Press Release-I-99-013, NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Special Testing Laboratories, Allowing Resumption of Licensed Activities

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Press Release-I-99-013, NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Special Testing Laboratories, Allowing Resumption of Licensed Activities
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Issue date: 02/08/1999
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UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofPublicAffairs,RegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406Fax:610/337-5241Internet:dps@nrc.govornas@nrc.govI-99-13February8,1999Contact:DianeScrenci(610/337-5330)FORIMMEDIATERELEASENeilA.Sheehan(610/337-5331)NRCISSUESCONFIRMATORYORDERTOSPECIALTESTINGLABORATORIES,ALLOWINGRESUMPTIONOFLICENSEDACTIVITIESTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffhasissuedaconfirmatoryordertoSpecialTestingLaboratoriesofBethel,Conn.,allowingthecompanytoresumetakingpartinNRC licensedactivities,aslongascertainconditionsaremet.Theorder,whichconfirmsanagreementreachedwiththecompany,requires,inpart,that:RichardC.SpecialereplaceRichardA.SpecialeastheSpecialTestingLaboratories' RadiationSafetyOfficer.ItalsospecifiesthatRichardA.Specialewillrefrainfromany involvementorinfluenceintheconductofNRClicensedactivities,andthatthecompanywill notifytheNRCifthoseconditionsarenotmet.Theorderalsorequiresthecompanytoretain theservicesofanindependentconsultanttoperformeightquarterlyauditsoftheSpecial TestingLaboratories'radiationsafetyprogram,beginning30daysfromreceiptoftheorder.SpecialTestingLaboratoriesinBethel,Conn.,isauthorizedtopossessanduseportablenucleargauges.AnNRCorderissuedinDecemberrequiredthecompanytosuspendall activitiesunderitsNRClicense.Thatactionstemmedfromaninspectioninthefallwhich determinedthatRichardA.SpecialehadprovidedinformationtotheNRCregardingthenumber ofgaugesbeingusedaswellasthenumberofusersandtheirtraining,allofwhichheknew wasnotcompleteandaccurateinallmaterialrespects.Inaddition,Mr.Specialeadmittedthat hehad"neverstoppedusingthenucleargauges"afteralicenseissuedtoanothercompany, TestwellCraigLaboratoriesofConnecticut,Inc.,(wherehewasalsopresident)was suspendedfornonpaymentoffees.Intheconfirmatoryorder,NRCDeputyExecutiveDirectorforRegulatoryEffectiveness,MalcolmR.Knapp,said,"implementationofthecommitmentswillprovideassurancethat sufficientresourceswillbeappliedtotheradiationsafetyprogram,andthattheprogramwillbe conductedsafelyandinaccordancewithNRCrequirements."IssuanceofthisconfirmatoryorderdoesnotprecludetheNRCfromtakingfurtherenforcementactionagainstthelicenseeand/orRichardA.Specialeasanindividual,upon completionoftheongoingNRCinvestigation.