Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date |
Description |
IBS of America Corporation, VA
EA-08-031 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,250 |
06/06/2008 |
On June 6, 2008, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,250 was issued to IBS of America Corporation for a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 30.34(c). Specifically, the licensee possessed byproduct material at a location not authorized by their license. |
IBS of America Corporation, VA
EA-03-079 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,500 |
09/15/2003 |
On September 15, 2003, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,500 was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving: (1) the failure to verify, prior to transfer, that an individual was authorized to receive licensed material, and (2) the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material (approximately 10 and 25 millicuries of americium-241 contained in two sealed sources) from unauthorized removal or access. 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. |
I. González Martínez Oncologic Hospital
PR
EA-02-001;
EA-02-002 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,500 |
03/12/2002 |
On March 12, 2002, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,500 was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving multiple violations associated with the failure to secure licensed material (a radioactive implant containing approximately 97 millicuries of Cesium-137) for approximately 19 hours. A Notice of Violation was also issued for a Severity Level III violation for failure to notify the NRC of the missing material within the required time limit. |
Idaho State University
Pacatello, ID
EA-20-134 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$45,000 |
07/22/2021 |
On July 22, 2021, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation, and a Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties totaling $45,000 to Idaho State University (Licensee) for a severity level III problem containing five violations, the earliest beginning in February 2011. Specifically, the licensee failed to: (1) complete a 100 percent source inventory required by an NRC Confirmatory Order issued in May 2019 (ML19122A123); (2) have the reactor safety committee review and approve written procedures for the use of the licensed materials; (3) perform a physical inventory to determine the quantity of uranium-235 on hand; (4) provide complete and accurate information to the NRC regarding the licensed material on hand compared to their records; and (5) establish written operating and emergency procedures. |
Idaho State University, ID
EA-18-153 |
ORDER |
05/02/2019 |
On May 2, 2019, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order to Idaho State University (ISU) confirming commitments reached as part of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session. The ADR mediation session was associated with an apparent violation involving the failure to secure two portable gauges containing radioactive sources to prevent unauthorized access or removal pursuant to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Section 30.34(i).
The licensee agreed to take a number of actions, in addition to steps already taken, including but not limited to: (1) complete a 100 percent source inventory; (2) conduct an audit, using an independent third-party consultant(s), of NRC licensed activities across all four NRC licenses (broad scope, production, research and test reactor, and special nuclear material); (3) complete a causal evaluation of the audit findings by the independent third-party consultant(s); and (4) submit a corrective action plan based on the third-party consultant(s) causal evaluation and recommended corrective actions. In consideration of the commitments from ISU, the NRC is issuing this CO with no civil penalty, and will not pursue any further enforcement action based on the apparent violations identified in the NRC's January 10, 2019 letter. The CO will be considered an escalated enforcement action by the NRC for future assessment of violations occurring at ISU.
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Idaho State University, ID
EA-17-206 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$8,500 |
05/03/2018 |
On May 3, 2018, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $8,500 to Idaho State University (licensee) for two Severity Level III violations of (1) 10 CFR 74.13 and (2) 10 CFR 20.1801 with 20.1802. Specifically, from 2004 until 2017, the licensee failed to secure from unauthorized removal or access the material stored in a controlled or unrestricted area that resulted in the licensee reporting to the NRC that it could not locate a sealed source of licensed material. Further, from November 2004 until March 2017, the licensee failed to provide the NRC with complete and accurate information in all material respects by including the lost source on its report to the NRC as being in the licensee's possession. |
Idaho State University, ID
EA-01-081 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/05/2001 |
On April 5, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to control and maintain constance surveillance over licensed material (1.5 millicuries of Iodine 125) that was in a controlled area. |
Idahoan Foods, LLC , Lewisville, ID
EA-14-089 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/16/2014 |
On October 16, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Idahoan Foods, LLC, for a Severity Level III Problem for two related violations. The violations involved the inappropriate transfer for disposal of two devices containing byproduct material to an entity not authorized to receive the devices, and the failure to appoint an individual responsible for ensuring compliance with the appropriate regulations and requirements related to byproduct material. Specifically, on January 24, 2014, a generally licensed device containing byproduct material belonging to Idahoan Foods, LLC was found in a load of scrap metal at a recycling facility in the State of California. It was transferred to the manufacturer and a second device remains unaccounted for and was believed to be sold as scrap metal during 2012. Additionally, at the time of the purchase of these devices, the licensee did not appoint an individual with responsibility for complying with the applicable regulations and requirements related to the byproduct material. |
IDEKER, Inc.
