Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any |
Date |
Description |
S&M Testing Laboratory
EA-08-332 |
CPORDER |
06/08/2009 |
On June 8, 2009, the NRC issued an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty to S&M Testing Laboratory (S&M). Following the NRC's March 23, 2009, Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $16,250, the licensee has failed to respond to the Notice and the proposed civil penalties. The Notice of Violation and proposed civil penalty was issued to the licensee for the deliberate failure to confine possession of byproduct material to only those locations authorized by the NRC license; the deliberate failure to provide the NRC an opportunity to inspect byproduct material and the premises where the byproduct material was stored, as required by 10 CFR 30.52(a); and the failure to utilize a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure portable gauges from unauthorized removal whenever the gauges were not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee, as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). Accordingly, NRC concluded that the violation remains valid and issued an order imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in the amount of $16,250. |
S&M Testing Laboratory
EA-08-332 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
03/23/2009 |
On March 23, 2009, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $16,250 was issued to S&M Testing Laboratory for three Severity Level III violations. The first violation involved a deliberate failure to confine possession of byproduct material to only those locations authorized by the NRC license. Specifically from May 1, 2007, through September 23, 2008, S&M Testing stored portable gauges at a location in Gurabo, Puerto Rico (PR) which was not an authorized storage location on the license. The second violation involved a deliberate failure to provide the NRC an opportunity to inspect byproduct material and the premises where the byproduct material was stored, as required by 10 CFR 30.52(a). Specifically, from May 1, 2007 through August 6, 2008, S&M Testing failed to respond to NRC letters and telephone calls that requested information regarding its licensed activities and storage of licensed material. The third violation involved a failure to utilize a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure portable gauges from unauthorized removal whenever the gauges were not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee, as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, between May 1, 2007, and September 23, 2008, the portable gauges were stored in locked metal boxes located in an unrestricted area, but the keys to the boxes were left in another unrestricted area and during this period the gauges were not under the control and constant surveillance of S&M Testing. |
S&R Engineering S.E., PR
EA-11-098 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$14,000 |
01/13/2012 |
On January 13, 2012, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $14,000 to S&R Engineering (S&R) for a Severity Level (SL) III problem and two SL III violations. The SL III problem involved two violations: 1) S&R’s failure to comply with or respond to an NRC Order, as required by 10 CFR 2.202(b); and 2) S&R provided information to the NRC that was not complete and accurate in all material respects as required by 10 CFR 30.9(a). Specifically, as of January 13, 2012, S&R has not submitted an answer to the order (which was required by November 28, 2009), has not paid the license fee, and has not disposed of or transferred its licensed nuclear material to an authorized recipient. On August 3, 2010, the S&R president informed the NRC that S&R had transferred its portable moisture density gauge containing radioactive sources to another NRC licensee when S&R still possessed the gauge. The two additional SL III violations involved S&R’s failure to afford the NRC an opportunity to inspect materials, activities, and records under the regulations as required by 10 CFR 19.14(a) and S&R’s failure to use a minimum of two independent controls that form tangible barriers to secure portable gauge from unauthorized removal, when the portable gauge was not under S&R’s direct control and constant surveillance as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, on August 3, 2010, S&R provided the NRC inaccurate information about the location of its licensed material, thereby preventing inspection of S&R’s licensed activities and the gauge has been stored inside of its shipping case, which was located in an unlocked closet of the locked S&R office, providing only one barrier. |
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-08-237 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$13,000 |
01/29/2009 |
On January 29, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $13,000 to Sabia, Inc. for a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 20.1101. Specifically, between February 25 and 29, 2008, the licensee conducted gauge dismantlement activities and failed to develop, document, and implement a radiation protection program commensurate with the scope and extent of this licensed activity. This failure created a substantial potential for exposures or releases in excess of the applicable NRC regulatory limits when its activities resulted in contamination of its workers and the facility. In addition, the licensee failed to have a radiation protection program for the gauge dismantlement activities that was sufficient to ensure that occupational doses were as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA), resulting in worker doses that were not ALARA. |
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 Alphonsus Health System, ID
EA-23-012 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/19/2023 |
On July 19, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Saint Alphonsus Health System (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The SL III violation involved the licensee’s failure to ensure that written directives for permanent implant brachytherapy contained the information required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 35.40(b)(6). |
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-14-076 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/25/2014 |
