IR 015000046/2021001
| ML22067A245 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 15000046, 015000046 |
| Issue date: | 03/18/2022 |
| From: | Scott(Ois) Morris NRC Region 4 |
| To: | Martin T NorthWest Inspection |
| Austin Roberts | |
| References | |
| EA-21-145 IR 2021001 | |
| Download: ML22067A245 (6) | |
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March 14, 2022
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION, NRC INSPECTION REPORT 150-00046/2021-001
Dear Mr. Martin:
This letter refers to our unannounced inspection conducted on July 15, 2021, at a temporary jobsite location in Athol, Idaho, with continued in-office review through December 6, 2021. The purpose of the inspection was to examine activities conducted under a general license pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 150.20 for your activities performed in an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction, as they relate to public health and safety and to confirm compliance with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules and regulations.
A final exit briefing was conducted telephonically with you on December 6, 2021. Details of the inspection and one apparent violation were provided to you in the subject inspection report, dated January 7, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML22006A254).
In the letter transmitting the inspection report, we provided you with the opportunity to address the apparent violation by either attending a predecisional enforcement conference or providing a written response before we made our final enforcement decision. In a letter dated January 17, 2022 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22038A967), you provided a written response to the apparent violation.
Based on the information developed during the inspection and the information you provided in your written response to the inspection report, the NRC has determined that a violation of NRC requirements occurred. This violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The violation involved the failure of a radiographers assistant to wear a personnel dosimeter while performing radiographic operations in NRC jurisdiction.
The NRC considers this violation to be significant because of the potential for radiological exposure in excess of regulatory limits. Therefore, this violation has been categorized in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy at Severity Level III. The Enforcement Policy can be found on the NRCs website at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html. In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $16,000 is considered for a Severity Level III violation. Because your facility has not been the subject of an escalated enforcement action within the last two routine inspections, the NRC considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section 2.3.4 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. The NRC has determined that Corrective Action credit is warranted based on the prompt and comprehensive corrective actions you implemented. Your corrective actions to address the violation are documented in your letter dated January 17, 2022, and in NRC Inspection Report 150-00046/2021-001.
Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations and in recognition of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, not to propose a civil penalty in this case.
However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance of this Severity Level III violation constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection effort.
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 in NRC Inspection Report 150-00046/2021-001 and in your letter dated January 17, 2022. Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein 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 NRCs Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter, the enclosure, and your response, if you choose to provide one, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or in the NRCs ADAMS, accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy or proprietary information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. The NRC also includes significant enforcement actions on its website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Dr. Lizette Roldán-Otero of my staff, at 817-200-1455.
Sincerely, Signed by Morris, Scott on 03/14/22 Scott A. Morris Regional Administrator Docket No. 150-00046 License No. General License pursuant to 10 CFR 150.20 Enclosure:
Notice of Violation