Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date |
Description |
C&J Nondestructive Testing, Inc.
EA-03-076 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/19/2003 |
On May 19, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving a failure to file NRC Form 241, "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States, Areas of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction, or Offshore Waters," with the NRC prior to conducting licensed activities in NRC jurisdiction. |
C&W Enterprises, Inc.
EA-07-022 |
NOV
(SL III)
$3,250 |
07/13/2007 |
On July 13, 2007, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,250 was issued for a Severity Level III violation. The violation of 10 CFR 30.34(i) involved the licensee's failure to use a minimum of two independent physical controls that formed tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal when the portable gauges was not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee. Specifically, no tangible barrier was used to secure a portable gauge that was stored in a warehouse, prior to November 27, 2006, and on April 24, 2007, only one physical control that formed a tangible barrier was used to secure the portable gauge from unauthorized removal. |
Cabell Huntington Hospital
EA-22-003 |
ORDER |
11/10/2022 |
On November 10, 2022, the NRC issued a confirmatory order (CO) to Cabell Huntington Hospital, LLC (licensee) confirming commitments reached as part of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation settlement agreement between the licensee and the NRC. The ADR mediation and subsequent CO were based on the results of an investigation at the licensee’s facility in which the NRC identified 14 apparent violations and one of them was willful. The apparent violations involved the licensee’s failure to: develop and implement its radiation protection program; control occupational dose to three individuals below regulatory limits; confine possession of licensed material at an authorized location; and comply with other areas of radiation safety program as required by its license and applicable 10 CFR Part 20 requirements. Additionally, the licensee agreed to complete wide-ranging corrective actions and enhancements, as fully described in the CO. In consideration of the licensee commitments outlined in the CO, the NRC agrees to (1) not issue a civil penalty and not take further actions for these violations; (2) not issue a separate notice of violation in addition to the CO but, rather, describe the violations in the body of the CO; and (3) for future civil penalty assessment purposes, the issuance of this CO will be considered as escalated enforcement action consistent with the NRC Enforcement Policy. |
Cal Testing Services, Inc., IN
EA-15-117 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
10/09/2015 |
On October 9, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Cal Testing Services, 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 personnel dosimeter at all times during radiographic operations as required by 10 CFR 34.47(a). Specifically, on March 20, 2015, a radiographer’s assistant wore an inoperable alarm ratemeter while performing radiographic operations. |
Cal Testing Services, Inc., IN
EA-08-286 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
01/05/2009 |
On January 5, 2009, a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $6,500 was issued to Cal Testing Services, Inc. This action is based on a Severity Level III violation of NRC License Condition 20 involving the failure of the licensee to conduct its program in accordance with the statements, representations, and procedures contained in an application (with attachments) provided to the NRC. Specifically, the licensee failed to connect the control cable to the source assembly before cranking the source out of the radiographic exposure device, as required by the licensee's procedures. This event resulted in a disconnected source event. |
Cal Testing Services, Inc., IN
EA-07-191 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/07/2007 |
On September 7, 2007, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving a radiographer who, contrary to the requirements in 10 CFR 34.37(a), did not wear a personnel dosimeter on the trunk of the body, during radiographic operations. Specifically, the radiographer placed his personnel dosimeter into his coat pocket and subsequently removed his coat and left the coat (with dosimeter in the pocket) in the vicinity of the camera prior to radiographic operations. |
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc., MA
EA-12-177 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/31/2012 |
On October 31, 2012, the NRC issued a Severity Level III Notice of Violation (NOV) to Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) for violations of 10 CFR 110.20, “General license information,” and 10 CFR 110.24, “General license for the export of deuterium.” Between 2007 and 2011, CIL failed to file an application with the Commission for specific export licenses to export deuterium, a material subject to NRC licensing jurisdiction in accordance with 10 CFR 110.9 when exporting this material in excess of the quantities covered by the general license requirements of 10 CFR 110.24. During this time, CIL exported deuterium (1) in excess of the 200 kilogram (kg)/year limit set by 10 CFR 110.24(a) to China and Japan in the years 2010 and 2011, and (2) in excess of the 5 kg/year limit set by 10 CFR 110.24(b) to restricted destinations per 10 CFR 110.29, India and Israel, in the years 2007-2011, without applying for and obtaining NRC specific licenses. |
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation, WV
EA-13-107 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/08/2013 |
On August 8, 2013, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation (CCMHC) for a Severity Level III problem involving two violations. The first violation involved the failure to implement its written procedure to provide high confidence that an administration was performed in accordance with the written directive as required by 10 CFR 35.41. Specifically, on February 25, 2011, CCMHC implanted a patient with 63 palladium-103 seeds to deliver a dose of 125 Gy; however, 16 of the 63 prescribed palladium-103 seeds were implanted outside the planned treatment area. CCMHC's subsequent assessment of the implant on April 1, 2011, did not identify that the delivered dose was different from the prescribed dose by more than 20 percent. This failure to identify the medical event contributed to the second violation, specifically, CCMHC not notifying the NRC Operations Center by the next calendar day, in accordance with 10 CFR 35.3045(c), that a medical event had occurred. Instead, CCMHC reported the medical event on March 5, 2012. |
Cammenga and Associates, LLC
EA-21-157 |
ORDER |
10/06/2022 |
On October 6, 2022, the NRC issued a confirmatory order (CO) and civil penalty (CP) in the amount of $5,000 to Cammenga and Associates, LLC (licensee) confirming commitments reached as part of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation settlement agreement between the licensee and the NRC. The ADR mediation and subsequent CO were based on the results of an investigation at Cammenga and Associates, LLC. As a result of the investigation, the NRC identified apparent violations of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 30.34(c), “Terms and Conditions of Licenses,” one of which was willful. However, the NRC’s determination of willfulness was not based on a finding that Cammenga deliberately intended to violate NRC requirements, but rather on Cammenga’s careless disregard in failing to pursue necessary actions to ensure compliance with applicable requirements. The apparent violations involved initially transferring, for sale or distribution, products containing tritium (H-3), that were not authorized for distribution on an NRC license at the time of distribution. In consideration of the corrective actions and commitments outlined in the CO, the NRC agreed to (1) reduce the CP in the amount of $5,000, (2) not issue a separate notice of violation in addition to the CO but, rather, describe the violations in the body of the CO, and (3) for future civil penalty assessment purposes, the issuance of this CO will be considered escalated enforcement consistent with the NRC Enforcement Policy. |