On July 25, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Saint Louis University for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure licensed materials that are stored in controlled or unrestricted areas from unauthorized removal or access as required by 10 CFR 0.1801. Specifically, on April 7, 2014, the licensee failed to lock the laboratory door used to secure and limit access to licensed materials. |
Saint Louis Testing Laboratories, Inc., MO
EA-10-085 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/31/2010 |
On August 31, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to St. Louis Testing Laboratories, Inc., for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to ensure each individual who acts as a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant wears a direct reading dosimeter, an operating alarm rate meter, and a personal dosimeter at all times during radiographic operations as required by 10 CFR 34.47(a). Specifically, on October 22, 2009, a radiographer inadvertently left his personal dosimeter in a tool bag inside a permanent radiographic cell while performing radiographic shots. |
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. |
Sanders Medical Products, TN
EA-19-141 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/03/2020 |
On March 3, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Sanders Medical Products (SMP) for two Severity Level III violations. The first violation involved SMP not filing an application for a specific license to the Deputy Director of the Office of International Programs, to export a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source, using an appropriate method listed in 10 CFR Part 110.4. Specifically, on June 3, 2019, SMP attempted to export a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source to Tehran, Iran, without filing an application for a specific license, when such activity would have been required to be authorized by the NRC. Therefore, no export application was filed, and the shipment was not authorized by a specific license issued under 10 CFR Part 110. The second violation involved SMP exporting a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source without being authorized by a specific license issued under 10 CFR Part 110. Specifically, on November 26, 2018, SMP exported to Alchemy Scientific Bureau in Baghdad, Iraq, a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source without a specific license, when such activity would have been required to be authorized by the NRC. Therefore, no export license was issued, and the shipment was not authorized by a specific license issued under 10 CFR Part 110. |
Sanford Medical Center, SD
EA-20-050 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/16/2010 |
On October 16, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation (Notice) to Sanford Medical Center (Licensee) for a Severity Level III problem associated with three related violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure to: (a) monitor occupational exposure of workers from licensed and unlicensed sources of radiation as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1502(a)(1); (b) develop and implement certain elements of its radiation protection program in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1101(a); and (c) provide instructions to individuals in accordance with 10 CFR 19.12(a)(3). Specifically, during specific timeframes identified in the Notice, the licensee did not monitor the occupational exposure to radiation from unlicensed radiation sources and the use of individual monitoring devices by an authorized user, did not provide instructions for further investigation or other actions when there was a discrepancy in dosimetry readings, and failed to provide adequate instructions regarding the proper use of personnel dosimeters to an authorized user who was likely to receive an occupational dose in excess of the required annual limit. Additionally, a Severity Level IV violation was issued to the licensee for failing to submit a written report within 30 days after learning of a dose in excess of the occupational dose limits for adults in 10 CFR 20.1201 as required by 10 CFR 20.2203(a)(2)(i). |
Sanford Medical Center, SD
EA-10-182 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/10/2010 |
On December 10, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Sanford Medical Center for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure the high dose-rate remote (HDR) afterloader brachytherapy unit in accordance with License Condition 19.A and Section 3.3.1.1 of Standard Operating Procedure, NM-X2, "Radiation Safety Procedures for the Nucletron Microselectron HDR, Version 2." Specifically, on June 15 through July 29, 2010, the licensee failed to secure the HDR afterloader unit from unauthorized removal or access from its storage area when the unit was not in use because a mechanical locking mechanism failed to function as designed, leaving the unit unsecured. |
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-08-261 |
ORDER |
02/24/2009 |
On February 24, 2009, a Confirmatory Order (effective immediately) was issued to Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger) to confirm commitments made as a result of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) settlement agreement. NRC identified two violations during inspection and investigation involving: (1) a willful failure to maintain required records complete and accurate as required by 10 CFR 30.9, and (2) failure to maintain control over licensed material as required by 10 CFR 20.1802. In response to these violations, the licensee requested ADR. As part of the agreement, Schlumberger agreed to take a number of actions including developing and implementing an enhanced accountability and security program for licensed materials, conducting additional line management reviews of the radiation safety program, and paying a civil penalty in the base amount of $3250. In recognition of these and other actions, as well as those actions already completed, the NRC agreed not to pursue further enforcement action against Schlumberger for the violations. |
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). |
Schultz Surveying & Engineering, Inc.
