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Name and
NRC Action Number |
NRC Action Type |
Date Issued |
Description |
Mark Sharp
IA-07-039 |
IAORDER |
10/19/2007 |
On October 19, 2007, a Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately)
was issued as part of a settlement agreement confirming commitments
reached during alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation. In
this case, the NRC concluded that the individual deliberately falsified
a steam generator blowdown log entry in order to cover up an error
he had made. As part of the settlement agreement, the individual
agreed to take a number of actions including: restricting his 10
CFR Part 55 related activities until certain specified actions were
accomplished; submitting a letter to the NRC outlining why the NRC
can have confidence in his future activities in the industry; and
sharing his lessons learned with the industry through several venues. |
Joseph S. Shepherd
IA-08-014 |
IAORDER |
09/08/2008 |
On September 8, 2008, a Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately)
was issued to Mr. Joseph S. Shepherd, a contractor for Source Production
and Equipment Company (SPEC), confirming commitments reached as part
of conjoined negotiations with the Department of Justice (DOJ). As
a result of the plea negotiations with DOJ, Mr. Shepherd agreed to
not contest the Order. The Order was issued based on Mr. Shepherd’s
failure to comply with certain NRC Certificate of Compliance (CoC)
requirements regarding a shipping package and his engagement in deliberate
misconduct which caused SPEC to be in violation of 10 CFR 71.3. Specifically,
SPEC, an NRC licensee pursuant to 10 CFR Part 110, shipped licensed
radioactive material to Mexico on July 15, 2003, December 4, 2003,
and May 20, 2004 while (1) the end caps were physically and dimensionally
different from those approved in the CoC, and (2) the package was
not inspected prior to shipment as required by the CoC. Mr. Shepherd
agreed that he authorized modifications to the transportation package
without prior NRC approval and that he concealed these package non-conformances
from SPEC at the time of the shipments. Mr. Shepherd also agreed
that he did not perform inspections of the shipping package as required
by the CoC prior to the shipments to Mexico, but provided SPEC documentation
which indicated that he performed the required inspections. As a
result, SPEC, which relied on Mr. Shepherd’s representations
that the shipping package complied with all regulatory requirements,
shipped NRC licensed material without a license in violation of 10
CFR 71.3. The Order and DOJ agreement will prohibit Mr. Shepherd
from participating in 10 CFR Part 71 licensed activities indefinitely.
He also will (1) be subject to additional unannounced inspections
for five years from the date of the Order, (2) notify and make available
copies of the Order to customers, (3) attend additional regulatory
safety training, and (4) prepare a presentation for an industry conference
describing the circumstances of his violations. |
Andrew Siemaszko
IA-05-021 |
IAORDER
|
04/21/2005
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On April 21, 2005, an Order prohibiting involvement in NRC-licensed
activities (for five years) from the effective date of the Order
was issued to the individual based on his deliberate activities
while employed at the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant. As a former
system
engineer, the individual deliberately provided inaccurate and incomplete
information concerning the description of the efforts and results
associated with removal of boric acid deposits from the reactor
pressure vessel head.
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AMENDMENT-
TO ORDER |
10/17/2006 |
On October 17, 2006, Amendment of Order was issued which provides
notice of additional examples further substantiating the violation
of 10 CFR 50.5(a)(2) cited in the April 21, 2005, order with respect
to deliberate submission of incomplete and inaccurate information
to FENOC and the NRC. This Amendment of Order does not otherwise
alter the statements or terms of the April 21, 2005, order. |
Jack J. Spurling
IA-01-030 |
IAORDER |
02/25/2005 |
On February 25, 2005, the NRC issued an Order Prohibiting Involvement
in NRC-Licensed Activities (for three years) to Jack J.
Spurling, former Site Superintendent for the Williams Power Corporation,
a contractor at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. Mr. Spurling deliberately
provided materially inaccurate information to the NRC Office of Investigations
during an interview and to the NRC staff during a predecisional enforcement
conference in violation of 10 CFR 50.5(a)(2). |
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