CampCo, Inc., CA
EA-20-084 |
Order
$75,000 |
06/03/2021 |
On June 3, 2021, the NRC issued an Order Imposing a Civil Monetary Penalty (Order) in the amount of $75,000 to CampCo Inc. (Licensee). The civil penalty was imposed after a March 8, 2021 letter from the licensee disputing and requesting mitigation of the civil penalty amount proposed in the NRC Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty for $75,000 (Notice), dated February 11, 2021. The Notice was based on nine Severity Level (SL) III violations involving the licensee’s failure (1) to distribute tritium watches in accordance with its exempt distribution license as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 32.14, (2) to provide complete and accurate information as required by 10 CFR 30.9, and (3) to implement requirements in an alternative dispute resolution Confirmatory Order issued on June 20, 2016, as part of a previous escalated enforcement action (EA-14-080). After consideration of the licensee’s response, the NRC determined that the licensee did not provide an adequate basis to justify mitigation of the proposed civil penalty amount and, therefore, the full civil penalty amount was imposed through an order. |
CampCo, Inc., CA
EA-20-084 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/11/2021 |
On February 11, 2021, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (CP) in the amount of $75,000 to CampCo Inc., (Licensee) for nine Severity Level (SL) III violations grouped into four SL III violations and two SL III problems. The violations involved, primarily, the licensee’s failure: (1) to distribute tritium watches in accordance with its exempt distribution license as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 32.14, (2) to provide complete and accurate information as required by 10 CFR 30.9, and (3) to comply with an alternative dispute resolution Confirmatory Order issued on June 20, 2016, as part of the previous escalated enforcement action (EA-14-080). Because of the repeated non-compliance and licensee’s poor performance history, a separate CP was assessed for each violation in accordance with the Enforcement Policy. Therefore, a total CP of $75,000, was proposed for eight of the nine violations ($15,000 each for three separate SL III violations and 2 SL III problems) to emphasize the importance of compliance with NRC requirements. |
CampCo, Inc., CA
EA-14-080 |
ORDER |
06/20/2016 |
On June 20, 2016, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (CO) to CampCo, Inc., confirming commitments reached as a result of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session agreement. The CO addresses violations identified in a Notice of Violation (NOV) and proposed imposition of Civil Penalty issued on December 10, 2015 with four Severity Level III violations identified. The violations identified in the NOV include: (1) distributing watches containing tritium (hydrogen-3) without first either NRC approval by amendment to CampCo’s existing license or by obtaining a separate NRC exempt distribution license for these watches; (2) failing to submit timely required annual reports to the NRC; (3) failing to provide required information in the annual reports provided upon NRC request; and (4) failing to provide certificates with each lot of watches as required by the CampCo license. CampCo agreed to complete actions that include, but are not limited to the following: (1) restore full compliance for all currently identified noncompliances, (2) develop written procedures to provide reasonable assurance of continued compliance, (3) provide initial and continuing training for CampCo staff, (4) engage an independent third party to conduct a programmatic review and to conduct annual compliance audits for two years, and (5) provide communications to watch manufacturers/assemblers, distributors, and consumers to raise awareness of the requirements and the importance of compliance, including an article submitted for an industry publication. In consideration of the commitments from CampCo, the NRC agrees to refrain from imposing a civil penalty. |
CampCo, Inc., CA
EA-14-080 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/10/2015 |
On December 10, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $28,000 to CampCo, Inc. for four Severity Level III violations, including the following: (1) willful failures to implement 10 CFR requirements in Part 30.3 with 30.15 (requirements for a license to distribute the byproduct material); (2) willful failures to implement 10 CFR requirements in Part 32.16 (requirements to file annual reports with the NRC); (3) failure to comply with Part 32.16 (a) and (b) (information required for filing); and (4) failure to comply with an existing license requirement to provide certificates demonstrating that the devices are manufactured according to established standards and with no more than authorized quantities of byproduct material. Specifically, the violations resulted as follows: (1) between 2005 and March 2013 CampCo, Inc., initially transferred for sale or distribution timepieces containing tritium (Hydrogen-3) sealed sources to persons exempt from regulations and did so without first obtaining a license or amendment to their existing license; (2) CampCo failed to file annual reports detailing transfers of byproduct material made in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014; (3) CampCo failed to include all the required information in its annual reports that were filed at the request of NRC for transfers during the years identified in Item 2 above; and (4) CampCo failed to ensure that each lot of timepieces containing tritium that were received were accompanied by the required certificate for Equipe and Reactor watches between 2011 and 2013 and additional watches prior to that time period. |
CAN USA, LLC, LA
EA-08-184 |
ORDER |
04/16/2010 |
On April 16, 2010, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (effective immediately) to CAN USA, Inc. to formalize commitments made as a result of an ADR mediation session. The commitments were made by CAN USA, Inc. as part of a settlement agreement between CAN USA, Inc. and the NRC regarding apparent willful violations of NRC requirements by a radiographer and radiographer's assistant. The agreement resolves the apparent violations involving the CAN USA failures, which were identified during NRC inspection and investigation by the NRC Office of Investigations, and include the following areas: (1) failure to have a radiographer and at least one other individual qualified pursuant to 34.43(c); (2) failure to have a radiographer supervise and maintain direct observation of the assistant during use of a radiographic device; and (3) failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and not in storage. CAN USA, Inc. agreed to a number of corrective actions, including the following: new and specific changes to operating procedures; activities related to training on new and/or revised operating procedures; interim training until the procedures are completed; unannounced audits; additional oversight of radiography crews; and specific written agreements with clients that address radiographic operations. In consideration of these commitments, the NRC agreed to limit the civil penalty amount to $7,000 and not to pursue any further enforcement action in connection with the inspection. |
Canberra Industries, Inc.