EA-19-108 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/11/2020 |
On March 11, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Exercise of Discretion to Schultz Surveying & Engineering, Inc. (Licensee) for a Severity Level III problem associated with three related violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure to: (a) have the named individual on its license perform the duties and responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) as required by License Condition No. 11 of NRC License No. 24-32159-01; (b) transfer the byproduct material to an authorized person as required by Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 30.41(a); and (c) provide a written response to an April 30, 2018, Order revoking the license based on non-payment of license fees. Specifically, the RSO named on the license left the employment and there was no qualified RSO since December 2016, and on January 31, 2017, the licensee transferred byproduct material to a person not authorized to receive such byproduct material under terms of a specific license or a general license or their equivalents issued by the Atomic Energy Commission, the NRC, or an Agreement State. As part of its corrective actions, the licensee submitted a request to terminate its NRC license. In accordance with Section 3.6 of the Enforcement Policy, the NRC exercised discretion to not propose a civil penalty and terminated the license on February 20, 2020. |
Schultz Surveying & Engineering, Inc.
EA-14-238 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
03/31/2015 |
On March 31, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Schultz Surveying & Engineering, Inc., for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to confine possession and use of byproduct materials to the locations and purposes authorized by the license as required by 10 CFR 30.34(c). Specifically, between January 31, 2013, and December 16, 2014, the licensee possessed and stored byproduct material at facilities located in Lake Ozark and Branson, Missouri. These locations were not authorized by the license. |
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. |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Cary, North Carolina
EA-15-008 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/10/2015 |
On April 10, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Siemens) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to file NRC Form 241, "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," at least three days prior to engaging in licensed activities within NRC jurisdiction, as required by 10 CFR 150.20. Specifically, between September 6, 2011, and August 8, 2014, Siemens, a licensee of the State of North Carolina, used byproduct material within NRC jurisdiction on numerous occasions without filing the required documentation with the NRC. |
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. |
| Sofie Co. |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/09/2023 |
On November 9, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Sofie Co. (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The SL III violation involved the licensee’s failure to ensure that the occupational extremity exposure for an employee remained within the NRC’s annual limits, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1201(a)(2)(ii). In addition, the Notice included two SL IV violations involving the licensee’s failure to ensure that extremity monitoring badges were worn as required by License Condition 19.A, and failure to conduct operations so that the dose in any unrestricted area from external sources did not exceed NRC limits as required by 10 CFR 20.1301(a)(2).
|
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.
Plymouth, MI
EA-22-118 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/06/2023 |
On April 6, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation to Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (licensee) for a Severity Level III violation for which there were two examples. Both examples involved the licensee’s failure to maintain control or constant surveillance of licensed material that is not in storage as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1802 and failure to use a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure portable gauges from unauthorized removal, whenever portable gauges are not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically on September 15, 2022, the licensee left a Troxler Model 3430 gauge unattended in the locked cab of a truck at a jobsite and on October 28, 2022, at a different jobsite, the licensee left a Troxler Model 4640B gauge unattended in an unlocked vehicle with the engine running. |
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. |
Solis Tek, Inc., CA
EA-18-123 |
CPORDER
$43,500 |
10/09/2019 |
On October 9, 2019, the NRC issued an Order Imposing a Civil Monetary Penalty in the amount of $43,500 to Solis Tek, Inc. The civil penalty was imposed after a June 2019 letter from Solis Tek that responded to the NRC Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (NOV CP) for $43,500 issued on May 15, 2019 and based on a Severity Level III Problem. In its letter, Solis Tek requested to terminate its license and engage in the NRC Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) process for the purposes of mitigating the proposed civil penalty amount. NRC identified that it was not in the NRC or public interest to pursue ADR because the license was being terminated, and, without any further basis for mitigation provided, the civil penalty amount would remain the same for imposition. The initial NOV CP identified a Severity Level III problem for the following violations: (1) willful failure to obtain an NRC license authorizing distribution of licensed material to unlicensed persons prior to beginning exempt distribution (10 CFR 30.15 and 32.14), (2) failure to obtain an NRC license authorizing exempt distribution of licensed material to unlicensed persons prior to beginning distribution (10 CFR 30.15 and 32.14), (3) failure to receive authorization to import radioactive material into the United States by a general or specific license under the regulations in 10 CFR Part 110, prior to importing such material, and (4) failure to submit a timely annual report for 2017 on or before January 31, 2018 (10 CFR 32.16). |
