ML21210A148
| ML21210A148 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 03031172 |
| Issue date: | 07/28/2021 |
| From: | Christopher Cahill NRC/RGN-I/DNMS/CRDB |
| To: | Kratzer R Valley Inspection Services |
| References | |
| EA-21-087 IR 2021001 | |
| Download: ML21210A148 (3) | |
See also: IR 07200202/2010001
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713
July 28, 2021
Robert W. Kratzer, President/RSO
Valley Inspection Service, Inc.
430 Business Park Lane
Allentown, PA 18109
SUBJECT: VALLEY INSPECTION SERVICE, INC. - NRC INSPECTION NO. 030-
31172/2021001 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Kratzer:
This letter refers to the inspection conducted on May 12, 2021, at your Allentown, PA facility.
This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to public health
and safety, and to confirm compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the
conditions of your license. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selected examination
of procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with
personnel. A debrief was held onsite on May 12, 2021; the formal exit meeting was conducted
over the telephone on July 19, 2021.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that a Severity Level IV
violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation was evaluated in accordance with the
NRC Enforcement Policy. The current Enforcement Policy is included on the NRC's Web site at
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html. The violation is cited in
the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) because the violation was identified by the NRC.
The NRC has concluded that information regarding: (1) the reason for the violation; (2) the
corrective actions that have been taken and the results achieved; and (3) the date when full
compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket and are detailed in a
non-publicly available enclosure to this cover letter. Therefore, you are not required to respond
to this letter unless the description herein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or
your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow
the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be
made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room located at
NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD, and from the NRCs document system, the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. However, the material enclosed herewith contains
Security-Related Information as described above. Therefore, the material in the enclosures will
not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or
from the NRC's document system (ADAMS).
The enclosure(s) contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Information Upon separation, this cover letter is DECONTROLLED.
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R. Kratzer 2
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and your
response, if you choose to provide one, will be made available electronically for public
inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC document system (ADAMS),
accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent
possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards
information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Jonathan Pfingsten of my staff
at 610-337-5170 or via electronic mail at Jonathan.Pfingsten@nrc.gov.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cahill, Chief
Commercial, Industrial, R&D
and Academic Branch
Division of Radiological Safety and Security
Region I
Docket No. 030-31172
License No. 37-28385-01
Enclosures:
1. Notice of Violation (Non-Public)
2. Determination of Severity Level and Description of Corrective Actions (Non-Public)
cc w/ enclosure
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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R. Kratzer 3
VALLEY INSPECTION SERVICE, INC. - NRC INSPECTION NO. 030-31172/2021001 AND
NOTICE OF VIOLATION DATED JULY 28,2021
DISTRIBUTION:
M McLaughlin, R1
M Burgess, NMSS
L Sreenivas, OE
DOCUMENT NAME: https://usnrc.sharepoint.com/teams/Region-I-CIRDA/Inspection Documentation/Inspection Documentation - Draft/L37-28385-01.2021001.NOV.docx
Non-Public Designation Category: MD 3.4 Non-Public A.3 (A.3 - A.7 or B.1)
Non-Sensitive Publicly Available
x SUNSI Review
x Sensitive x Non-Publicly Available
OFFICE RI: DRSS RI: ORA RI: DRSS
NAME JPfingsten/ JBP MMcLaughlin / MM CCahill
DATE 7/27/2021 7/27/2021 7/28/2021
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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