EA-13-184 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/01/2013 |
On November 1, 2013, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Canberra Industries, Inc., (Canberra) for a Severity Level III violation involving the licensee'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, Canberra stored an americium-241/ beryllium source in a locked calibration room in which there was a pass-through window to an unlocked outer room that was open and accessible. Also, the source was inside a shielded drum that was not secured to the floor and the motorized device that is used to expose the source could have been operated by unauthorized individuals via an unlocked switch located in the outer room. |
Capital Engineering Services, Inc., DE
EA-97-202 |
ORDER |
05/15/1997 |
Deliberate use of licensed material following suspension of license. |
Cardinal Health, OH
EA-09-221 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/30/2009 |
On December 30, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Cardinal Health for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure of an employee to wear finger dosimetry while compounding radiopharmaceuticals as required by Condition 24 of the license. Specifically, on several occasions between January and May 17, 2007, a licensee employee responsible for dispensing radioactive sources deliberately failed to wear finger dosimetry while compounding iodine-131 doses. |
Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy, OH
EA-17-096 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/14/2017 |
On September 14, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy for a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 20.1801 related to the licensee's failure to secure molybdenum-99/technetium-99 generators on February 28, 2017. |
Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services, Inc., MO
EA-11-146 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/09/2011 |
On November 9, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services, Inc., for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to monitor the occupational exposure to an adult who was likely to receive, in one year from sources external to the body, an extremity dose in excess of 5 rem as required by 10 CFR 20.1502(a)(1). Specifically, on June 16, 2010, a Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services employee removed his extremity (ring) dosimetry on two separate occasions prior to handling a chemical cartridge containing approximately 4 curies of fluorine-18. |
Cardinal Surveys Company, TX
EA-98-347 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/22/1998 |
Failure to file an NRC Form 241. |
Caribe Medical Plaza, PR
EA-03-134 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/09/2003 |
On October 9, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a willful Severity Level III problem involving: the failure (through its Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)) to ensure that radiation safety activities were being performed in accordance with the radiation safety program, the failure to provide radiation safety training, the failure to issue film or TLD finger monitors to appropriate individuals, and the failure of a Caribe representative to provide information to the Commission that was complete and accurate in all material respects. |
Caribbean Quality Control Services, Inc., VI
EA-00-090 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/31/2000 |
On May 31, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation based on the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed materials. Specifically, the action involve the transfer of a portable moisture-density gauge containing licensed material to a person not authorized to possess or use such byproduct material. During the time the person possessed the gauge, an untrained technician was allowed to operate it. |
Carmeuse Lime, Inc., MI
EA-11-145 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/02/2011 |
On September 2, 2011, a Notice of Violation was issued to Carmeuse Lime, Inc., for a Severity Level III Problem involving three violations. The first violation involved the failure to have the individual specifically authorized by Condition 12.A of the license fulfill the duties and responsibilities as the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Specifically, the individual left the company in 2007, and the licensee failed to appoint a new RSO and amend its license. The second violation involved the failure to conduct a physical inventory every six months, or at other intervals approved by the NRC, to account for all sealed sources and/or devices received and possessed under the license as required by Condition 15 of the license. The third violation involved the failure to test each gauge for the proper operation of the on-off mechanism (shutter) and indicator, if any, at intervals not to exceed six months or at intervals specified in the certificate of registration as required by Condition 16.B of the license. |
Carro & Carro Enterprises, Inc., PR
EA-10-272 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/11/2011 |
On February 11, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Carro & Carro Enterprises, Inc. (CCE) for a severity level III violation involved CCE's failure to obtain authorization in a specific NRC license to own and possess the portable moisture density gauge, which contained byproduct material. Specifically, from November 30, 2008, through June 28, 2009, CCE owned and/or possessed byproduct material, a discrete radium-226 source contained in a portable moisture density gauge, without authorization in a specific or general license issued in accordance with NRC regulations. |
Cartier, Inc., CT
EA-97-145 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,500 |
06/18/1997 |
Distribution of licensed material without an NRC license. |
Catenary Coal Company, WV
EA-02-165 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/21/2002 |
On August 21, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving the removal from service of a fixed gauge containing 357 millicuries of cesium-137 by licensee personnel who were not licensed to perform such service and the failure to assure that the shutter mechanism of the gauge was in a closed locked closed position. |
CE Nuclear Power LLC, MO
EA-00-200 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/08/2000 |
On December 8, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem based on the failure to properly classify, describe, mark, and label packages containing radioactive material when the licensee shipped uranium/gadolinium pellets and enriched pellets to Sweden and the failure to promptly complete a Nuclear Material Transaction Report for the shipment of natural uranium pellets to Sweden. |
Centennial Engineering & Research, Inc.
