Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any |
Date |
Description |
Unified Testing Services, Inc., AL
EA-98-222 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/16/1998 |
Failure to control of licensed material. |
Union Camp Corporation, VA
EA-97-575 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/05/1998 |
Removal of fixed gauge without authorization. |
|
Union Carbide Corporation, WV
EA-21-114
|
NOV
(SLIII) |
02/14/2022 |
On February 14, 2022, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation (Notice) to Union Carbide Corporation (Licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The violation involved the licensee’s failure to maintain a qualified Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) as required by Condition 12 of its NRC License. Specifically, the RSO left the licensee’s employment in June 2017 and the licensee appointed new RSOs in 2017, 2020, and 2021, but did not submit a license amendment request until July 20, 2021, and the new RSO was not approved until August 30, 2021. In addition, the Notice included three SL IV violations associated with License Conditions 15 and 23, involving the licensee’s failure to: (1) maintain records of physical inventories of its devices; (2) monitor authorized users to evaluate their doses to be within the required regulatory limits; and (3) perform periodic radiation surveys of radiation fields around the sources to assure that radiation exposure is within established limits. |
Union City Diagnostic Center, NJ
EA-03-170 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/13/2004 |
On January 13, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving: (1) the receipt, possession and use of byproduct material without the supervision of an Authorized User (AU) or a Radiation Safety Officer, and (2) the creation of false records indicating that the AU had ordered licensed material during that period, when in fact, the AU was no longer employed at the facility. |
Union Electric Company, MO
EA-97-480 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/28/1997 |
Removal of fixed gauge without authorization. |
United Evaluation Services, NJ
EA-02-103 |
ORDER |
05/14/2002 |
On May 14, 2002, the NRC issued an immediately effective Order Suspending License and Demand for Information to the licensee, formerly known as Accurate Technologies. The action was based on the licensee's deliberate violations of NRC safety requirements involving radiography, as well as its deliberate provision of inaccurate information to the NRC |
United Hospital
EA-02-060 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/11/2002 |
On July 11, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the willful failure of a nuclear medicine technologist to obtain authorization from a physician prior to administering technetium-99m to a patient. |
United Hospital Center, WV
EA-23-062 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/21/2023 |
On November 21, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to United Hospital Center (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The SL-III violation involved the licensee’s failure to implement written procedures for responding to an abnormal situation as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 35.610(a) when an operator was not able to place a high dose rate remote afterloader in its shielded position at the end of the treatment. Additionally, the Notice also included two SL IV violations. |
United Nuclear Corporation, NM
EA-93-170 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$100,000 |
02/13/1997 |
The action involved the failure to comply with an NRC order to set aside certain funds for decommissioning funding and providing incomplete and inaccurate information regarding the handling of those funds and the ownership of an account. |
United States Air Force
Wright Patterson Medical Center
Dayton, OH
EA-12-031 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/29/2012 |
On June 29, 2012, the NRC issued a Notice Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $8,500 to the United States Air Force (USAF) for a Severity Level (SL) III problem. The SL III problem involved two violations: 1) the USAF’s failure to conduct a semiannual physical inventory of all sealed sources in their possession, as required by 10 CFR 35.67(g); and 2) the USAF’s 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, between November 2, 2004 and September 30, 2011, the USAF did not include a sealed source, which was believed to be in storage, in its semiannual physical inventory. The USAF believed the source was located in the low-level radioactive waste storage room, which is a controlled area; however, sometime between November 2, 2004, when the last physical inventory occurred, and September 30th 2011, the source was lost. |
U.S. Department of Agriculture, MD
EA-05-004 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/28/2005 |
On January 28, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure, on three separate occasions, to secure, control or maintain constant surveillance of portable nuclear gauges containing NRC licensed material in unrestricted areas. |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, DC
EA-09-038 |
NOVCP
(SL II & SL III)
$227,500 |
03/17/2010 |