Somascan, Incorporated, PR
EA-16-255 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,000
|
06/27/2017 |
On June 27, 2017, the NRC issued an Order Imposing a Civil Monetary Penalty (Order) to Somascan, Incorporated (Somascan), in the amount of $7,000. The Order was necessary because Somascan had not responded to an April 5, 2017, Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000 for a Severity Level III problem involving the licensee's failures to notify the NRC of its license expiration, to begin and complete decommissioning of its site in accordance with 10 CFR 30.36, and to secure from unauthorized removal or access in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1801 licensed material that is stored in an unrestricted area. As of the date of the Order, Somascan had not paid the proposed civil penalty of $7,000, and had taken no action to comply with the NRC requirements. |
Somascan, Incorporated
San Juan, PR
EA-16-255 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,000 |
04/05/2017 |
On April 5, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000, to Somascan, Incorporated (Somascan) for a Severity Level III problem associated with two violations. The violations involve Somascan’s failures to notify the NRC of its license expiration, to begin and complete decommissioning of its site in accordance with 10 CFR 30.36, and to secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed material that is stored in an unrestricted area in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1801. Specifically, on April 30, 2013, Somascan’s license expired and Somascan did not notify NRC within 60 days of its license expiration and did not begin and complete decommissioning of its site. Additionally, since November 21, 2012, Somascan has had no direct control over access to the facility or the sealed source that was stored inside the facility. |
Somat Engineering Inc.
EA-21-146 |
ORDER |
03/03/2022 |
On March 3, 2022, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (CO) to Somat Engineering, Inc. memorializing commitments reached during an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session held on January 11, 2022. The commitments were made as part of the settlement agreement between Somat Engineering, Inc. and the NRC based on evidence gathered during an investigation in which the NRC identified three apparent violations of NRC requirements. The first violation is related to the loss of a portable moisture density gauge due to the licensee’s failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of the gauge after failing to secure it as required by 10 CFR 20.1802 and 10 CFR 30.34(i). The second violation involves the licensee’s failure to secure a gauge from shifting during transportation as required by 10 CFR 71.5 (a) and 49 CFR 173.448 (a). The third apparent violation is related to the licensee’s failure to secure a second portable moisture density gauge from unauthorized removal or access as required by 10 CFR 20.1801. In consideration of the corrective actions taken, the commitments outlined in the CO, and the license modifications described in Section V of the CO, the NRC agrees not to pursue any further enforcement action or civil penalty in connection with the apparent violations. However, the NRC will consider this Confirmatory Order as an escalated enforcement action. |
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 & Equipment Company
EA-18-170 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/03/2019 |
On June 3, 2019, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Source Production & Equipment Company (SPEC or licensee) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee's failure to obtain a specific license authorizing the import of material not covered by the NRC general licenses described in Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 110.21 through 110.27. Specifically, between 2012 and 2017, SPEC imported 155 non-U.S. origin disused sealed sources containing the byproduct material (iridium-192, selenium-75, and ytterbium-169) into the U.S. without a specific license as required by 10 CFR 110.20(a). |
Source Production & Equipment Company
EA-18-116 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/16/2018 |
On November 16, 2018, the NRC issued a Severity Level III violation to Source Production & Equipment Company, Inc. (SPEC) to failure to obtain the required licenses to import byproduct material into the United States. Specifically, on or about May 25, 2015, SPEC imported 100 mCi of liquid strontium-89 (Sr-89) from Russia to its Louisiana facility without having a possession license issued by the NRC or Agreement State (Louisiana). SPEC's Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Radioactive Material License authorized Sr-89 in pellet form and as sealed sources but did not authorize Sr-89 in liquid form. Therefore, the import was not authorized under the provisions of a general license. |
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 Bend, City of, IN
EA-10-014 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/10/2010 |
On March 10, 2010, a Notice of Violation was issued to the City of South Bend for a Severity Level III violation involving Condition 11.B of the facility's license which authorized a specifically named individual to fulfill the responsibilities of the Radiation Protection Officer. Specifically, as of January 19, 2010, the named individual was no longer employed by the company. The licensee failed to appoint a new Radiation Protection Officer and had not amended the license. |
