Press Release-IV-08-040, NRC to Hold Predecisional Enforcement Conference with Sabia, Inc

Press Release-IV-08-040: NRC to Hold Predecisional Enforcement Conference with Sabia, Inc

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Issue date:	10/21/2008
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Telephone: (817) 860-8128 No. IV-08-040 October 21, 2008

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Victor Dricks E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: (817) 860-8128 NRC TO HOLD PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE WITH SABIA, INC.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a pre-decisional enforcement conference on Nov. 10 with officials from Sabia, Inc., of Idaho Falls, Idaho, to discuss apparent violations of NRC requirements for the handling and use of radioactive materials.

The apparent violations stem from a Feb. 29 incident at the companys lab during which several workers were exposed to radioactive Strontium-90 when a sealed source was breached.

The apparent violations involve inadequacies in the companys radiation protection program and failure to perform a leak test of a radioactive source when it was removed from storage prior to use.

The apparent violations are described in an NRC inspection report that is publicly available on the NRCs web site or from the NRCs Public Document Room (ADAMS Accession Number ML082940325.)

The meeting, which will be open to public observation, will begin at 8 a.m. in the NRCs Region IV offices in Arlington, Texas. The public will have an opportunity to observe and ask questions of the NRC staff before the meeting is adjourned. Members of the public can listen to the meeting via special telephone line by calling 1-800-952-9677 and asking to be connected to the meeting.

No decision on the final significance, the apparent violations or any contemplated enforcement action will be made during the conference. Those decisions will be made by NRC officials at a later date.

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