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Escalated Enforcement Actions Issued to Materials Licensees - Q

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Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any
Date Description
Quaker Sales Corporation
EA-06-194
NOV
(SL III)
09/13/2006 On September 13, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of a portable nuclear gauge resulting in damage to the gauge. Specifically, the gauge was left unattended for approximately 5 minutes while the gauge user was approximately 150 feet away from the gauge. During the time the gauge was not within the user’s line of sight, it was run over by a bulldozer.
Quality Inspection Services, Inc.
EA-08-158
NOVCP
(SL III)

$6,500
09/15/2008 On September 15, 2008, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $6,500 was issued for a Severity Level III violation. This action is based on a willful violation of 10 CFR 34.71, involving the failure to maintain utilization logs of radiographic activities. Specifically, between November 15, 2006 and March 2, 2007, the licensee’s site radiation safety officer performed radiographic operations at the Connecticut site, without maintaining utilization logs. In addition, three related Severity Level III violations were also issued for failures to: (1) provide complete and accurate information by licensee’s site radiation safety office and assistance radiographer, regarding the use of the proposed permanent fixed installation in the Manchester facility; (2) obtain NRC approval prior to conduct of radiographic operations at the Manchester permanent radiographic installation; and (3) accompanied by at least one other qualified radiographer when the licensee’s corporate radiation safety officer performed radiographic operations in the proposed permanent radiographic installation.
Quality Testing & Inspection
EA-01-300
NOV
(SL III)
04/09/2002 On April 9, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to comply with NRC radiography requirements while conducting radiography when radiography was willfully performed in a non-Agreement State and only one qualified individual was present.
Quality Systems NDE, LTD., PA
EA-97-611
NOV
(SL III)
01/23/1998 Failure to secure radiography exposure device.


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