Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
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Date |
Description |
S. C. Johnson & Son., Inc., WI
EA-97-338 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
09/03/1997 |
False statements made to NRC inspector and deliberate improper disposal
of radioactive material. |
Sabia, Inc., CA
EA-05-204 |
ORDER |
11/02/2005 |
On November 22, 2005, as part of an Alternative Dispute Resolution
settlement agreement, as documented in a Confirmatory Order, Sabia,
Inc., acknowledged two violations of NRC requirements involving its
failure to comply with 10 CFR 150.20 compliance and transfer of licensed
material to individuals who were not authorized to receive it. As
part of the settlement agreement, Sabia also agreed to provide additional
training to its employees and to conduct additional audits. The NRC
has agreed not to draw any conclusions on whether willfulness was
involved or to pursue further enforcement actions related to these
specific issues. |
Sadovsky, Roy (DVM), NJ
EA-97-019;
EA-97-150 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$4,000
&
ORDER |
05/01/1997 |
Order terminating license, Order prohibiting involvement in licensed
activities, and proposed civil penalty based on deliberate use of
licensed material at unauthorized location. |
Sadovsky, Roy (DVM), NJ
EA-96-349 |
ORDER |
09/13/1996 |
Licensee apparently deliberately used licensed material at an unauthorized
location and numerous other violations, including failure to maintain. |
Safety Light Corporation, PA
EA-03-219 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/18/2005 |
On November 18, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued as part
of the terms of a settlement agreement reached between the Safety
Light Corporation (SLC), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NOV was issued
for a Severity Level III problem involving: (1) the willful failure
to make payments to the decommissioning trust fund in accordance
with the schedules defined in SLC’s license conditions; and
(2) the failure to dispose of pre-2000 tritium wastes in accordance
with SLC’s license conditions. |
Safety Light Corporation, PA
EA-04-148 |
ORDER
WITHDRAWAL |
12/10/2004 |
On December 10, 2004, the NRC issued an immediately effective Order
Suspending Licenses based on the licensee’s failure to meet
financial assurance requirements. The NRC also denied the licensee’s
application to renew its licenses at the same time. |
Saint Clare's Hospital, NJ
EA-99-210 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/16/1999 |
Three violations involving (1) failure to survey (2) failure to
maintain control and surveillance of licensed material, and (3) failure
to report loss of material to NRC. |
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation,
NJ
EA-04-035 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,500 |
05/05/2004 |
On May 5, 2004, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of
Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,500 was issued for a Severity Level
III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal
and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed
material (150 millicuries of americium-241 in a thickness gauge,
a generally-licensed device) in a controlled area, resulting in the
loss of the gauge. Although the civil penalty would have been fully
mitigated based on the normal civil penalty assessment process, a
base civil penalty was assessed in accordance with Section VII.A.1.g
of the Enforcement Policy to reflect the significance of maintaining
control of licensed material. |
Saint Joseph (City of), MO
EA-08-266 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/11/2008 |
On December 11, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to use a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge whenever the gauge was not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee as required in 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, the licensee stored the gauge in a storage room with the key in the door lock rendering the physical barrier ineffective. Additionally, a second independent physical barrier was not provided. |
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Ind
EA-05-128 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$19,200 |
09/22/2005 |
On September 23, 2005, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalties in the cumulative amount of $19, 200, was issued
for three Severity Level II problems, one Severity Level II violation,
and two Severity Level IV violations, associated with brachytherapy
treatments that resulted in unintended radiation doses to five patients.