EA-01-219 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,000 |
12/03/2002 |
On December 3, 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 involving the willful failure to (1) submit an amendment request to reflect the designation of a new radiation safety officer and (2) confine its possession of byproduct material to the location authorized by the license. |
CPORDER
$3,000 |
04/09/2002 |
Central Indiana Cancer Centers, IN
EA-09-067 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/27/2009 |
On May 27, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Central Indiana Cancer Centers for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to implement 10 CFR 20.1802. Specifically, as of February 18, 2009, on several occasions while transporting a High Dose Rate Afterloader unit, the licensee left the unit in an unlocked vehicle for several minutes while retrieving other associated equipment. During these periods, the licensee did not control or maintain constant surveillance over the licensed material. |
Central Michigan Community Hospital, MI
EA-99-005 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/02/2001 |
On April 2, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a willful Severity Level III violation involving the use of byproduct material (technetium-99m) by an unqualified individual who was not under the supervision of an authorized user. |
Central Pharmacy Services, Inc., IN
EA-01-283 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/18/2001 |
On December 18, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving the willful failure of an employee to (1) wear a thermoluminescent finger badge when preparing, assaying, or dispensing millicurie quantities of radioactive material and (2) use vial shields for preparing and dispensing radiopharmaceuticals. |
Centre Community Hospital, PA
EA-97-284 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/08/1997 |
Unauthorized use of HDR brachytherapy equipment. |
Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de la UPR, Puerto Rico
EA-20-010 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/30/2020 |
On June 30, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de la UPR (Licensee), for a Severity Level III problem associated with two related violations. The first violation involved licensee's failure to maintain or adequately control a high dose rate remote afterloader (HDR) unit, the HDR console, the console keys, and the HDR treatment room as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 35.610(a)(1) and the second violation involved the resultant failure by the licensee to secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed material as required by 10 CFR 20.1802. Specifically, on November 21, 2019, the licensee's medical physicist left the treatment room area and inadvertently left the HDR console keys in the console and the key securing the HDR unit, as well as the key and keycard used to access the outer door of the HDR unit room, unsecured on the desk and during this period the licensed material was not secured from unauthorized removal or access. |
Centro de Medicina Nuclear, PR
EA-13-059 |
CPORDER
$7,000 |
04/08/2014 |
On April 8, 2014, the NRC issued an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty to Centro de Medicina Nuclear (CDM). Following the NRC's November 5, 2013, Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000, 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 a failure to comply with the actions required by an Order issued on August 7, 2012, after CDM failed to pay the NRC licensing fee. Accordingly, NRC concluded that the violation remains valid and issued an order imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in the amount of $7,000. |
Centro de Medicina Nuclear, PR
EA-13-059 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,000 |
11/05/2013 |
On November 5, 2013, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000 to Centro de Medicina Nuclear (CDM) for a Severity Level III violation involving CDM's failure to comply with an Order issued on August 7, 2012, after CDM failed to pay the NRC licensing fee. Specifically, as of November 5, 2013, CDM (1) had not submitted an answer to the Order, (2) paid the license fee, or (3) submitted the required written report regarding the amount, condition, and status of its licensed material by August 27, 2012; or begun decommissioning its site by October 26, 2012. |
| Century Geophysical, LLC |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$17,500 |
12/21/2023 |
On December 21, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) and proposed imposition of a civil penalty to Century Geophysical, LLC (licensee) for a severity level (SL) III problem and a SL III violation. The SL III problem involved the licensee’s failure to (1) properly train two individuals before allowing them to act as well logging supervisors contrary to the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 39.61(a) and License Condition 21.A of NRC Materials License 35-04017-04, and (2) conduct job performance audits for two well logging supervisors at intervals not to exceed 1 year as required License Condition 21.A of NRC Materials License 35-04017-04. The SL-III violation involved the licensee’s failure to conduct proper radiation surveys prior to transporting radioactive materials as required by 10 CFR 39.67(b). The Notice also included an additional SL-III violation with no associated civil penalty for the licensee’s failure to secure materials from unauthorized removal or access as required by 10 CFR 20.1801. Finally, the Notice also included three SL IV violations. |
Cerarc, Inc., WI
EA-97-040 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/04/1997 |
Failure to evaluate solubility released into sewer, failure to assure stack efflucents do not exceed Part 20 limits. |
Charleston Radiation Therapy Consultants, PLLC, WV
EA-11-115 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/30/2011 |
On June 30, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Charleston Radiation Therapy Consultants, PLLC (CRTC) 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 an indeterminate number of occasions on and prior to April 28, 2011, neither a CRTC authorized user (AU), nor a physician under the supervision of an AU, was physically present during continuation of patient treatments involving the HDR unit. |
Chemetron Corporation, OH
EA-93-271 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$10,000 |
05/11/1994 |
Violation of License Condtion 12. Incomplete submittal of site remediation plan. |
CPORDER
$10,000 |
08/28/1997 |
Chevron Environmental Management Company, CA
EA-08-054 |
ORDER |
07/08/2008 |
On July 8, 2008, a Confirmatory Order (effective immediately) ("CO") was issued to confirm commitments made as result of an Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") session, held on June 5, 2008, between Chevron Environmental Management Company (CEMC) and the NRC. The parties agreed to engage in ADR following NRC's February 29, 2008, letter to CEMC wherein an apparent violation of 10 CFR 40.7, "Employee Protection" was identified. As set forth in the CO, CEMC agreed to complete a number of actions at its Washington, PA decommissioning site, including, but not limited to: training supervisory employees regarding employees' rights to raise concerns; communicating CEMC's policy and management expectations regarding employees' right to raise concerns; and distributing a questionnaire to assess employees' willingness to raise nuclear safety concerns. In turn, the NRC agreed to not pursue further enforcement action relating to this matter |
Chicago Testing Laboratory, Inc., IL
EA-10-113 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/24/2010 |
