NRC PROPOSES $6,000 FINE
FOR LONGVIEW INSPECTION, INC. OF HOUSTON, TX
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In a letter to the company, Thomas P. Gwynn, Acting Administrator of the NRC’s Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, said that as a result of an NRC inspection on April 11, the agency determined that the company violated NRC requirements associated with the control of radioactive materials. “During an inspection of a temporary job site in Janesville, Wisconsin, an NRC inspector determined that Longview radiography personnel were not maintaining adequate surveillance of a radiography camera, as required,” Mr. Gwynn said.

“In particular, we noted that this incident appeared to be very similar to one which occurred on October 9, 2001, which resulted in the NRC issuing escalated enforcement action to Longview,” Mr. Gwynn said.

The company said it has taken corrective actions by discussing the incident with all radiography personnel to stress the importance of securing industrial radiographic devices, distributing a memo reinforcing radiation safety requirements, conducting more frequent and unannounced audits of radiography personnel by radiation safety and management personnel, and creating incentives for radiographers and regional managers to follow safety requirements.

The NRC has classified the violations as a Severity Level III problem, which carries a $6,000 fine. The agency uses a four-level severity scale in which Severity Level I is the most serious. The company has 30 days to either pay the civil penalty or to challenge the proposed fine.

The NRC’s letter, its enclosures, and the company’s response will be made available to interested members of the public through the agency’s public electronic reading room at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Help in accessing these documents is available from the NRC Public Document Room at (301) 415-4737 or at 1-800-397-4209.

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