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| number = ML21105A055
| number = ML23024A024
| issue date = 04/12/2021
| issue date = 01/24/2023
| title = Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC - NRC Inspection No. 04008850/2021001 and Notice of Violation
| title = Hospital of Central Connecticut NRC Inspection Report 03001250/2021001 and Notice of Violation
| author name = Cahill C
| author name = Lorson R
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-I
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-I/ORA
| addressee name = Fritz C
| addressee name = Edwards J
| addressee affiliation = Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC
| addressee affiliation = Hospital of Central Connecticut
| docket = 04008850
| docket = 03001250
| license number = SUB-1440
| license number = 06-02388-01
| contact person =  
| contact person =  
| case reference number = EA-22-050
| document report number = IR 2021001
| document report number = IR 2021001
| document type = Inspection Report, Letter, Notice of Violation
| document type = Letter
| page count = 9
| page count = 4
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==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS, LLC - NRC INSPECTION NO.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION - THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT -
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 03001250/2021001


04008850/2021001 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
==Dear Jeanette Edwards:==
This letter refers to the routine inspection conducted on March 5, 2021, with on-site inspection from March 21-23, 2021, and with continued in-office review through August 19, 2022, of activities performed under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license issued to the Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC). The purpose of the inspection was to examine the HOCCs licensed activities as they relate to radiation safety, compliance with the NRCs regulations, and the conditions in the license. Based on the results of the inspection, the NRC staff identified apparent violations (AVs) of NRC requirements. NRC staff discussed the AVs with you during a telephonic exit meeting on [[Exit meeting date::August 19, 2022]], and described the AVs in the NRC inspection report sent to you in a letter dated September 15, 2022 (ML22258A099). 1 The inspection report, and the AVs described therein, concern Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), and disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability. Therefore, the inspection report enclosed with the September 15, 2022, letter was not publicly available, and details regarding the AVs were provided in a non-public enclosure.


==Dear Mr. Fritz:==
In the letter transmitting the inspection report, we informed you that the AVs identified in the report were being considered for escalated enforcement action. In a telephone conversation on September 22, 2022, Anne DeFrancisco of my staff informed you that we had sufficient information regarding the AVs and your corrective actions to make an enforcement decision without the need for a pre-decisional enforcement conference or a written response from you.
This letter refers to the inspection conducted on March 1, 2021, at your Rocket Center, WV facility. This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to public health and safety, and to confirm compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selected examination of procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel. Additional information was requested on March 1, 2021, and received on March 9, 2021. A final exit meeting was held with you and your staff on March 30, 2021.


Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that one Severity Level IV violation(s) of NRC requirements occurred. The violation was evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy. The current Enforcement Policy is included on the NRC's Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) because the violation was identified by the NRC.
Enclosure transmitted herewith contains Sensitive, Unclassified, Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from the Enclosure, the transmittal document is decontrolled.


You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. If you have additional information that you believe the NRC should consider, you may provide it in your response to the Notice. The NRC review of your response to the Notice will also determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Designation in parentheses refers to an Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number. Unless otherwise noted, documents referenced in this letter are publicly-available using the accession number in ADAMS. In a letter dated October 21, 2022 (ML22336A183; non-public), you provided a response to the AVs in which you provide further detail about the violations and the HOCCs corrective actions.


In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction.
A summary of your response, the NRC staffs assessment of the AVs, and the actions taken by the HOCC to correct and prevent reoccurrence of these issues is provided in the non-public Enclosure 1.


If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Randolph Ragland of my staff at 610-337-5083 or via electronic mail at Randolph.Ragland@nrc.gov. Thank you for your cooperation.
Based on the information developed during the inspection, the NRC has determined that one or more violations of NRC requirements occurred and have been categorized in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy as Severity Level III (SL III) violations, which is escalated enforcement. The NRC Enforcement Policy can be found on the NRCs website at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html. The violations are cited in the Notice of Violation (Notice), provided as non-public Enclosure 2, and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the subject inspection report.


Sincerely, Christopher Digitally signed by Christopher G. Cahill Date: 2021.04.12 13:46:19 -04'00'
In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $8,000 is considered for a SL III violation. Because your facility has not been the subject of escalated enforcement actions within the last two inspections, the NRC staff considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section 2.3.4 of the Enforcement Policy. The NRC staff determined that the HOCC took prompt and comprehensive corrective actions, and credit is, therefore, warranted. Enclosure 2 (non-public) provides an explanation of the severity level determinations and a description of the HOCCs corrective actions to address the violations. Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations, and in recognition of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, not to propose a civil penalty in this case. However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance of the SL III violations constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection effort.
G. Cahill Christopher G. Cahill, Chief Commercial, Industrial, R&D and Academic Branch Division of Radiological Safety and Security Region I Docket No. 04008850 License No. SUB-1440 Enclosure:
 
Notice of Violation cc w/ enclosure George Sherman, Radiation Safety Officer State of West Virginia
The NRC has concluded that information regarding: (1) the reason for the violations; (2) the corrective actions that have been taken and the results achieved; and (3) the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in Inspection Report No. 03001250/2021001, your letter dated October 21, 2022, and this letter. Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice.
 
