NRC: News Release - Region I - 2008-047 - NRC Proposes $3,250 Fine Against New Jersey Hospital for Violations of NRC Requirements

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No. I-08-047		July 31, 2008
CONTACT:	Diane Screnci (610) 337-5330 Neil A. Sheehan (610) 337-5331	E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov
NRC PROPOSES $3,250 FINE AGAINST NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL FOR VIOLATIONS OF NRC REQUIREMENTS Printable Version
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $3,250 fine against Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, N.J., for violations of NRC requirements. NRC identified the violations during an inspection in April of this year. The violations involve the failure to implement security requirements in a timely manner. The details of these violations are being withheld because they are related to security at the facility. The problems associated with the violations, which did not pose a threat to public health and safety, have been appropriately addressed. In determining the appropriate enforcement action, the agency took into consideration that the medical center had not been the subject of an enforcement action in the past two years; and that while the company took comprehensive actions to correct the problems and prevent recurrence, those actions were not prompt. The medical center is required to respond to this enforcement action within 30 days. The letter forwarding the notice of violation, the notice itself, and any response that the company provides will not be publicly released because of their sensitive nature.
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