities.
Contrary to the above, during the month of May 1987, a Filtec CI-2 gauge,
'containing byproduct material (100 millicuries of. americium-241) and possessed pursuant to a general license, was removed from its production line at the licensee's facility in Hartford, Connecticut and moved to the craft shop, and this removal was not done by persons holding a specific license or in accordance with the instructions provided by the label.
B.
10 CFR 31.5(c)(8) requires that, except as provided in paragraph (c)(9).
of section 31.5, which permits transfer to another general licensee, any
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person who acquires, receives, possesses, uses or transfers byproduct material in a device pursuant to a general license shall transfer or dispose of the device containing byproduct material only by transfer to i
persons holding a specific license pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32 or 1
from an Agreement State.
l Contrary to the above, during May 1987, a Filtec.CI-2 gauge containing byproduct material (100 millicuries of american-241) was disposed of in a manner not specified in 10 CFR 31.5(c)(8) or (c)(9).
Specifically, the-gauge was most likely transferred to an unlicensed scrap yard, i
These violations are categorized in the aggregate as a Severity. Level III' problem (Supplement VI)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Heublein, Incorporated is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear.
Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, within 30 days of the date of-the' letter transmitting this Notice. This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
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(1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that w"..: 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 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.
Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I
i ORIGINAL S!GNED BY-Jy-@FS M Al[Ah MamT.Rssell Regional Administrator Dated at King of Prussia this 4 3 day of November 1987 I
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