ML23073A159
| ML23073A159 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07007031 |
| Issue date: | 01/31/2023 |
| From: | Nieves L NRC/RGN-III |
| To: | Peters W Niowave |
| References | |
| IR 2023001 | |
| Download: ML23073A159 (1) | |
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NRC FORM 591M U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (04-2022)
Materials Inspection Report
- 1. Licensee/Location Inspected: 2. NRC/Regional Office
Niowave, Inc. Region III 1012 N. Walnut St. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lansing, MI 48906 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210
Lisle, IL 60532-4352
Report Number(s) 2023001
- 3. Docket Number(s) 4. License Number(s) 5. Date(s) of Inspection 070-07031 21-35144-04 1/31/2023 - 2/9/2023
LICENSEE:
The inspection was an examination of the activities conducted under your license as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules and regulations and the conditions of your license. The inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector. The inspection findings are as follows:
- 1. Based on the inspection findings, no violations were identified.
- 2. Previous violation(s) closed.
- 3. During this inspection, certain of your activities, as described below and/or attached, were in violation of NRC requirements, and were assessed at Severity Level IV, in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy.
A. The violation(s), specifically described to you by the inspector as non-cited violations, are not being cited because they were self-identified, non-repetitive, corrective action was or is being taken, and the remaining criteria in the NRC Enforcement Policy were satisfied.
(Non-cited violation(s) was/were discussed involving the following requirement(s)
B. The following violation(s) is/are being cited in accordance with NRC Enforcement Policy. This form is a NOTICE OF VIOLATION, which may be subject to posting in accordance with 10 CFR 19.11.
(Violations and Corrective Actions)
Statement of Corrective Actions I hereby state that, within 30 days, the actions described by me to the Inspector will be taken to correct the violations identified. This statement of corrective actions is made in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201 (corrective steps already taken, corrective steps which will be taken, date when full compliance will be achieved). I understand that no further written response to NRC will be required, unless specifically requested.
TITLE PRINTED NAME SIGNATURE AND DATE
LICENSEE'S REPRESENTATIVE
NRC INSPECTOR Luis Nieves Luis A. Nieves Folch Digitally signed by Luis A. Nieves Folch Date: 2023.02.28 15:00:03 -06'00' BRANCH CHIEF Rhex Edwards Digitally signed by Rhex A. Edwards Date: 2023.03.08 16:50:44 -06'00'
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Materials Inspection Record
- 1. Licensee Name: 2. Docket Number(s): 3. License Number(s)
Niowave, Inc. 070-07031 21-35144-04
- 4. Report Number(s): 5. Date(s) of Inspection:
2023001 1/31/2023 - 2/9/2023
- 6. Inspector(s): 7. Program Code(s): 8. Priority:9. Inspection Guidance Used:
Luis Nieves 22111 3 87126
- 10. Licensee Contact Name(s): 11. Licensee E-mail Address: 12. Licensee Telephone Number(s):
William Peters, Ph.D.- RSO peters@niowaveinc.ocm 517-999-3475
- 13. Inspection Type: Initial 14. Locations Inspected:Hybrid 15. Next Inspection Date (MM/DD/YYYY):
Routine Announced Main Office Field Office 1/18/2025 Normal Extended
Non-Routine Unannounced Temporary Job Site Remote Reduced No change
- 16. Location(s) Inspected List:
2450 Port Lansing Rd., Lansing, Michigan, 48906
- 17. Scope and Observations:
This was an unannounced, non-routine, escalated enforcement follow-up inspection of a research and development license with authorization for the production and distribution of byproduct material. This license is mainly used for the production side of the business. The purpose of this inspection is to follow up on the corrective actions for previous escalated enforcement violations. The inspector also reviewed their latest process for opening radium sealed sources, which they started implementing a couple of weeks before this inspection.
The inspector reviewed corrective actions for three violations identified in the previous inspection. The violations were for failure to 1) control the occupational dose to the skin of any extremity of individual adults to an annual dose limit of 50 rem shallow-dose equivalent, 2) perform adequate surveys to ensure compliance with the occupational dose limits of 10 CFR 20.1201(a)(2)(ii), and 3) use, to the extent practical, procedures and engineering controls to achieve occupational doses that are ALARA. The inspector noticed the licensee changed their dosimetry provider to avoid supply chain issues, reduced dosimetry badge exchange frequency for individuals with higher-risk tasks to weekly instead of monthly, revised their procedures for handling material, and added more engineering controls for higher-risk activities. The inspector also reviewed dosimetry reports, effluent calculations, surveys, training, and spill reports. These violations are closed.
No violations of NRC requirements were identified as a result of this inspection.
Signature and Date - Branch Chief Digitally signed by Rhex A. Edwards Date: 2023.03.08 16:50:06 -06'00'
NRC Form 592M (10-04-2022) Page 1 of 1 From: Luis Nieves Folch To: peters@niowaveinc.com
Subject:
NRC 591 clear IR Niowave Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023 9:14:00 AM Attachments: 591M-Niowave 2 sign_RAE.pdf
Dear William
Attach is the clear 591 report for the inspection conducted on 1/31/2023. At this point there is no further actions on your part.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this message will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRCs website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this correspondence.
Thank you,
Luis Nieves Health Physicist U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Office: (630) 829-9571 Fax: (630) 515-1259