On March 17, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $227,500 to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for violations related to activities at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center (PVAMC). The following areas of violation were identified: (1) Severity Level II violations of 10 CFR 35.41(a)(2) for failure to develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration is in accordance with the written directive, resulting in a total of 74 prostate brachytherapy treatments where the administered radiation dose was not in accordance with the written directive; (2) a Severity Level II violation of 10 CFR 35.41(b)(2) for failure to have procedures that addressed verifying that the administration was in accordance with the applicable treatment plan and written directive , resulting the licensee administering at least 16 prostate brachytherapy treatments without performing post-treatment verifications until a prolonged period of time had passed; (3) a separate Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 35.41(b)(2) related to the the licensee's failure to identify that the treatment plan for a brachytherapy treatment differed from the written directive, resulting in the wrong seeds being ordered and administered; (4) a Severity Level III problem involving violations of 10 CFR 35.27(a)(1) and 19.12(a)(4) for failing to instruct individuals about procedures, 10 CFR Part 35 and licensing requirements, and prompt reporting of conditions that resulted in to two medical physicists not being instructed in the requirements for identifying and reporting medical events (10 CFR 35.2 and 35.3045) and an authorized user physician not being instructed of his responsibility to report to the licensee any condition that may lead to or cause a violation; (5) a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 35.3045(c) for failure to report to the NRC Operations Center no later than the next calendar day when they had information that medical events occurred; and (6) two Severity Level IV violations. |
U.S. Engineering Labs, Inc., NJ
EA-07-035 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$9,750 |
05/22/2007 |
On May 22, 2007, a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $9,750 was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure licensed material from unauthorized removal resulting in the loss of a portable nuclear density gauge. The gauge was missing for approximately 5-months before it was found in the public domain in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A second NOV involved the failure to immediately report the loss of the licensed material to the NRC. |
U.S. Engineering Labs, Inc., NJ
EA-05-152 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/02/2005 |
On December 2, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to maintain direct and constant surveillance of a portable gauge containing licensed material at a temporary job site, and to properly store a portable nuclear gauge at a different temporary job site. |
U.S. Engineering Labs, Inc., NJ
EA-96-245 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/05/1996 |
Failure to maintain control of licensed material. |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NV
EA-22-114
|
NOV
(SL III & IV) |
04/14/2023 |
On April 14, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (licensee) for two violations. The first violation (Severity Level III) involved the licensee’s failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed materials that were not in storage as required by 10 CFR 20.1802. The second violation (Severity Level IV) involved the licensee’s failure to correctly perform physical inventories of licensed materials as required by License Condition 18 of NRC Materials License No. 27-05861-02. |
U.S. Inspection Services, OH
EA-03-204 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$19,200 |
06/16/2004 |
On June 15, 2004, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $19,200 was issued for a Severity Level II problem involving multiple violations related to an overexposure of radiographer, including issues such as failure to survey, failure to calibrate and inspect equipment, and failure to follow procedures. Although normal application of the civil penalty assessment process would have resulted in a base penalty, the NRC exercised discretion and proposed twice the base penalty because of the licensee's particularly poor performance. |
ORDERCP
$19,200 |
09/1/2004 |
Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc., FL
EA-10-138 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/27/2010 |
On August 27, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. (UES), 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, UES used portable gauges containing sealed sources, at numerous areas of exclusive federal jurisdiction within the States of Florida and Georgia, without obtaining a specific license issued by the NRC or filing NRC Form-241 with the NRC, as required. |
Universal Imaging, Inc., MI
EA-96-157 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/02/1996 |
Breakdown in control of licensed program involving I-131 misadministration. |
Universal Product Concepts, Inc., CA
EA-11-222 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,000 |
01/09/2012 |