St. Joseph, MO
EA-16-140 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/27/2016 |
On September 27, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to IDEKER, Inc., 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 portable gauges from unauthorized removal when the portable gauges were not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, on several occasions, including May 31, 2016, the licensee secured portable gauges with only a single physical barrier. The gauges were not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee. |
Imaging Subsurface, Inc.
EA-04-092 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,000 |
08/17/2004 |
On August 17, 2004, 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 licensed material (approximately 8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241 in a gauge) in a controlled area and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
Imaging Subsurface, Inc.
EA-03-223 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/06/2004 |
On February 6, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to licensed material (nominally 8.0 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241:beryllium in two moisture density gauges) in unrestricted areas at the licensee's facility, and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
Indiana Department of Transportation, IN
EA-07-253 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 3,250 |
12/12/2007 |
On December 12, 2007, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,250 was issued for a Severity Level III problem. The licensee twice failed to use a minimum of two independent controls that form tangible barriers to secure portable gauges from unauthorized removal during a period when the portable gauges were not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee, resulting in a violation of 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, a gauge was stolen from a temporary job site when the gauge operator walked away from the gauge while the gauge was on the ground behind the back of a pick-up truck. On another occasion the gauge was secured to the truck bed with only one physical control while not under the constant surveillance of an authorized user. |
Indiana Department of Transportation, IN
EA-96-248 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$2,500 |
10/24/1996 |
Deliberate violations for allowing an individual to perform licensed activities. |
Indiana University Medical Center/IU Medical Center Campus
EA-21-167 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$8,000 |
09/01/2022 |
On September 1, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) and proposed imposition of civil penalty in the amount of $8,000 to Indiana University-IUPUI/IU Medical Center Campus (licensee) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation associated with the civil penalty involved the licensee’s failure to monitor exposure to radiation and radioactive material at levels sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the occupational dose limits of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 20, as required by 10 CFR 20.1502(a)(1). In addition, the Notice included a Severity Level III problem associated with three related violations. The violations comprising the problem involved the following licensee failures: (1) control occupational dose to individual adults to an annual limit of 5 rem total effective dose equivalent, as required by 10 CFR 20.1201(a)(1)(i); (2) implement a radiation protection program commensurate with the scope and extent of licensed activities sufficient to ensure compliance with 10 CFR Part 20, as required by 10 CFR 20.1101(a); and (3) provide instruction to individuals who in the course of employment were likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem, as required by 10 CFR 19.12(a)(3). |
Indiana University Medical Center/IUPUI, IN
EA-06-095 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/10/2006 |
On July 10, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the licensee's failure to develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration of NRC-licensed material is in accordance with the written directive of an authorized user physician, as required by 10 CFR 35.41, "Procedures for Administrations Requiring a Written Directive." |
Indianapolis, City of, IN
EA-97-166 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$2,750 |
05/30/1997 |
Breakdown in control of licensed activities. |
Industrial Marine, Inc., CA
EA-96-065 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$1,500 |
06/06/1996 |
Deliberate failure to file Form 241. |
CPORDER
$1,500 |
07/31/1996 |
Industrial Nuclear Company, CA
EA-21-125 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/27/2022 |