On August 24, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Chicago Testing Laboratory, Inc., for a Severity Level III violation involving the possession and usage of byproduct material without authorization from a specific or general license. Specifically, on multiple occasions between July 6, 2006, and August 30, 2009, Chicago Testing Laboratory, Inc., an Agreement State licensee, possessed and used devices containing sealed sources in a non-Agreement State, and was not authorized in either a specific or general license. |
Christiana Care Health Services, DE
EA-18-112 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,500 |
12/03/2018 |
On December 3, 2018, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,500 to Christiana Care Health Services (licensee) for a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 20.1802. Specifically, as of March 16, 2018, the licensee failed to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material, unused Iodine-125 seeds, that was in a controlled or unrestricted area and not in storage. On May 30, 2018, the licensee discovered that unused Iodine-125 seeds were missing. A search was conducted for the missing material; however, the licensee was unable to recover the material and determined that the material was dropped into the facility waste container. |
Christiana Care Health Services, DE
EA-10-141 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/24/2010 |
On August 24, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the Christiana Care Health Services (CCHS), for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to develop and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration requiring a written directive was performed in accordance with the written directive as required by 10 CFR 35.41. Specifically, CCHS's written procedures for high dose rate remote afterloader (HDR) treatments did not: (i) include a quality assurance process to test and evaluate proper functioning of all measurement tools used to determine treatment parameters; and, (ii) specify how personnel should respond when unknown and questionable treatment distances were encountered during HDR simulation measurements. As a result of these procedural inadequacies, a medical event occurred, in which the patient received a dose to unintended tissue and did not receive the prescribed dose to the intended tissue during an HDR treatment conducted between January 18 and January 22, 2010. |
Christian Wheeler Engineering, CA
EA-20-047 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/18/2020 |
On June 18, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Christian Wheeler Engineering (Licensee) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee'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 10 CFR 150.20. Specifically, from January 7 through February 20, 2020, Christian Wheeler Engineering, a licensee of the State of California, performed licensed activities at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California and from February 19 through 20, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar/Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, without filing the required documentation with the NRC. |
Citizens General Hospital, PA
EA-01-134 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/01/2001 |
On June 1, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to provide required security and control of two licensed sources, each of which contained approximately 40 millicuries of gadolinium. |
Citizens Memorial Hospital District, MO
EA-96-445 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/28/1997 |
Deliberate violations of license conditions. |
City of Muskegon, City Hall – Engineering Department, MI
EA-16-100 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/08/2016 |
On August 8, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the City of Muskegon, City Hall – Engineering Department, for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to have the individual specifically named on the license fulfill the duties of the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) as required by NRC License Condition No. 12. Specifically, on April 18, 2014, the individual listed as RSO on the license was no longer employed by the company and could not fulfill the duties and responsibilities of RSO. |
City of St. Peters, MI
EA-14-106 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/19/2014 |
On August 19, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the City of St. Peters for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to ensure licensed material is only used by, or under the supervision and in the physical presence of, individuals who have successfully completed the manufacturer's training program for gauge users as required by NRC License Condition 12. Specifically, from approximately May through August 2009, the licensee allowed two individuals to use licensed material without supervision at temporary job sites, and the individuals had not completed the manufacturer's training for gauge users. |
CJW Medical Center - Johnston-Willis Campus, VA
EA-09-040 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/21/2010 |
On January 21, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to CJW Medical Center - Johnston-Willis Campus for a violation of 10 CFR 35.41(a)(2) associated with a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration is in accordance with written directives. Specifically, as of December 16, 2008, the licensee's procedures did not require verification of the treatment site nor resolution of any inconsistencies in the written directive prior to administration of the dose. This resulted in a patient receiving treatment to the left trigeminal nerve instead of to the originally-intended site (right trigeminal nerve). |
Clara Maas Medical Center, NJ
EA-96-047 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/25/1996 |
Failure to include in the QMP written policies and procedures that meet the specific objective that any unintended deviation from a written directive is identified and evaluated. |
Clara Maas Medical Center, NJ
EA-99-257 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/26/2000 |
On April 26, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation based on the failure to ensure that radiation safety activities were being performed in accordance with the Operating and Calibration Procedures. Specifically, the licensee treated a patient with the High Dose Rate (HDR) afterloaded after the source was replaced, without first checking the source to ensure that the source strength was consistent with the value provided by the manufacturer. |
Clare County Road Commission, MI
EA-22-110 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/14/2023 |
On March 14, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Clare County Road Commission (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The SL III violation involved the licensee’s failure to use a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to a Troxler 3430 portable moisture density gauge nominally containing 9 millicuries of cesium-137 and 44 millicuries of americium-241 that was stored in an unrestricted area and not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1801 and 10 CFR 30.34(i). In addition, the Notice included one SL IV violation involving the licensee’s failure to ensure that a hazmat employee received the training required by Title 49 CFR 172.704 at least once every three years. |
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH
EA-96-289 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$5,000 |
12/20/1996 |
This action was based on deliberate violations of license conditions that require annual radiation safety refresher training for radiation workers and annual audits of the licensed program. The violations occurred because resources available to the radiation safety officer (RSO) were not adequate, and the available resources were used to address more pressing safety significant issues in the licensed program. |
Coastal Wireline Services, Inc.