On January 9, 2012, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000.00, to Universal Product Concepts, Inc. (UPC) for a Severity Level III problem. The violations involved a willful transfer of smoke detectors containing byproduct material (americium-241) without the NRC license as required by 10 CFR 30.3(a) and an import of material into United States without having the required license for possession of the material as required by 10 CFR 110.5. Specifically, from May to July 2010, UPC imported and transferred approximately 19,423 smoke detectors containing byproduct material without the required NRC licenses authorizing such imports and transfers. |
Universal Testing, LLC, UT
EA-06-259 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/23/2007 |
On February 23,2007, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $6,500 was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed material that was stored in an unrestricted area. Specifically, while transporting a radiography exposure device, a radiographer stopped for about 90 minutes leaving the device unattended and unsecured in the open bed of a pickup truck. Later that evening, the radiographer was involved in a traffic accident, resulting in his arrest and the impoundment of the pickup truck (with the unsecured radiography source in the bed of the truck) by the Wyoming State Police. The radiographer informed the police that the radioactive source was in the bed of the truck and requested that the truck be locked inside a garage at the impound yard. |
Universal Testing, LLC, UT
EA-06-259 |
ORDER |
11/06/2007 |
On November 06, 2007, a Confirmatory Order (effective immediately) was issued to confirm commitments made as a result of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) settlement agreement. The licensee requested ADR following the NRC's February 23, 2007, Notice of Violation and Proposed civil penalty of $6,500 for a willful violation involving the licensee's failure to secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed material that was stored in an unrestricted area. As part of the agreement, Universal Testing has agreed to implement a comprehensive management review and oversight program. In addition, Universal Testing has agreed to write and submit an article for publication by the Non-Destructive Testing Managers Association (NDTMA) addressing the value that the new Universal Testing management oversight program adds to overall safe and effective operations. In recognition of Universal Testing's extensive corrective actions, the NRC agreed to reduce the civil penalty originally proposed to $500. |
University of Hawaii, HI
EA-22-066 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/09/2023 |
On March 9, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to the University of Hawaii (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III problem. The SL III problem consisted of two violations. The first violation involved the licensee’s failure to establish appropriate administrative procedures to assure: (1) control of procurement and use of byproduct material in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 33.13(c)(3)(i); (2) completion of safety evaluations of proposed uses of byproduct material which take into consideration such matters as the adequacy of facilities and equipment, training and experience of the user, and the operating or handling procedures as required by 10 CFR 33.13(c)(3)(ii); and (3) review, approval, and recording by the Radiation Safety Committee of safety evaluations of proposed uses prepared prior to the use of the byproduct material in accordance with 10 CFR 33.13(c)(3)(iii). The second violation involved the license’s failure to confine its use of byproduct material to the purposes authorized in the license as required by 10 CFR 30.34(c). The Notice also included five SL IV violations. |
University of Missouri, Curators of the
EA-18-095 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/20/2018 |
On November 20, 2018, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Curators of the University of Missouri for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee's failure to secure radioactive materials from unauthorized removal or access as required by Title 10 of the CFR 20.1801. Specifically, on May 11, 2017, a licensee's technologist unknowingly left the radiation waste room door open and the licensed material was unsecured for about 30 minutes and on May 14, 2018, the nuclear medicine hot lab door was left propped open and the licensed material was left unsecured for few minutes. |
University Nuclear and Diagnostics, LLC
FL
EA-13-026 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/13/2014 |
On May 13, 2014, the NRC issued a Severity Level III Notice of Violation to University Nuclear and Diagnostics (UND), LLC for a violation for engaging in deliberate misconduct, as required by 10 CFR 30.10(a). Specifically, UND, deliberately failed to 1) calibrate a survey instrument yet provided falsified survey instrument calibration records dated as required by 10 CFR 35.61; 2) instructed its employees to document radiation survey results when the survey instrument was not working or not on site as required by 10 CFR 30.9; 3) failed to perform required contamination surveys as required by License Condition 15.A of Amendment 1 of License 21-32316-01; 4) and failed to perform an annual audit and falsified annual records as required by 10 CFR 30.9. This violation for engaging in deliberate misconduct caused Bradley D. Bastow, D.O. to be in violation of NRC requirements. |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, NJ
EA-01-186 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 3,000 |
09/25/2001 |
