Press Release-IV-09-020, NRC Proposes $6,500 Fine Against Kakivik Asset Management
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| Issue date: | 06/15/2009 |
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No. IV-09-020
Contact:
Victor Dricks Phone: (817) 860-8128 June 15, 2009 E-Mail:OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov NRC Proposes $6,500 Fine Against Kakivik Asset Management The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a fine of $6,500 against Kakivik Asset Management, of Anchorage, Alaska, for violating an NRC security requirement for the possession and use of radioactive materials.
The company holds an NRC license authorizing it to possess and use radioactive materials in industrial radiography devices.
The violation - which has been corrected - was identified during inspections of the companys corporate office in Anchorage, and a field office in Rawlins, Wyo.
The company has 30 days to pay the fine or protest it. If the fine is protested and subsequently imposed by the NRC, the company can request a hearing.
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