On May 27, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Industrial Nuclear Company (licensee) for one Severity Level (SL) III violation. The SL III violation involved the licensee’s submittal of an advanced notification for the export of one source (2.109 TBq of Se-75) to a foreign recipient, but failed to include a copy of the recipient’s authorization to receive and possess the material to be exported or a confirmation from the government of the importing country that the recipient was so authorized, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 110.50(c)(3)(i)(H) and 110.32(g). In addition, the Notice included one SL IV violation involving the licensee’s failure to submit to the NRC advanced notifications for exports that were complete and accurate in all material respects, as required by 10 CFR 110.7a, 10 CFR 110.50(c)(3)(i)(H), and 10 CFR 110.32(g). |
Innovative Weaponry, Inc., NM
EA-96-135;
EA-96-170 |
NOVCP
(SL III) &
ORDER
$7,500 |
05/15/1996 |
Violations of license conditions; selling sources inunauthorized configurations and distributing tritium from unauthorized source |
CPORDER
$2,500 |
04/10/1997 |
Inspection Testing, LLC
CA
EA-02-029 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/16/2002 |
On April 16, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the performance of radiographic operations at a temporary jobsite by a radiographer without being accompanied by at least one other qualified radiographer or radiographer's assistant. |
InstroTek, Inc., NC
EA-11-242 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/30/2012 |
On March 30, 2012, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to InstroTek/CPN International (CPN) for a Severity Level III problem. The violations involved licensee’s failure to: 1) obtain a specific license to export byproduct materials to embargoed destinations as required by 10 CFR110.5; and 2) submit annual reports of americium exports as required by 10 CFR110.23(b) (currently 110.54(b)). Specifically, on November 20, 2008, and May 5, 2010, CPN exported americium-241 and cesium-137 byproduct materials subject to NRC licensing jurisdiction, to embargoed destinations (Iraq and Sudan), without a specific license as required. Also between 2000 and 2009, CPN exported americium and failed to file the required annual reports. |
Integrated Production Services, Inc., LA
EA-04-124 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,000 |
10/12/2004 |
On October 12, 2004, 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 use of byproduct material in offshore waters without either (1) following the reciprocity provisions of 10 CFR 150.20, which would have granted IPS an NRC general license to conduct activities permitted by its State of Louisiana license, or (2) obtaining a specific NRC license authorizing it to conduct licensed activities in offshore waters. |
Intergrated Industrial Systems, Inc., CT
EA-97-393 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/07/1997 |
Programmatic breakdown, distributed gauges not complying with registration; not implementing QA program fully. |
International Isotopes, Inc., ID
EA-23-070 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$18,000 |
01/25/2024 |
On January 25, 2024, the NRC issued a notice of violation and proposed imposition of civil penalty in the amount of $18,000 to International Isotopes, Inc. (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The SL III violation involved the licensee’s failure to manufacture and distribute a sealed source that was in accordance with the provisions of the registration certificate as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 32.210(f) and License Condition 9.D of NRC Materials License 11-27680-01MD. |
International Isotopes, Inc., ID
EA-20-073 |
NOV
(SL II) |
10/20/2020 |
On October 20, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to International Isotopes, Inc. (INIS) for a Severity Level II problem involving two violations. Specifically, (1) INIS failed to have appropriate administrative procedures that assured the completion of safety evaluations as required by 10 CFR 31.13(c)(3); and (2) the INIS radiation safety committee inappropriately approved procedures that changed the conditions of the NRC license and that decreased the effectiveness of the radiation safety program. The NRC considers these violations to be significant because the inadequate procedures directly contributed to a significant contamination event at the University of Washington's Harborview Medical Center on May 2, 2019. |
International Isotopes, Inc.
EA-23-120 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
04/04/2024 |
On April 4, 2024, the NRC issued a notice of violation (NOV) and proposed imposition of a civil penalty (CP) in the amount of $45000 to International Isotopes, Inc. (licensee) for a SL III problem. The SL III problem involved the licensee’s failure to import special nuclear materials in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for a general license pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 110, “Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material,” and the failure to receive and transfer special nuclear material in accordance with an authorization in a specific license issued by the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR Part 70, “Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material.”