Separately, in your October 21, 2022, letter, you identified an error in NRC Inspection Report No. 03001250/2021001. A corrected copy of the inspection report was provided to you with a letter dated January 23, 2023 (ML23023A111, ML23023A106; non-public).
 
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. However, the material enclosed herewith contains Security-Related Information as described above. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS). If you choose to respond and Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark your entire response Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). The NRC also includes significant enforcement actions on its Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Anne DeFrancisco of my staff at 610-337-5078 or Anne.DeFrancisco@nrc.gov.
 
Sincerely, Raymond Digitally signed by Raymond K. Lorson K. Lorson Date: 2023.01.24 11:01:04 -05'00'
Raymond K. Lorson Regional Administrator Docket No. 03001250 License No. 06-02388-01 Enclosures:
1. Summary of licensee response, assessment of violations and corrective actions (non-public)
2. Notice of Violation (non-public)
cc w/encl:
George Pavlonnis, Radiation Safety Officer State of Connecticut SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION - THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT -
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 03001250/2021001: DATED January 24, 2023 DISTRIBUTION w/encl:
ADAMS SECY    RIDSSECYMAILCENTER OEMAIL OEWEB D Dorman, EDO  RIDSEDOMAILCENTER C Haney, DEDM D Pelton, OE  RIDSOEMAILCENTER T Martinez-Navedo, OE J Peralta, OE N Hasan, OE L Sreenivas, OE J Lubinski, NMSS  RIDSNMSSOD RESOURCE R Lewis, NMSS K Williams, NMSS M Burgess, NMSS Enforcement Coordinators RII, RIII, RIV (M Kowal; D Betancourt-Roldan; J Groom)
L Baer, OGC  RIDSOGCMAILCENTER T Steinfeldt, OGC H Harrington, OPA  RIDSOPAMAILCENTER R Feitel, OIG  RIDSOIGMAILCENTER D DAbate, OCFO  RIDSOCFOMAILCENTER R Lorson, RA  R1ORAMAIL RESOURCE D Collins, DRA  R1ORAMAIL RESOURCE B Welling, DRSS, RI  R1DRSSMAILRESOURCE T Bloomer, DRSS, RI A DeFrancisco, DRSS, RI R Elliott, DRSS, RI H Ahmed, DRSS, RI D Screnci, PAO-RI / N Sheehan, PAO-RI F Gaskins, SAO-RI/ L Hanson, SAO-RI B Klukan, ORA, RI R McKinley, ORA, RI ML23024A024 Public Non-Sensitive DOCUMENT NAME: S:\Enf-allg\Enforcement\Proposed-Actions\Region1\HOCC PUBLIC NOV EA-22-050_ML22314A103.docx X Non-Sensitive  X Publicly Available X SUNSI Review/ MMM Sensitive  Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/ORA RI/DRSS RI/ORA RI/ORA OE NAME M McLaughlin A DeFrancisco B Klukan NLO R McKinley L Sreenivas DATE 11/10/22 12/02/22 12/05/22 12/12/22 1/09/23 OFFICE      RI/DRSS RA NAME      B Welling R Lorson DATE      1/18/23 1/24/23 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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Hospital of Central Connecticut NRC Inspection Report 03001250/2021001 and Notice of Violation
ML23024A024
Person / Time
Site: 03001250, 05000202
Issue date: 01/24/2023
From: Ray Lorson
Region 1 Administrator
To: Edwards J
Hospital of Central Connecticut
References
EA-22-050 IR 2021001
Download: ML23024A024 (4)
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January 24, 2023

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION - THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT -

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 03001250/2021001

Dear Jeanette Edwards:

This letter refers to the routine inspection conducted on March 5, 2021, with on-site inspection from March 21-23, 2021, and with continued in-office review through August 19, 2022, of activities performed under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license issued to the Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC). The purpose of the inspection was to examine the HOCCs licensed activities as they relate to radiation safety, compliance with the NRCs regulations, and the conditions in the license. Based on the results of the inspection, the NRC staff identified apparent violations (AVs) of NRC requirements. NRC staff discussed the AVs with you during a telephonic exit meeting on August 19, 2022, and described the AVs in the NRC inspection report sent to you in a letter dated September 15, 2022 (ML22258A099). 1 The inspection report, and the AVs described therein, concern Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), and disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability. Therefore, the inspection report enclosed with the September 15, 2022, letter was not publicly available, and details regarding the AVs were provided in a non-public enclosure.

In the letter transmitting the inspection report, we informed you that the AVs identified in the report were being considered for escalated enforcement action. In a telephone conversation on September 22, 2022, Anne DeFrancisco of my staff informed you that we had sufficient information regarding the AVs and your corrective actions to make an enforcement decision without the need for a pre-decisional enforcement conference or a written response from you.

