Press Release-I-02-016, NRC Issues Confirmatory Action Letter to Pennsylvania Medical Firm
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| Issue date: | 03/14/2002 |
| From: | Diane Screnci, Neil Sheehan Office of Public Affairs Region I |
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| Press Release-I-02-016 | |
| Download: ML020740444 (2) | |
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 No. I-02-016 March 14, 2002 CONTACT:
Diane Screnci, (610) 337-5330 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Neil A. Sheehan, (610) 337-5331 NRC ISSUES CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER TO PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL FIRM The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Confirmatory Action Letter to a Jenkins Township, Pa., medical company that provides nuclear medicine services. The letter confirms the company's agreement to halt all NRC-licensed activities until it takes several actions to conform to agency regulations.
Advanced Medical Imaging, Inc., has an NRC license that allows it to use certain types of nuclear material to perform diagnostic tests, such as radioactive imaging.
During a telephone conversation on March 13, the NRC confirmed the company is conducting NRC-licensed activities without a radiation safety officer as required by its NRC license. The agency found that the radiation safety officer listed on the companys license was not serving in that capacity.
Advanced Medical Imaging has agreed to take the following actions prior to resuming licensed activities: immediately place all NRC-licensed nuclear materials in its possession in secure storage and cease all licensed activities until it has obtained an NRC-approved authorized radiation safety officer; and provide to the NRC a written statement that the RSO has read and understands the duties of an RSO and is willing and able to carry them out.
The company must notify the agency in writing when it has completed these actions.