d/b/a Gulf Coast Well Analysis, TX
EA-17-097 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/14/2017 |
On September 14, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Coastal Wireline Services, Inc., (CWSI) 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 May 16 and 20, 2017, and on approximately the same dates in May 2016, CWSI, a licensee of the State of Texas, used iodine-131 within NRC jurisdiction without filing the required documentation with the NRC. |
Code Service, Inc., AL
EA-99-074 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/07/1999 |
The radiographer's assistant was not wearing the alarm meter during the radiographic operations. |
Jose M. Colon, M.D., PR
EA-98-184 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$4,400 |
05/22/1998 |
Programmatic failure in implementing quality management program. |
Jose M. Colon, M.D., PR
EA-98-183 |
ORDER |
04/21/1998 |
Multiple violations of 10 CFR Part 30 and 10 CFR Part 35; licensee requirements. |
Columbia Curb & Gutter Company, MO
EA-02-263 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/21/2003 |
On January 21, 2003, 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 (7.8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241 contained in a moisture density gauge) in an unrestricted area and the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., AK
EA-00-221 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/13/2000 |
A Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III violation was issued October 13, 2000, based on the failure of the licensee's quality management program to include written procedures to ensure brachytherapy treatments were in accordance with written directives that resulted in four medical misadministration. |
Columbia Hospital
EA-03-112 |
NOVCP
(SLIII)
$3,000 |
07/30/2003 |
On July 30, 2003, 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 willful failure to secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed materials (4 millicuries of iodine-131, 219 millicuries of technetium-99m, 20 millicuries of xenon-133, and 189 microcuries of cesium-137) that were stored in a controlled area, and the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
Community Health Center of Branch County, MI
EA-02-236 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/11/2002 |
On December 11, 2002, 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 (343 millicuries of molybdenum-99, 465 millicuries of technetium-99m, and 59 microcuries of cesium-137) and the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material. |
Community Health Network, Inc., IN
EA-22-091 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/03/2023 |
On April 3, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation to Community Health Network, Inc. (licensee), for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee’s failure to implement written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration of yttrium-90 is in accordance with the written directive, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 35.41(a)(2). |
Community Hospital, WY
EA-96-056 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$2,500 |
06/12/1996 |
Technologist deliberately falsified records for the administration of two Sodium iodine doses. |
Community Hospitals of Indiana, Inc, IN
EA-11-016 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/20/2011 |
On April 20, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the Community Hospitals of Indiana for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to fully implement procedures to provide high confidence that a brachytherapy treatment was in accordance with the written directive as required by 10 CFR 35.41(a). Specifically, on September 30, 2010, an authorized medical physicist missed a step in the procedure that established the starting position for the high dose remote afterloader brachytherapy treatment. The failure to implement this step resulted in a medical event. |
Community Hospitals of Indiana, Inc, IN
EA-06-101 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/10/2006 |
On July 10, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving the failure to develop written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration was in accordance with a written directive. Specifically, the licensee's written procedure for high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy did not describe that the HDR metal interface connector was to be attached during treatment simulation to determine appropriate location of the sources within the patient. In addition the licensee did not notify the NRC Operations Center by the next calendar day following discovery of the medical event. |
ConAgra Foods
Trenton, Missouri
EA-14-075 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/01/2014 |
On August 1, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to ConAgra Foods for a Severity Level III Problem involving three violations. The first violation involved the failure to transfer or dispose of a device containing byproduct material only by export as provided by 10 CFR 31.5(c)(7), by transfer to another general licensee as authorized in 10 CFR 31.5(c)(9), or to a person authorized to receive the device by a specific license as required by 10 CFR 31.5(c)(8)(i). Specifically, on December 18, 2013, the licensee reported that two gauges and four exit signs were missing from their facility. The second violation involved the failure to furnish a report to the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME), within 30 days after the transfer of a device to a specific licensee or export. Specifically, between November 8, 2004, and December 8, 2004, the licensee transferred a generally licensed device to a specific licensee, the manufacturer, Industrial Dynamics, Inc., on November 8, 2004, and did not provide a report to FSME until December 18, 2013. The third violation involved the licensee holding devices that were not in use for longer than 2 years. 10 CFR 31.5(c)(15) provides an exception to the two-year limit, if the general licensee performs quarterly physical inventories of these devices while they are in standby. However, as of April 21, 2014, the licensee held in its possession four generally licensed devices for greater than two years that were not in use and without conducting quarterly inventories. |
Conam Inspection, Inc., IL
EA-01-225 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/09/2001 |
On November 9, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the performance of radiography at a location other than a permanent radiographic installation with only one qualified individual present. |
Conam Inspection, Inc., IL
EA-98-404 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/14/1998 |
The violation involved a failure to secure from unauthorized removal, access, or tampering and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1801, 10 CFR 20.1802 and 10 CFR 34.35. |
Conam Inspection, Inc., IL
EA-97-207 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$16,000 |
06/09/1997 |
Overexposure of radiographer. |
CPORDER
$16,000 |
11/05/1997 |
Construction Consulting & Testing (CC&T), OH
EA-17-148 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/18/2017 |
On December 18, 2017, the NRC issued a Severity Level III Notice of Violations to CC&T for failing to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1801 and 30.34(i). Specifically, between July 29 and August 10, 2017, on multiple occasions the licensee stored a portable gauge in an unlocked location without a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure the device while not under the licensee's control and constant surveillance. |
Connecticut Health Center, University of Connecticut, CT
EA-96-454 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/29/1996 |
The action was based on a Severity Level III violation involving a failure to secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed materials that are stored in controlled or unrestricted areas. 10 CFR 20.1802 requires that the licensee control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in storage. |
