Press Release-I-00-077, NRC Bans President of Pennsylvania Company from NRC-Licensed Activities for Three Years

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Press Release-I-00-077: NRC Bans President of Pennsylvania Company from NRC-Licensed Activities for Three Years
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Issue date: 11/06/2000
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NRCNEWSU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONOFFICEOFPUBLICAFFAIRS,REGIONI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406No.I-00-77November6,2000CONTACT:DianeScrenci(610)337-5330/e-mail:dps@nrc.govNeilA.Sheehan(610)337-5331/e-mail:nas@nrc.govNRCBANSPRESIDENTOFPENNSYLVANIACOMPANYFROMNRC-LICENSEDACTIVITIESFORTHREEYEARSTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffhasissuedanorderbanningDavidD.KlepadlofromNRC-licensedactivitiesforthreeyearsforprovidingfalseinformationtotheNRCregardingthe locationoftwogaugescontainingradioactivematerial.Theorderiseffectiveimmediately.Mr.KlepadloisthepresidentofDavidD.Klepadlo&AssociatesinMoosic,Pa.Thecompany'slicensetopossesstwogaugeswasrevokedbytheNRCinAugust1999fornon-paymentof fees.DuringaphoneconversationwithanNRCinspectorandinalettertotheNRC,Mr.Klepadlo claimedthegaugeshadbeentransferredbacktothemanufacturer.Whenrepeatedattemptsbythe NRCtoverifythedispositionofthegaugesfailed,theNRCconductedaninspectionatthecompany's facilityinFebruaryofthisyear.Theinspectorfoundbothgaugesstoredatthefacility.TheNRChasconcludedthatMr.KlepadloviolatedtherequirementthatinformationprovidedtotheNRCbecompleteandaccurateinallmaterialrespects,andcausedhiscompanytobein violationofNRCrequirements.Intheorder,CarlJ.Paperiello,NRCDeputyExecutiveDirectorforMaterials,ResearchandStatePrograms,said,"deliberatelyandknowinglyprovidingfalseinformationtotheNRCcallsinto questionhis[Mr.Klepadlo's]trustworthinessandreliability,andraisesseriousquestionsastowhether hecanberelieduptocomplywithNRCrequirementsandtoprovidecompleteandaccurate informationtotheNRC."Mr.Klepadlohas20daystorespondtothisorder.