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. |
Southern Earth Sciences, Inc., AL
EA-22-128 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/22/2023 |
On March 22, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation to Southern Earth Sciences, Inc. (Southern Earth) for a Severity Level III problem for two related violations. The violations involved Southern Earth’s failure to file NRC Form 241, "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," at least three days prior to engaging in licensed activities within NRC jurisdiction, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 150.20(b) and 150.20(b)(2). |
Southern Earth Sciences, Inc., FL
EA-10-110 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/19/2010 |
On July 19, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Southern Earth Sciences, Inc (SES), for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to file NRC Form 241 "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," at least three days prior to engaging in licensed activities within NRC jurisdiction, as required by 10 CFR 150.20. Specifically, between January 2008 and April 2009, SES, a holder of a Florida license, stored or used portable gauges in an area of exclusive federal jurisdiction without a specific license issued by the NRC, nor had SES filed a Form-241 with the NRC. |
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-13-164 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/12/2013 |
On November 12, 2013, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Southwest X-Ray Corporation for a Severity Level III Problem involving failure to implement 10 CFR 34.41(a), requiring a second qualified radiographer to be present during radiographic operations at locations that are not permanent radiographic installations, and 10 CFR 34.46(c), requiring a radiographer's assistant using radiographic exposure devices to be under the personal supervision of a radiographer. Specifically, on July 8, 2013 the licensee failed to ensure that its radiographer's assistant was under such supervision when the qualified radiographer remained in the office during radiographic operations in Casper, Wyoming. |
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. |
NukeMed Inc., dba SpectronRx
EA-22-065 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/10/2022 |
On November 10, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation to NukeMed Inc., dba SpectronRx (licensee) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee’s failure to confine its possession of material to what is approved on its NRC license, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 30.3(a). |
Spectrum Health Hospitals, MI
EA-16-214 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/02/2017 |
On February 02, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Spectrum Health Hospitals for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to implement written procedures which provided high confidence that an administration of yttrium-90 microspheres was in accordance with the written directive, as required by 10 CFR 35.41(a)(2). Specifically, on April 27, 2016, the licensee did not follow its procedure to verify the catheter position prior to administration of the yttrium-90 microspheres. As a result, a medical event occurred as the patient received a dose in an unintended treatment segment. |
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. |
SSM St. Clare Health Center, MO
EA-10-025 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/19/2010 |
On April 19, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to SSM St. Clare Health Center for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to implement written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration was in accordance with the written directive as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 35.41. Specifically, between November 19, 2008, and September 23, 2009, the licensee failed to follow its procedures which required the preparation of final computerized treatment plans for two patients whose prostates had been implanted with radioactive seeds. The seeds were implanted on October 22, 2008, and their computed tomography (CT) studies were performed on November 19, 2008. However, the licensee still had not prepared the final treatment plans for these patients at the time of the inspection. |
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, CT
EA-10-171 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/10/2010 |
On November 10, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center (St. Francis) for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to meet the physical presence requirements of 10 CFR 35.615(f)(2) during high dose radiation (HDR) treatments. Specifically, on July 1, 2010 and other occasions prior to that date, a St. Francis authorized medical physicist was not physically present during initiation and continuation of patient treatments involving the HDR unit. |
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. James Healthcare, MT
EA-22-138 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/09/2023 |
On June 9, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation to St. James Healthcare (licensee), for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee’s failure to prepare written directives that were dated and signed by an authorized user as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 35.40(a). |
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 Macomb-Oakland Hospital, MI EA-12-172 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/16/2012 |