Because these violations directly contributed to significant health
consequences for Patients Nos. 3, 4, and 5, each of those three events
is categorized as a separate Severity Level II problem in accordance
with the NRC Enforcement Policy. In addition, the licensee became
aware that three medical events had occurred and did not notify the
NRC of the events until more than one day after the medical events
were discovered, contrary to 10 CFR 35.3045(c) that requires licensees
to notify the NRC Operations Center, by telephone, no later than
the next calendar day after discovery of such events. The events
associated with Patients Nos. 1 and 2 are categorized as separate
examples of a Severity Level IV problem in accordance with the NRC
Enforcement Policy due to the more limited health consequences associated
with these medical events. |
Saint Louis University, MO
EA-07-317 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/31/2008 |
On March 31, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to control and maintain
constant surveillance of licensed material that is in controlled
or unrestricted area. Specifically, the licensee did not secure from
unauthorized removal or limit access to materials containing regulated
amount of iodine-125 located in the Medical School building and regulated
amount of hydrogen-3 located in the Pediatric Research Institute,
both of which were controlled areas. |
Salem International University, WV
EA-03-114 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/24/2003 |
On July 24, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to retain and identify
a Radiation Safety Officer on the license. |
Schleede-Hampton Associates, IL
EA-96-130 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/22/1996 |
Use of gauges in NRC jurisdication without filing Form-241. |
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, TX
EA-03-010 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$90,000
|
10/14/2003 |
On October 14, 2003, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalties in the amount of $90,000 was issued for three
Severity Level III problems involving: (1) the failure to keep 13
public radiation doses within NRC limits ($78,000); (2) the willful
failure to perform radiation surveys, and failure to maintain control
of a radioactive well-logging source ($6,000); and (3) the failure
to follow emergency procedures and secure the source after it was
found ($6,000). |
SCI Engineering, Inc., IL
EA-01-237 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/15/2001 |
On November 15, 2001, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,000 was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized
removal or limit access to byproduct material (Cesium-137 and Americium-241)
contained in two portable moisture/density gauges and the failure
to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material.
Although the civil penalty would have been fully mitigated based on
the normal civil penalty assessment process, a base civil penalty
was assessed in accordance with Section VII.A.1.g of the Enforcement
Policy to reflect the significance of maintaining the control of licensed
material. |
Servicing Imaging Systems International, NJ
EA-97-540 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/31/1997 |
Numerous violations indicative of breakdown in control of licensed
activities. |
Shannon and Wilson, Inc., AK
EA-96-446
|
NOV
(SL III) |
01/31/1997 |
An overexposure to a member of the public |
Sheffield Clinic, MI
EA-96-526 |
NOV
(SL II) |
03/21/1997 |
Deliberate falsification of certification of disposal of all byproduct
material. |
Shilts, Graves & Associates, Inc., IN
EA-96-043 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/08/1996 |
Device containing NRC-licensed material was damaged. |
Sibley Memorial Hospital, DC
EA-00-245 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/26/2001 |
On February 26, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving failure of the licensee's quality management
program to include an adequate written procedure to meet the objective
that each administration of byproduct material or radiation from byproduct
material is in accordance with a written directive. |
SibTech, Inc. , NY
EA-99-123 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/21/1999 |
Violation involves the unauthorized transfer of byproduct material. |
Sinai Hospital, MI
EA-98-523
|
NOV
(SL III) |
12/18/1998 |
Misadministration. |
Sioux Valley Hospital Association, SD
EA-00-177 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/30/2000 |
A Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III violation was issued
on November 30, 2000. The action was based on multiple failures to
implement the licensee's quality management program from calendar
year 1997 through April 2000. The technologist failed to verify, prior
to administering byproduct material, that the specific details of
the administration were in accordance with the written directive.
These failures contributed to 66 recordable events and one medical
misadministration. |
Soil Consultants, Inc., VA
EA-04-103 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$9,600 |
10/06/2004 |
On October 6, 2004, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of $9,600 was issued for a Severity
Level II violation for discrimination against an employee for engaging
in certain protected activities (reporting safety concerns to his
employer or to the NRC). |
ORDERCP
$9,600 |
01/27/2005 |
ORDER
|
04/27/2005 |
On April 27, 2005, an immediately effective Confirmatory Order
was issued to confirm commitments made as part of a settlement agreement
concerning an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in the amount
of $9,000 issued on February 1, 2005. The action was based on a Severity
Level II violation for discrimination against an employee for engaging
in certain protected activities (reporting safety concerns to his
employer or to the NRC). In response to the Order, the licensee requested
the use of the NRC’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process
to resolve differences it had with the NRC concerning the violation.
As part of the settlement agreement that was reached through the
ADR process, the licensee agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount
of $1,200 and to take additional corrective actions to emphasize
the importance of a Safety Conscious Work Environment at their facility. |
Soil Technology Associates, Inc., CT
EA-08-200 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/27/2008 |
On August 27, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to use a minimum of two
independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure
portable gauges from unauthorized removal, when portable gauge was
not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee.
