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MONTHYEARML23163A0512023-02-27027 February 2023 News Release-IV-23-002: NRC Names Scott Schwind Senior Resident Inspector at Callaway Nuclear Power Plant ML23052A1082023-01-12012 January 2023 News Release-IV-23-001: NRC Proposes $16,000 Civil Penalty to the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center ML22270A0812022-09-13013 September 2022 News Release-IV-22-012: NRC Finalizes White Finding at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant ML22215A2112022-07-20020 July 2022 News Release-IV-22-011: NRC Schedules a Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations ML22199A0712022-06-15015 June 2022 News Release-IV-22-009: NRC Proposes $8,000 Fine to Advanced Inspection Technologies Inc ML22199A0692022-06-13013 June 2022 News Release-IV-22-007: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant ML22199A0702022-06-13013 June 2022 News Release-IV-22-008: NRC Begins Special Inspection at Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant ML22199A0682022-06-0606 June 2022 News Release-IV-22-006: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant ML22153A1322022-05-23023 May 2022 News Release-IV-22-005: NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Avera Mckennan ML22131A1542022-05-0404 May 2022 News Release-IV-22-004: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2021 Performance of 12 Nuclear Power Plants ML22131A1532022-04-25025 April 2022 News Release-IV-22-003-: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Callaway Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-II-22-001, NRC Proposes $7,000 Fine to Marian Medical Services2022-02-17017 February 2022 Press Release-II-22-001: NRC Proposes $7,000 Fine to Marian Medical Services Press Release-IV-22-002, NRC Schedules a Regulatory Conference with Energy Northwest2022-02-17017 February 2022 Press Release-IV-22-002: NRC Schedules a Regulatory Conference with Energy Northwest Press Release-IV-21-013, NRC Proposes $150,000 Civil Penalty to Entergy Operations, Inc2021-10-0101 October 2021 Press Release-IV-21-013: NRC Proposes $150,000 Civil Penalty to Entergy Operations, Inc Press Release-IV-21-014, NRC Proposes $45,000 Fine to Terracon Consultants, Inc2021-10-0101 October 2021 Press Release-IV-21-014: NRC Proposes $45,000 Fine to Terracon Consultants, Inc Press Release-IV-21-012, NRC to Hold Virtual Regulatory Performance Meeting to Discuss Supplemental Inspection Results for Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant2021-09-30030 September 2021 Press Release-IV-21-012: NRC to Hold Virtual Regulatory Performance Meeting to Discuss Supplemental Inspection Results for Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-21-011, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Cooper Nuclear Station2021-08-17017 August 2021 Press Release-IV-21-011: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Cooper Nuclear Station Press Release-IV-21-010, NRC Proposes $45,000 Fine to Idaho State University for Agency Requirement Violations2021-07-26026 July 2021 Press Release-IV-21-010: NRC Proposes $45,000 Fine to Idaho State University for Agency Requirement Violations Press Release-IV-21-009, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Callaway Nuclear Power Plant2021-07-13013 July 2021 Press Release-IV-21-009: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Callaway Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-21-008, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station2021-06-0707 June 2021 Press Release-IV-21-008: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Press Release-IV-21-007, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Columbia Generating Station2021-05-25025 May 2021 Press Release-IV-21-007: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Columbia Generating Station Press Release-IV-21-006, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Columbia Generating Station2021-05-18018 May 2021 Press Release-IV-21-006: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Columbia Generating Station Press Release-IV-21-005, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of 10 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants2021-04-30030 April 2021 Press Release-IV-21-005: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of 10 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-IV-21-004, NRC Schedules a Pre-Decisional Enforcement Teleconference with Idaho State University2021-04-30030 April 2021 Press Release-IV-21-004: NRC Schedules a Pre-Decisional Enforcement Teleconference with Idaho State University Press Release-IV-21-003, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant2021-03-19019 March 2021 Press Release-IV-21-003: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-21-002, NRC Schedules Regulatory Teleconference with Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station2021-01-26026 January 2021 Press Release-IV-21-002: NRC Schedules Regulatory Teleconference with Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Press Release-IV-21-001, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station2021-01-19019 January 2021 Press Release-IV-21-001: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Press Release-IV-20-023, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Arkansas Nuclear One2020-12-16016 December 2020 Press Release-IV-20-023: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Arkansas Nuclear One Press Release-IV-20-027, NRC Schedules Regulatory Teleconference with Entergy Operations2020-12-0202 December 2020 Press Release-IV-20-027: NRC Schedules Regulatory Teleconference with Entergy Operations Press Release-IV-20-026, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant2020-11-23023 November 2020 Press Release-IV-20-026: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-025, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Arkansas Nuclear One2020-11-23023 November 2020 Press Release-IV-20-025: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Arkansas Nuclear One Press Release-IV-20-024, NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Arizona Public Service Company2020-11-18018 November 2020 Press Release-IV-20-024: NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Arizona Public Service Company Press Release-IV-20-022, NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to the Queen'S Medical Center2020-10-28028 October 2020 Press Release-IV-20-022: NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to the Queen'S Medical Center Press Release-IV-20-021, NRC Issues Violation to International Isotopes Inc. Related to 2019 Contamination Incident2020-10-21021 October 2020 Press Release-IV-20-021: NRC Issues Violation to International Isotopes Inc. Related to 2019 Contamination