Connell Limited Partnership , OK
EA-96-536 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$8,800 |
03/06/1997 |
The action was based on three violations of radiography safety requirements that resulted in a radiation exposure in excess of NRC's limits. The exposure occurred to a radiographer employed by another licensee, Tulsa Gamma Ray, Inc., who conducted radiography in Connell's facility. The exposure associated with the incident was 6.465 rems total effective dose equivalent, resulting in an exposure to the radiographer of 8.3 rems exceeding the annual limit of 5 rems. |
Construction Engineering Labs, Inc., HI
EA-01-181 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,000 |
09/27/2001 |
On September 27, 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 involving willfulness. The problem consisted of two violations involving the failure to secure and maintain constant surveillance over a gauge and failure to assure that gauges were routinely secured in vehicles according to procedures. |
Construction Materials Technologies, LLC, UT
EA-23-125 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/08/2024 |
On February 8, 2024, the NRC issued a notice of violation to Construction Materials Technologies, LLC (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The violation involved the licensee’s failure to use a minimum of two physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge while not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 30.34(i) and 10 CFR 20.1801. Specifically, an unlocked portable gauge was discovered in the bed of an unattended truck in an unrestricted area. |
Construction Testing & Engineering, Inc., VA
EA-11-071 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$1,750 |
09/26/2011 |
On September 26, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation (Notice) and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $1,750 to Construction Testing and Engineering, Inc. (CTE), for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to maintain a minimum of two independent physical controls that formed a tangible barrier to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal during a period when the gauge was not under direct control or surveillance. Specifically, on October 26, 2010, CTE stored a portable gauge in its locked transport container, inside of the trunk of a vehicle at a temporary jobsite. The gauge was secured with only a single independent physical control (the lock to the trunk). The vehicle was stolen on that date and the gauge inside was removed from the storage location by defeating only one barrier. Additionally, the Notice issued 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 September 14, 2010, and October 26, 2010, CTE, which held a Virginia license, engaged in activities involving the use of a portable gauge containing sealed sources at a temporary site in District of Columbia, an area of exclusive federal jurisdiction without obtaining a specific license issued by the NRC or filing NRC Form-241 with the NRC, as required. |
Construction Testing & Engineering, Inc., CA
EA-97-037 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/17/1997 |
The action was based on possession and use of byproduct material in areas under exclusive federal jurisdiction within an Agreement State without a valid NRC license and was not exempted from the requirement for a license. |
Consumers Energy & Engineering, Inc., MI
EA-16-115 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/14/2016 |
On September 14, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Consumers Energy for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure of each individual who acts as a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant to wear a direct reading dosimeter, an operating alarm rate meter, and a personnel dosimeter at all times during radiographic operations as required by 10 CFR 34.47(a). Specifically, on April 7, 2016, the individuals wore a single device to perform the functions of both a direct reading dosimeter and an alarming ratemeter simultaneously. |
Cooper Health System, NJ
EA-07-102;
EA-07-126 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/08/2007 |
On June 8, 2007, a Notice of Violation was issued for two Severity Level III violations. The first violation involved a failure to verify that a high dose rate remote afterloader brachytherapy treatment was administered in accordance with the treatment plan and written directive. The second violation involved a failure to report a medical event. Specifically, a high dose rate remote afterloader treatment fraction was delivered in which the source was positioned outside of the patient's body for a portion of the treatment. The dose delivered to the treatment site differed from the prescribed dose by more than 50 rem to an organ or tissue and the fractionated dose differed from the prescribed dose, for a single fraction, by 50 percent or more. |
Cooperheat-MQS, Inc. TX
EA-03-151 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$6,000 |
12/30/2003 |
On December 30, 2003, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $6,000 was issued for a Severity Level III willful problem involving the failure to conduct required radiographer refresher training and the failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NRC involving radiographer training records. |
Cooperheat-MQS, Inc. TX
EA-02-189 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$6,000 |
02/19/2003 |
On February 19, 2003, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $6,000 was issued for a willful Severity Level III problem involving: (1) a failure to amend license to reflect a change in the RSO, and (2) a failure to amend license to add two new field stations and to use a permanent radiographic installation prior to receiving NRC authorization. |
Cooperheat-MQS, Inc., TX
EA-01-166 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/18/2001 |
On September 18, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving multiple failures to use certified radiographers while performing radiography operations. |
Cooperheat-MQS, Inc., TX
EA-99-206 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/27/2000 |
On September 18, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving multiple failures to use certified radiographers while performing radiography operations. |
Core Engineering & Consulting, Inc., SD
EA-22-002 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/02/2022 |
On June 2, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation to Core Engineering & Consulting, Inc. (licensee) for two Severity Level (SL) III violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure to: (A) secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal with a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers when the portable gauge is not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee, and secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed materials that were stored in an unrestricted area contrary to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 30.34(i) and 20.1801, respectively; and (B) confine the possession of regulated byproduct material to the locations authorized on its NRC license as required by 10 CFR 30.34(c). |
Coriell Institute for Medical Research, NJ
EA-99-060 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$4,400 |
06/02/1999 |
Discrimination against an employee for raising safety concern. |
Corning Clinical Laboratories, PA
EA-96-008 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/12/1996 |
Failure to maintain records, to dispose of radioactive materials by required procedures, to perform personnel surveys, to perform radioactive waste. |
CQM, Inc., WI
EA-16-154 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/14/2016 |
On November 14, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to CQM, 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 July 14 and 15, 2016, the licensee secured portable gauges with only a single physical barrier and did not provide control and constant surveillance at all times. |