Specifically, no tangible barrier existed to secure two portable
gauges from unauthorized removal when the gauges were unattended
and a roll up door was open at the licensee’s facility. While
the gauges were stored within locked containers, the containers were
not secured to prevent the containers and their contents from unauthorized
removal, such that no independent physical controls that formed tangible
barriers were present. |
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, PA
EA-97-358 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/25/1997 |
Hot Lab door open with millcuire quantities of RAM unsecured. |
Somerset County Engineering, NJ
EA-97-043 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/11/1997 |
A breakdown in control of the licensed program for moisture density
gauges. |
Source Production and Equipment Co., Inc.
EA-08-039 |
NOV
(SL II) |
07/14/2008 |
On July 14, 2008, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $9600 was issued to Source Production and Equipment Co., Inc. (SPEC) for a deliberate Severity Level II problem of 10 CFR 71.3. Two violations were identified involving the transport of NRC licensed material without a license because SPEC did not comply with NRC Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 5979 requirements. Specifically, on July 15, 2003, December 4, 2003, and May 20, 2004, SPEC shipped licensed material to Mexico and 1) the end caps of the package were physically and dimensionally different from those approved in the CoC, and 2) the package was not inspected prior to the shipments as required by the CoC. There are no known actual health and safety consequences associated with the shipments. The Notice also included a Severity Level IV violation of 10 CFR 71.105(d) involving the failure to provide required training to individuals performing pre-shipping inspections of the Model No. 5979 transportation package. This Severity Level IV violation was not subject to a Civil Penalty. |
South Dakota, University of, SD
EA-97-509 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/22/1997 |
Security of licensed materials and management oversight issues. |
Southeast Missouri State University, MO
EA-01-151 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/13/2001 |
On September 13, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized
removal or limit access to a strontium-90 sealed source with a nominal
activity of 20 millicuries and failure to control and maintain constant
surveillance of this licensed material. |
Southeast Missouri State University, MO
EA-00-201 |
NOVCP
(SL I)
$11,000 |
09/13/2001 |
On September 13, 2001, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of $11,000 was issued for a Severity
Level I problem involving the failure to: (1) control activities to
limit doses in accordance with requirements, (2) make necessary surveys
to determine radiological hazards, and (3) possess only material authorized
on the University's license. |
Southeastern Plastics Corporation, NJ
EA-99-297 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/29/1999 |
On December 29, 1999, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation based on failure to comply with 10 CFR 31.5(c)(6);
when the licensee abandoned an Ohmart gauge containing 1200 millicuries
of krypton-85. |
South Haven Community Hospital, MI
EA-96-099 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/17/1996 |
Receipt of material at unauthorized location. |
South Jersey Healthcare, NJ
EA-05-214 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/17/2006 |
On January 17, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized
removal or limit access to a package containing licensed material
that was stored in a mail room (awaiting inter-office transfer),
which is an unrestricted area, nor did the licensee control and maintain
constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
South Pittsburgh Cancer Center, PA
EA-01-132 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$ 8,800 |
08/22/2001 |
On August 22, 2001, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of $8800 was issued for a Severity
Level II violation involving the deliberate possession of depleted
uranium (in the form of bricks used for shielding within two linear
accelerators) without authorization in a specific license issued by
the NRC. |
Southern Processing Enterprises, WV
EA-98-495 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/30/1998 |
Violation for the removal and unauthorized transfer of generally
licensed gauges. |
Southside Community Hospital, VA
EA-06-097 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/12/2006 |
On July 12, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to perform surveys or secure
from unauthorized removal or limit access to six vials, at least
two of which contained radioactive material in the form of iodine-131
sodium iodide. The vials were subsequently disposed of as non radioactive
waste on December 1, 2005. |
Southwest X-Ray Corp., Wy
EA-06-014 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/25/2006 |
On May 25, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving a radiographer’s assistant’s
failure to wear a direct reading dosimeter and personnel dosimeter,
on the trunk of his body during radiographic operations. |
Special Testing Laboratories, Inc., CT
EA-98-521 |
ORDER |
12/23/1998 |
Deliberate violations of NRC requirements include failure to train
users and failure to provide TLDs. |
Spectrum Pharmacy, Inc., IN
EA-02-018 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/23/2002 |
On February 23, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to adequately measure the
radioactivity of samarium-153 before commercial distribution that
