ML20246L189

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890515.Violation Noted: Quantities of I-125 in Excess of 200 Mci & Address of Location of Use Changed W/O Notifying NRC

ML20246L189
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Issue date:	07/05/1989
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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1 APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

Princeton Biomedical Laboratory Docket No. 99990001 Levitown, Pennsylvania 19057 General Licensee t

I As a result of the inspection conducted on May 15, 1989, and in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for :iRC Enforcement Actions,"

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1988), the following violations were identified:

A. 10 CFR 31.11(c)(1) requires that general licensees not possess at any one time, at any one location of storage or use, a total amount of iodine-125 in excess of 200 microcuries.

Contrary to the above, on May 15, 1989, quantities of iodine-125 were in excess of 200 microcuries. Specifically, inventory revealed 230 microcuries of iodine-125 in the licensee's possession. i This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement VI)

B. 10 CFR 31.11(e) requires general licensees to report in writing within 30 days to the Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards any changes in the information furnished by him in the " Registration Certificate In Vitro Testing with Byproduct Material Under General License."

Contrary to the above, as of May 15, 1989, the laboratory changed their location o' use. Specifica.ily, the lab changed addresses in September 1987 without providing these changes to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as required. I This is a Severity Level V violation. (Supplement VI)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Princeton Biomedical Laboratory is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of the letter which transmitted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results '

achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violatiors; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time.

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