On October 16, 2012, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to have written procedures in place that would provide high confidence that each high dose-rate remote afterloader (HDR) brachytherapy administration was in accordance with the written directive as required by 10 CFR Part 35.41(a). Specifically, on July 9, 2012, the licensee's written procedures failed to ensure that the patient's endobronchial catheters were directly connected to the HDR unit such that the brachytherapy administration would occur in accordance with the written directive. |
| St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, MI EA-08-329 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/18/2009 |
On February 18, 2009, a Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued for a Severity Level III violation. The NOV involved a violation of Condition 11.B of the facility's license, which authorized a specifically named individual to fulfill the responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for the brachytherapy activities. Specifically, as of November 2007, the authorized individual was no longer employed by the consulting firm retained by the licensee and did not fulfill the RSO responsibilities. The licensee failed to appoint a new RSO following the previous RSO's departure from the consulting firm. |
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. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Inc, ID
EA-19-132 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/07/2020 |
On October 7, 2020, the NRC issued an NOV and proposed imposition of a CP in the amount of $7,500 to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Inc. (licensee) for a SLIII Problem involving three violations occurring between June 1, 2016 and October 21, 2019. These violations involved the licensee’s failure (1) to prepare written directives that were dated and signed by an authorized user before the administration of iodine-131 sodium iodide greater than 30 microcuries and therapeutic doses of palladium-103 (10 CFR 35.40(a)), (2) to ensure that written directives for the administration of a therapeutic dosage of unsealed radium-223 contained the dosage and route of administration (10 CFR 35.40(b)(2)), and (3) to develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration requiring a written directive is in accordance with the written directive (10 CFR 35.41(a)(2)). |
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. Luke's Regional Medical Center, ID
EA-20-065 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,500 |
09/15/2020 |
On September 15, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,500 to St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center (Licensee) for a Severity Level III problem associated with three related violations. The violations involved the licensee's failure to: (a) monitor occupational exposure of workers from licensed and unlicensed sources of radiation as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1502(a)(1); (b) develop and implement certain elements of its radiation protection program in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1101(a); and (c) provide instructions to individuals in accordance with 10 CFR 19.12(a)(3). Specifically, from January 1, 2012, to February 24, 2020, the licensee did not properly monitor interventional radiology (IR) physicians whose occupational exposure exceeded the NRC’s annual radiation exposure limit over the course of 8 years and did not develop and implement a radiation protection program commensurate with the scope and extent of its licensed activities. Additionally, the licensee did not provide instructions regarding radiation safety involving the proper use and storage of dosimeters to four IR physicians who were likely to receive an occupational dose in excess of the required annual limit. |
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’s Medical Center, CT
EA-22-048 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$8,000 |
12/13/2022 |
On December 13, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation and proposed imposition of Civil Penalty of $8,000 (Notice) to St. Vincent’s Medical Center (licensee) for one Severity Level (SL) III problem associated with three related violations. These violations are related to the licensee’s failure to maintain control over a sealed cesium-137 source when, on October 22, 2021, a St. Vincent’s contract employee, without knowledge that the source was being stored in a biohazard waste container, disposed of it along with other waste and failed to conduct a radiological survey of the waste shipment. Specifically, the violations related to this event include the licensee’s failure to (1) dispose of licensed material only by transfer to an authorized recipient, decay in storage, or by release in effluents within the limits as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.2001(a); (2) monitor the surface of by-product material prior to disposal as decay-in-storage waste, as required by 10 CFR 35.92(a)(1); and (3) conduct a semi-annual physical inventory of sealed sources in their possession, as required by 10 CFR 35.67(g). In addition, the Notice included other violations of low safety and security significance that were categorized in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy at Severity Level IV. |
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 City Gamma, LLC, PA
EA-21-045 |
CPORDER
$25,600 |
10/11/2022 |
On October 11, 2022, the NRC issued an order imposing a civil monetary penalty (Order) in the amount of $25,600 to Steel City Gamma, LLC (SCG). The Order was necessary because SCG did not respond to a March 2, 2022, notice of violation and proposed imposition of a civil penalty (Notice) in the amount of $25,600 for a Severity Level II problem. The violations involved SCG’s willful failure to file for reciprocity prior to performing work in NRC jurisdiction, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 150.20 and performing licensed activities in NRC jurisdiction without a license, contrary to 10 CFR 30.3. As of the date of the Order SCG had not paid the proposed civil penalty of $25,600 and had taken no action to address the Notice. |