resulted 61 misadministrations. |
Spectrum Pharmacy, Inc., IN
EA-00-071 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,750 |
09/21/2000 |
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in
the amount of $2,750 was issued September 21, 2000. The action was
based on packages offered for transport with the level of non-fixed
radioactive contamination on the external package surface in excess
of 22 dpm/cm2. The Severity Level III problem was based on: 1) failure
to ensure surface contamination on shipping packages was within regulatory
limits; 2) failure to follow your emergency procedures; and 3) failure
to perform surveys that may be necessary to ensure compliance with
the requirements in 10 CFR Part 20. |
St. Francis Hospital, MI
EA-96-491 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,500 |
05/14/1997 |
Falsification of records for daily surveys. |
St. Francis Hospital, HI
EA-96-524 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/05/1997 |
The action was based on a violation in which the licensee did not
secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed material stored
in a controlled area. |
St. John Hospital Hospital & Medical Ctr., MI
EA-99-289 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/20/1999 |
Failure of two qualified individuals to verify the correct dose
of iodine-131 prior to administering it, which resulted in a misadministration. |
St. John Mercy Medical Center, MO
EA-05-107 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/25/2005 |
On August 25, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III problem involving a violation of NRC regulations and the
licensee’s license conditions. Specifically, the NOV cited:
(1) the licensee’s administration of a dosage in excess of
30 microcuries and more than 20 percent different from the prescribed
dose, to an infant; and (2) the licensee’s failure to check
the patient’s name and identification number and the prescribed
radionuclide, chemical form, and dosage before administering the
dosage to the patient. |
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center, NJ
EA-97-066 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,750 |
03/25/1997 |
The action was based on a lack of adequate attention to the licensed
program. |
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, MI
EA-02-248 |
NOVCP
(SL I)
$6,000 |
05/07/2003 |
On May 7, 2003, Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil
Penalty in the amount of $6,000 was issued for a Severity Level I
problem involving: (1) the failure to conduct operations so that the
total effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public
from licensed operations does not exceed 0.1 rem in a year; and (2)
the failure of the radiation safety officer to investigate overexposures
and other deviations from approved radiation safety practice and implement
corrective actions as necessary. |
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Mo
EA-06-188 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/20/2006 |
On October 20, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the administration of greater than
30 microcuries of I-131 sodium iodide without a written directive
that was signed and dated by an authorized user. Specifically, a
technologist administered 5.4 millicuries of I-131 sodium iodide
to a patient that was scheduled to receive 15 microcuries of I-131
sodium iodide, without a written directive that was dated and signed
by an authorized user before administering the I-131 sodium iodide
dose. |
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, PR
EA-97-620 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/30/1998 |
Failure to survey, plus other survey violations representing lack
of attention. |
St. Mary's Hospital of Blue Springs, MO
EA-97-234 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,500 |
07/23/1997 |
Breakdown in control of licensed program. |
St. Mary's Medical Center, IN
EA-00-193 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/27/2000 |
A Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III violation was issued
on October 27, 2000 for failure to prepare written directives prior
to administering quantities of sodium iodide iodine-131 for diagnostic
whole-body imaging. |
St. Peter's Community Services, MO
EA-99-245 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/05/1999 |
Violation involving a failure to maintain control and surveillance
of licensed material that was in an unrestricted area. |
St. Peter's Medical Center, NJ
EA-97-406 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/25/1997 |
Source inadvertently transported to another hospital by a physician. |
St. Peter's University Hospital, NJ
EA-06-228 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/30/2006 |
On November 30, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to secure licensed material
from unauthorized removal or access, and/or maintain constant surveillance
of licensed material that was stored in a controlled or unrestricted
area. Specifically, on August 2, 2006, an HDR unit containing Iridium-192
was left unsecured and unattended in that the door to the room housing
the HDR was open and no staff member was in the immediate vicinity
to maintain constant surveillance, contrary to 10 CFR 20.1801 and
10 CFR 20.1802. |
St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care Center, IN
EA-04-087 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/02/2004 |
On August 2, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to develop written procedures
to ensure that each administration of NRC-licensed material was in
accordance with the written directive from an authorized physician
user. |
Star-Lite Global, Inc., CA