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International Cyclotron, Inc., PR
EA-16-055 |
CPORDER
$14,000 |
11/17/2016 |
On November 17, 2016, the NRC issued an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty (Order) to International Cyclotron, Inc. (International Cyclotron), in the amount of $14,000. The Order was necessary because the International Cyclotron had not responded to an August 30, 2016, Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $14,000 for a Severity Level III violation involving the licensee's failure to begin and complete decommissioning of its site in accordance with 10 CFR 30.36. As of date of the Order, International Cyclotron had not paid the proposed civil penalty of $14,000, and no actions have been taken towards site decommissioning. |
International Cyclotron, Inc., PR
EA-16-055 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$14,000 |
08/30/2016 |
On August 30, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $14,000 to International Cyclotron, Inc. (International Cyclotron), for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involves International Cyclotron's failure to begin and complete decommissioning of its site in accordance with 10 CFR 30.36. Specifically, on March 22, 2014, International Cyclotron notified the NRC that no principal activities under the license have been conducted for a period of 24 months and decommissioning would begin as soon as possible, before April 18, 2014. As of August 30, 2016, international Cyclotron has neither begun decommissioning nor submitted a decommissioning plan and did not complete the decommissioning of its site. |
International Cyclotron, Inc., PR
EA-11-086 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,000 |
12/19/2011 |
On December 19, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7000, and an Order suspending licensed activities within 60 days, to International Cyclotron, Inc. (ICI), for a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 30.35. The violation involved ICI’s failure to provide a decommissioning funding plan. Specifically, on August 20, 2009, ICI was issued an NRC license authorizing the possession and use of unsealed byproduct material of applicable quantities set forth in Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 30 and ICI has not provided a decommissioning funding plan that contains a signed original of the financial instrument obtained to provide financial assurance for decommissioning, as required by 10 CFR 30.35. Further, based on ICI’s failure to fully and timely respond to repeat NRC requests for information, and to compel ICI to comply with NRC regulations, the NRC issued an Order Suspending Licensed Activities (Order). According to this Order, if ICI does not submit to the NRC an acceptable financial assurance instrument within 60 days of the date of the Order, ICI is required to suspend all activities authorized under its License. This Order will remain in effect until ICI submits a financial assurance instrument and the NRC informs ICI that the instrument is accepted. |
International Isotopes, Inc.
EA-20-095 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
09/17/2020 |
On September 17, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to International Isotopes, Inc. (INIS) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved multiple exports of byproduct material by INIS to an embargoed destination without a specific license. Specifically, on May 24, May 29, October 2, and December 4, 2019, INIS exported byproduct material in four separate shipments to Iraq, an embargoed destination, without the required NRC specific license in accordance with 10 CFR Part 110.5, "Licensing Requirements". |
International Radiography Inspection Services, Inc.,OK
EA-98-565
EA-99-090 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$17,600 |
05/04/1999 |
Violations include failing to limit an occupational exposure to NRC limits, failing to have a radiation survey instrument and to conduct radiation surveys at a job site where radiography was being conducted, failing to utilize personnel radiation monitoring equipment, failing to stop radiography and contact the radiation safety officer when the incident occurred, and failing to complete and maintain required records. |
International Testing & Inspection Services, Inc.,LA
EA-00-211 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/23/2000 |
A Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III violation was issued on September 22, 2000. The action was based on the company's failure to apply for an obtain reciprocity from the NRC prior to conducting licensing activities in an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction within an Agreement Statement. |
IRISNDT, Inc., IN
EA-23-101 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/28/2023 |
On November 28, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation to IRISNDT, Inc. (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The SL III violation involved the licensee’s failure to control access into a high radiation area by any of the methods described in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1601(a) or (b). |
Isomedix, Inc., PR
EA-97-173 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/20/1997 |
Operation of irradiator without operator present. |
IUPUI/Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
EA-14-028 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/03/2014 |
On April 3, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to IUPUI/Indiana University Medical Center for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed materials that are stored in controlled or unrestricted areas as required by 10 CFR 20.1801. Specifically, on January 16, 2014, the licensee stored radioactive material in laboratories with doors that were not secured. |