Steel City Gamma, LLC
EA-21-045
|
NOVCP
(SL II)
$25,600 |
03/02/2022 |
On March 2, 2022, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $25,600 to Steel City Gamma, LLC (SCG) for a Severity Level II problem associated with two related violations. The violations involved: (1) SCG’s failure to file NRC Form 241, "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," at least three days prior to engaging in licensed activities within NRC jurisdiction, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 150.20; and (2) SCG performing licensed activities in NRC jurisdiction without a license as required by 10 CFR 30.3. Specifically, on December 18, 2019, and from January 1, 2020 through March 9, 2020, SCG, a Pennsylvania State licensee, engaged in industrial radiography at a facility in West Virginia, a non-Agreement State, without first submitting the NRC Form 241, a copy of its Agreement State license, and the appropriate fee to the NRC Regional Office. Further, on numerous occasions from March 10, 2020, through April 9, 2020, SCG engaged in industrial radiography, without holding a specific NRC license authorizing such activities. |
Steel of West Virginia
Huntington, WV
EA-21-033 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/12/2021 |
On July 12, 2021, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Steel of West Virginia (Licensee) for a severity level III violation of its license when it maintained/repaired the on-off mechanism (shutter) and shutter control of its gauges. Specifically, the licensee wired, in the open position, the shutter mechanism for its fixed gauges and was not authorized to perform these functions by a specific license condition. |
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. |
Stillwater Mining Company
EA-19-085 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,250 |
12/19/2019 |
On December 19, 2019 the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,250, to Stillwater Mining Company (Stillwater). This action was based on a Severity Level III violation involving Stillwater’s failure to have the named individual on its license perform the duties and responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Specifically, the RSO listed on Stillwater’s license resigned on September 9, 2015, and Stillwater did not submit a license amendment to name a new RSO until June 13, 2019. The license was amended on August 30, 2019, with an authorized named individual. |
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-10-077 |
ORDER |
02/08/2011 |
On February 8, 2011, the NRC issued an Immediately Effective Confirmatory Order to the Superior Well Services, Ltd. (SWS) to confirm commitments made as a result of an Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) mediation session held on January 4, 2011. The licensee requested ADR following the NRC's October 21, 2010, Notice of Violation and Proposed civil penalty of $34,000, for five violations that were categorized into two severity level (SL) III problems. The first SL III problem involved three violations related to the temporary loss of two radioactive well logging sources. The second SL III problem involved two violations related to the deliberate failure to conduct radiological surveys and the creation of inaccurate survey records. As part of the agreement, SWS took number of actions addressing all of the violations, to ensure that the corrective actions are effective, and to ensure that lessons learned from these events are extended to the well logging industry. In addition, SWS took several corrective actions prior to the ADR mediation session. In recognition of SWS's proposed extensive corrective actions, in addition to corrective actions already taken, the NRC agreed to reduce the civil penalty originally proposed to $17,000. |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$34,000 |
10/21/2010 |
On October 21, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $34,000 to the Superior Well Services, Ltd. (SWS), for two Severity Level III problems. The violations involved the licensee's failure to: (1) secure a shipment of radioactive materials on a public highway to prevent shifting during normal transportation conditions in accordance with 10 CFR 71.5(a); control and maintain constant surveillance of the licensed material in an unrestricted area as required by 10 CFR 20.1802; and notify the NRC of the missing licensed material in accordance with 10 CFR 20.2201(a); (2) conduct required radiological surveys of vehicles before transporting licensed material in accordance with10 CFR 39.67, and the deliberate falsification of survey records for the vehicles. Specifically, on September 20, 2008, while transporting licensed material on a public highway, SWS did not secure a shipment of radioactive materials, and failed to control and maintain constant surveillance of the licensed material for at least ninety minutes, until SWS located and retrieved the sources, and also failed to notify the NRC of the missing licensed material until July 23, 2009, ten months after identifying the event. In addition, on an unspecified number of occasions prior to July 22, 2010, before transporting licensed materials, SWS did not make radiation surveys of the position occupied by each individual in the vehicle and of the exterior of the vehicle used to transport the licensed materials and recorded survey results that were obtained by copying from previous survey records. |
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. |