Incident Press Release-IV-20-020, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant2020-10-14014 October 2020 Press Release-IV-20-020: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-019, NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center2020-10-0808 October 2020 Press Release-IV-20-019: NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Press Release-IV-20-018, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant2020-09-30030 September 2020 Press Release-IV-20-018: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-017, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant2020-09-28028 September 2020 Press Release-IV-20-017: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-016, NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to St. Luke'S Regional Medical Center2020-09-16016 September 2020 Press Release-IV-20-016: NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to St. Luke'S Regional Medical Center Press Release-IV-20-015, NRC Schedules Regulatory Teleconference with St. Joseph Regional Medical Center2020-08-18018 August 2020 Press Release-IV-20-015: NRC Schedules Regulatory Teleconference with St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Press Release-IV-20-014, NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to Avera Mckennan2020-08-14014 August 2020 Press Release-IV-20-014: NRC Proposes $7,500 Fine to Avera Mckennan Press Release-IV-20-013, NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with the Queen'S Medical Center2020-08-0404 August 2020 Press Release-IV-20-013: NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with the Queen'S Medical Center Press Release-IV-20-012, NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with International Isotopes Inc2020-07-28028 July 2020 Press Release-IV-20-012: NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with International Isotopes Inc Press Release-IV-20-011, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at South Texas Project2020-07-23023 July 2020 Press Release-IV-20-011: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at South Texas Project Press Release-IV-20-010, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant2020-07-20020 July 2020 Press Release-IV-20-010: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-009, NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with Avera Mckennan Hospital2020-07-0606 July 2020 Press Release-IV-20-009: NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with Avera Mckennan Hospital Press Release-IV-20-008, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Columbia Generating Station2020-06-23023 June 2020 Press Release-IV-20-008: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Columbia Generating Station Press Release-IV-20-007, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of 12 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants2020-06-22022 June 2020 Press Release-IV-20-007: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of 12 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-IV-20-006, NRC Begins Special Inspection at River Bend Nuclear Power Plant2020-05-18018 May 2020 Press Release-IV-20-006: NRC Begins Special Inspection at River Bend Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-005, NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with Terracon Consultants2020-05-15015 May 2020 Press Release-IV-20-005: NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with Terracon Consultants 2023-02-27
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Public Affairs, Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064 RIV: 98-18 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Breck Henderson April 28, 1998 OFFICE: 817/860-8128 PAGER: (800) 443-7243 (065477)
NRC PROPOSES TO FINE WOOD RIVER MEDICAL CENTER $2,750 FOR VIOLATIONS IN ITS NUCLEAR MEDICINE PROGRAM The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has proposed a $2,750 civil penalty against Wood River Medical Center of Sun Valley, Idaho, for numerous violations of NRC requirements in its nuclear medicine program.
NRC is taking this action as the result of findings from an inspection conducted last November 4-December 30; an investigation that was completed on February 23; and information provided by the medical center before the inspection and during an enforcement conference held February 6 at the NRC Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.
NRCs inspection and investigation confirmed that a technician deliberately falsified required radiation surveys. The civil penalty is based on this violation and 20 other instances of noncompliance with NRC administrative, monitoring, training and record-keeping requirements. Wood River also was cited for another procedural violation, but a fine was not proposed.
The NRC has determined that none of these safety violations resulted in a radiation exposure to hospital staff or patients. In his letter informing Wood River of the civil penalty, NRC Regional Administrator Ellis Merschoff noted that the violations were discovered after a former medical center technologist, on his own initiative, told hospital management that he had prepared inaccurate records of radiation surveys never performed. The medical center then contracted with a consultant to review its nuclear medicine program, informed the NRC of the reported records falsification, and later reported the consultants findings to the agency. Although the consultant did not find every violation, Mr. Merschoff said, he identified the more significant ones.
Mr. Merschoff pointed out that a lack of oversight by the radiation safety
officer and hospital administration contributed to the willful falsification of records.
NRC investigators determined that the former employee involved had never been formally trained as a nuclear medicine technologist. The individual also said he was working up to 200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> during a two-week pay period and did not fully understand many of the tasks he was assigned.
These violations clearly indicate a deterioration of your radiation safety program, Mr. Merschoff wrote. He added that training and program reviews scheduled after an NRC inspection in 1993 proved ineffective in ensuring lasting corrective actions for violations observed at that time because of a similar lack of oversight. The regional administrator said NRC decided to propose a fine because of the lack of oversight...over a period of several years and the pervasiveness of the breakdown in your radiation safety program.
The hospital must respond to the Notice of Violation in writing within 30 days. The response must document specify actions taken to prevent recurrence of the violations. During this time the company may pay the fine or file a protest.