Enclosure transmitted herewith contains Sensitive, Unclassified, Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from the Enclosure, the transmittal document is decontrolled.

Designation in parentheses refers to an Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number. Unless otherwise noted, documents referenced in this letter are publicly-available using the accession number in ADAMS. In a letter dated October 21, 2022 (ML22336A183; non-public), you provided a response to the AVs in which you provide further detail about the violations and the HOCCs corrective actions.

A summary of your response, the NRC staffs assessment of the AVs, and the actions taken by the HOCC to correct and prevent reoccurrence of these issues is provided in the non-public Enclosure 1.

Based on the information developed during the inspection, the NRC has determined that one or more violations of NRC requirements occurred and have been categorized in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy as Severity Level III (SL III) violations, which is escalated enforcement. The NRC Enforcement Policy can be found on the NRCs website at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html. The violations are cited in the Notice of Violation (Notice), provided as non-public Enclosure 2, and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the subject inspection report.

In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $8,000 is considered for a SL III violation. Because your facility has not been the subject of escalated enforcement actions within the last two inspections, the NRC staff considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section 2.3.4 of the Enforcement Policy. The NRC staff determined that the HOCC took prompt and comprehensive corrective actions, and credit is, therefore, warranted. Enclosure 2 (non-public) provides an explanation of the severity level determinations and a description of the HOCCs corrective actions to address the violations. Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations, and in recognition of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, not to propose a civil penalty in this case. However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance of the SL III violations constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection effort.

The NRC has concluded that information regarding: (1) the reason for the violations; (2) the corrective actions that have been taken and the results achieved; and (3) the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in Inspection Report No. 03001250/2021001, your letter dated October 21, 2022, and this letter. Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice.

Separately, in your October 21, 2022, letter, you identified an error in NRC Inspection Report No. 03001250/2021001. A corrected copy of the inspection report was provided to you with a letter dated January 23, 2023 (ML23023A111, ML23023A106; non-public).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. However, the material enclosed herewith contains Security-Related Information as described above. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS). If you choose to respond and Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark your entire response Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). The NRC also includes significant enforcement actions on its Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Anne DeFrancisco of my staff at 610-337-5078 or Anne.DeFrancisco@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Raymond Digitally signed by Raymond K. Lorson K. Lorson Date: 2023.01.24 11:01:04 -05'00'

Raymond K. Lorson Regional Administrator Docket No. 03001250 License No. 06-02388-01 Enclosures:

1. Summary of licensee response, assessment of violations and corrective actions (non-public)

2. Notice of Violation (non-public)

cc w/encl:

George Pavlonnis, Radiation Safety Officer State of Connecticut SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION - THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT -

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 03001250/2021001: DATED January 24, 2023 DISTRIBUTION w/encl:

ADAMS SECY RIDSSECYMAILCENTER OEMAIL OEWEB D Dorman, EDO RIDSEDOMAILCENTER C Haney, DEDM D Pelton, OE RIDSOEMAILCENTER T Martinez-Navedo, OE J Peralta, OE N Hasan, OE L Sreenivas, OE J Lubinski, NMSS RIDSNMSSOD RESOURCE R Lewis, NMSS K Williams, NMSS M Burgess, NMSS Enforcement Coordinators RII, RIII, RIV (M Kowal; D Betancourt-Roldan; J Groom)

L Baer, OGC RIDSOGCMAILCENTER T Steinfeldt, OGC H Harrington, OPA RIDSOPAMAILCENTER R Feitel, OIG RIDSOIGMAILCENTER D DAbate, OCFO RIDSOCFOMAILCENTER R Lorson, RA R1ORAMAIL RESOURCE D Collins, DRA R1ORAMAIL RESOURCE B Welling, DRSS, RI R1DRSSMAILRESOURCE T Bloomer, DRSS, RI A DeFrancisco, DRSS, RI R Elliott, DRSS, RI H Ahmed, DRSS, RI D Screnci, PAO-RI / N Sheehan, PAO-RI F Gaskins, SAO-RI/ L Hanson, SAO-RI B Klukan, ORA, RI R McKinley, ORA, RI ML23024A024 Public Non-Sensitive DOCUMENT NAME: S:\Enf-allg\Enforcement\Proposed-Actions\Region1\HOCC PUBLIC NOV EA-22-050_ML22314A103.docx X Non-Sensitive X Publicly Available X SUNSI Review/ MMM Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/ORA RI/DRSS RI/ORA RI/ORA OE NAME M McLaughlin A DeFrancisco B Klukan NLO R McKinley L Sreenivas DATE 11/10/22 12/02/22 12/05/22 12/12/22 1/09/23 OFFICE RI/DRSS RA NAME B Welling R Lorson DATE 1/18/23 1/24/23 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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