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A self-revealing finding with an apparent … A self-revealing finding with an apparent violation of regulatory requirements was identified involving a failure of the licensee to properly radiologically characterize, prepare, and ship a package containing radioactive material in a manner that assured, under conditions normally incident to transport, conformance with Department of Transportation (DOT) radiation level limitations specified by 49 CFR 173.441(a), (i.e., 200 millirem per hour (mrem/h)) on any external surface of the package as required by 10 CFR 71.5 (and 49 CFR 173.441(a)). Additionally, the licensee did not provide nor ensure that the individuals involved in preparing this shipment were trained and qualified for the task as specified by 49 CFR 172.704, Training Requirements. The finding involved an October 29, 2008, radioactive material shipment, via an exclusive-use open transport vehicle that was determined to have radiation levels of 1630 mrem/h on the external surface of a package upon receipt at the shipping destination. As immediate corrective actions, the licensee suspended all radioactive shipment activities. The licensee entered this performance deficiency in their corrective action program; initiated a root cause evaluation; and initiated corrective measures, including various process improvements to prevent recurrence. This finding is more than minor since it was associated with the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone program and process attribute and affected the cornerstone objective to ensure adequate protection of the public from exposure to radioactive materials given that package radiation levels were elevated. Preliminarily, the significance of this finding is considered as having a substantial safety significance (Yellow), since the radiation level was greater than five times the limit (1000 mrem/h) but less than ten times the limit (2000 mrem/h) specified by the DOT regulatory requirement. Although the surface of the package with elevated radiation levels would not be routinely accessible to a member of the public during transport, that aspect was fortuitous and not the result of design nor package preparation by the licensee. The condition had the potential to adversely affect personnel who would normally receive the package or respond to an incident involving the package, with a reasonable expectation that the package conformed to DOT radiation limitations. Additionally, the cause of this finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance. Specifically, the licensee failed to appropriately plan the work activity by incorporating risk insights and job site conditions, including conditions which may impact radiological safety (H.3 (a)). This finding is documented within the licensees corrective action system as RCE 1157726. (Section 2PS2ction system as RCE 1157726. (Section 2PS2
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