On September 25, 2001, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,000 was issued for a Severity Level III problem. The problem included two violations involving the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of material in controlled or unrestricted areas and the failure to make surveys (i.e., evaluations of the radiological conditions and potential hazards incident to the use, transfer, release, disposal, or presence or radioactive material or other sources or radiation). |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, NJ
EA-98-536 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/29/1998 |
Failure to secure licensed materials in an unrestricted area. |
University of Pittsburgh, PA
EA-06-266
EA-06-278 |
NOV
(SLIII) &
ORDER |
07/23/2007 |
On July 23, 2007, a Notice of Violation and Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) were issued to the licensee, for a Severity Level III violation. As a result of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mediation session conducted at the licensee's request, the NRC agreed to final disposition of this matter by citing a single violation of the requirements in 10 CFR 35.24(b). Specifically, the licensee through the Radiation Safety Officer (a) failed to ensure that the physical presence requirements of 10 CFR 35.615(f)(3) from May 13, 2004, to March 10, 2005; and (b) failed to ensure that written directives were consistently signed by all three members of a Gamma Knife team prior to administration of gamma stereotactic radiosurgery treatments in accordance with 10 CFR 35.32 between 1998 and 2000. The NRC concluded that certain aspects of the 10 CFR 35.24(b) violation were willful. The licensee disputed this conclusion. The NRC and the licensee have agreed to disagree regarding any willful aspects of this violation. In light of the actions that the licensee has taken, or has committed to take, as described in the Confirmatory Order, as well as the fact that the violation did not result in any known safety consequences to patients, workers, or the public, the NRC agreed to issue a Notice of Violation without a civil penalty. |
University of Puerto Rico, PR
EA-02-227 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$9,000 |
02/07/2003 |
On February 7, 2003, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $9,000 was issued for three willful Severity Level III violations involving: (1) the failure to perform daily radiation surveys of areas where radiopharmaceuticals are routinely administered to patients; (2) the failure of the radiation Safety Officer (RSO) to calibrate contamination survey instruments annually in accordance with requirements; and (3) the failure to notify the RSO immediately after unexpectedly high radiation levels were found in accordance with requirements. |
University of Sciences, PA
EA-04-219 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/21/2004 |
On December 21, 2004, Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material in three laboratories (384 microcuries of hydrogen, 41 microcuries of carbon-14, and 190 microcuries of iodine-125; 0.1 microcuries of hydrogen-3, 1.9 microcuries of carbon-14, and 0.3 microcuries of iodine-125; and 979 microcuries of hydrogen-3 and 176 microcuries of carbon-14) that was in an unrestricted area that was not in storage. |
University of Virginia, VA
EA-04-149 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/05/2004 |
On October 5, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving the failure to secure licensed material (iridium-192 seeds contained in a nylon ribbon) and the failure to perform an adequate survey of the patient and the patient's room. |
University of Wisconsin-Madison , WI
EA-01-282 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 3,000 |
12/21/2001 |
On December 21, 2001, a Notice of Violation and 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 (Americium-241) contained in six sealed sources 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. |
University of Wyoming, WY
EA-22-001
|
NOV
(SL III) |
05/17/2022 |
On May 17, 2022, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the University of Wyoming (Licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III problem associated with two (A+B) related violations and an SL IV violation (C). The violations involved the licensee’s: (A) failure to establish adequate administrative controls to assure safe operations involving licensed materials as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 33.13(c)(3); (B) possession and use of byproduct material in excess of the NRC-authorized possession limits contrary to 10 CFR 30.3(a); and (C) failure to use proper labeling of a container with byproduct material in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1904(a). Specifically, the licensee’s administrative procedures failed to assure: (i) control of procurement and use of byproduct material; (ii) completion of safety evaluations of proposed uses of byproduct material, training and experience of the user, and the operating or handling procedures; and (iii) review, approval, and recording by the radiation safety committee of safety evaluations of proposed uses prior to use of the byproduct material. Further, on November 17, 2021, the licensee possessed an approximately 18.4 millicurie Am-241 metal source that was not authorized by its NRC license and the source was not labelled as required with sufficient information to take precautions to avoid or minimize exposures. |