EA-05-174 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/28/2006 |
On February 28, 2006, a Notice of Violation and Exercise of Enforcement Discretion was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to obtain an exempt distribution license, as required by 10 CFR 30.15, prior to transferring specialty light bulbs containing radioactive material (Kr-85). Based on the facts that Star-Lite Global stopped importing and distributing the Kr-85 bulbs by the fall of 2003, no longer operates or conducts transactions, plans to file for bankruptcy, and the low safety significance of the Kr-85 bulbs that it distributed, the NRC is exercising discretion to refrain from issuing a civil penalty in this case. |
Steel of West Virginia (SWVA) Inc., WV
EA-03-047 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/24/2003 |
On April 24, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III problem involving: (1) the removal of a damaged gauge and
installation of a device containing sealed sources to replace the
damaged gauge by an individual who was not under the supervision of
the Radiation Safety Officer and who was not licensed to perform such
services, and (2) the conduct of a radiation survey with a meter that
could not evaluate the extent of the radiation levels present and
that had not been calibrated at the proper frequency. |
Steel of West Virginia (SWVA) Inc., WV
EA-01-128 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/27/2001 |
On June 27, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized
removal or limit access to three gauges containing 500 mCi of cesium-137
(Cs-137) and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance
of this licensed material. |
Sterigenics International, Inc., NC
EA-06-035 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$9,600 |
09/18/2006 |
On September 18, 2006, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of $9,600 was issued for a Severity
Level II violation involving the failure to properly control and
transmit safeguards information (SGI). Specifically, safeguards information
was transmitted to persons who had not satisfied the need-to-know
and background screening requirements to receive SGI and in addition,
incomplete and inaccurate information was provided to the NRC during
the course of an inspections and investigation. |
Stocker and Yale, Inc., MA
EA-96-036 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/18/1996 |
Violations involved transfer of material without an Agreement State
License, failure to maintain control and surveillance of licensed
radioactive material and failure to limit the amount of licensed radioactive
material to the amount authorized by license. |
|
Stora Enso North America Corporation, WI
EA-02-035 |
NOVCP
SL III
$7,500 |
06/11/2002 |
On June 11, 2002, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of $7500 was issued for a Severity
Level III problem involving: (1) failure to control and maintain constant
surveillance of radioactive material that was in an unrestricted area
and not in storage; (2) failure to clearly label a container (gauge)
containing radioactive material; and (3) failure to ensure that a
gauge containing a radioactive sealed source was removed by persons
specifically licensed to perform such services. |
Stork MSC, KY
EA-01-194 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/03/2001 |
On August 3, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to control or maintain constant
surveillance of a radiography exposure device containing approximately
29 curies of iridium-192 in an unrestricted area. |
Stork/Twin City Testing, MN
EA-00-169 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$11,000 |
12/15/2000 |
On December 15, 2000, a Notice of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $11,000 was issued for
a Severity Level III violation involving the deliberate failure to
have two individuals present during radiography at a temporary job
site. |
ORDERCP
$11,000 |
02/20/2001 |
Stroh Brewery Company, MI
EA-97-486 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$ 4,400 |
12/19/1997 |
Unauthorized disposal of sealed sources. |
Structure Testing and Inspection
EA-03-006 |
NOV
(SL II) |
07/01/2003 |
On July 1, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
level II violation involving the willful failure to obtain a specific
license from the NRC or an Agreement State prior to acquiring and
using byproduct material. Although a civil penalty would normally
be considered for this type of case, the NRC exercised discretion
in accordance with Section VII.B.6 of the Enforcement Policy and refrained
from assessing a civil penalty based on the fact that the gauges were
returned to an authorized NRC licensee and the company withdrew its
application for an NRC license. |
Superior Well Services, Ltd., PA
EA-02-178 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/16/2002 |
On October 16, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to secure licensed material
(well logging sources including one americium-241 source, approximately
3 curies; and one cesium-137 source, approximately 2 curies) that
were stored in a controlled area. |
Syncor International Corporation, PA
EA-96-104 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,500 |
07/25/1996 |
Deliberate contamination of employee's locker in unrestricted area. |
Syncor International Corporation, CA
EA-00-060 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,750 |
06/28/2000 |
On June 28, 2000, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty of $2,750 was issued for a Severity Level III problem
involving: (1) failure to block and brace properly a package of radioactive
material and (2) failure to maintain constant surveillance of licensed
radioactive material. |