Craig Testing Laboratories, Inc., NJ
EA-05-109 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,250 |
08/05/2005 |
On August 5, 2005, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,250 was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving the (1) failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of a portable gauge, (2) failure to lock the portable gauge and its transportation case during transport, and (3) failure to comply with the applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation regulations. |
Craig Testing Laboratories, Inc., NJ
EA-02-177 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/30/2002 |
On September 30, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the licensee's failure to limit access to a density gauge (containing a 9-millicurie cesium-137 and a 44 millicurie americium-241 source) located at a temporary job site (an unrestricted area), and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
Crane Army Ammunition Activity - Department of the Army
EA-08-2222 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/30/2008 |
On October 30, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving 1) the failure to control radioactive material not in storage as required by 10 CFR 20. 1802, and 2) the failure to properly describe the material on shipping papers and properly mark and label the packages in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.5 and 49 CFR 171.2. Specifically, on May 22 and 29, the licensee shipped depleted uranium in three cardboard boxes to a facility in Virginia as part of their site operation to demilitarize munitions. The boxes were not controlled when not in storage and were not properly marked nor labeled. In addition, the material was not properly described as hazardous on the shipping papers that accompanied the shipment. |
Crittenton Hospital, MI
EA-11-165 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/02/2011 |
On September 2, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Crittenton Hospital for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to develop written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration was in accordance with the written directive as required by 10 CFR 35.41(a). Specifically, between September 2009 and January 2011, the licensee failed to address in its written procedure the need to verify that the step size used in the treatment plan was correctly translated into the high dose rate (HDR) remote afterloader unit. As a result, the device’s control unit default step size of 2.5 mm was used instead of the 5 mm used in the treatment planning system. |
Crozer-Chester Medical Center, PA
EA-05-164 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/28/2005 |
On October 28, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or access and or maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that was stored in a controlled or unrestricted area. Specifically, an HDR unit was left unsecured and unattended in the HDR treatment room. |
CTI and Associates, Inc., MI
EA-17-147 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/28/2017 |
On December 28, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000, to CTI and Associates, Incorporated for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in storage or to use a minimum of two independent physical controls to form a tangible barrier to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal whenever the gauge was not under the licensee's control and constant surveillance, as required by 10 CFR 20.1802 and 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, on August 9, 2017, a portable gauge was located in the back of a pickup truck with no barriers and without maintaining constant surveillance of the device. |
CTI and Associates, Inc., MI
EA-15-157 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/23/2015 |
On November 23, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to CTI and Associates, Inc., for a Severity Level III violation of both 10 CFR 20.1801 and 10 CFR 30.34(i). The violation involved the failure to secure licensed material in a portable gauge from unauthorized removal or access, with a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers, while the gauge was stored in a controlled or unrestricted area and not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee. Specifically, the licensee left an unattended gauge inside an unlocked shipping container that was accessible to the public. |
CTI and Associates, Inc., MI
EA-07-300 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/15/2008 |
On January 15, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure by the authorized gauge operator to control and maintain constant surveillance of a portable nuclear gauge. Specifically, the gauge, which contained NRC-licensed radioactive material, was damaged when it was run over by a bulldozer after the authorized gauge operator had left it unattended while he was preparing for another test at a temporary job site. |
CTI Consultants,
VA
EA-03-226 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,000 |
03/03/2004 |
On March 3, 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 control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material (11 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241 in a portable gauge) in a controlled or restricted area, resulting in the loss of the gauge during transport. 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. |
CTI Consultants,
VA
EA-02-080 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,000 |
07/23/2002 |
On July 23, 2002, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,000 was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving the failure to secure and control licensed material contained in a gauge. |
CTI Core Drilling Services, Inc., VA
EA-02-081 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/23/2002 |
On July 23, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the deliberate unauthorized possession of 40 millicuries of americium-241 and 8 millicuries of cesium-137 contained in a damaged portable nuclear gauge. |
CTI, Inc., AK
EA-97-539 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$5,500 |
01/20/1998 |
Overexposure and involved survey with inoperable meter. |
CTI, Inc., AK
EA-96-232 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$13,000 |
10/31/1996 |
Programmatic breakdown. |
Cultilux
EA-21-103 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/14/2022 |
On March 14, 2022, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Cultilux (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III problem associated with three (A+B+C) related violations. Based on the information developed during the inspection and the information provided by the licensee in response to the inspection report dated December 22, 2021, the NRC determined that three violations of NRC requirements occurred. The violations cited include the licensee’s: (A) failure to possess an NRC license prior to distributing byproduct material contrary to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 30.3(a), (B) failure to limit the distribution of ceramic metal halide bulbs to models authorized on the license contrary to 10 CFR 30.34(a) and License Conditions 6.A-9.A of NRC Materials License 17-35464-01 E, and (C) failure to file a report of all transfers of byproduct material with the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards covering the preceding calendar year contrary to 10 CFR 32.16 (a) and 10 CFR 32.16 (c)(1). The NRC considers Violations A, B, and C to be significant violations because of the programmatic failures associated with the licensee’s distribution program. Accordingly, these violations are categorized collectively as a Severity Level III problem in accordance with Section 6.3.c.11 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
EA-16-078 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/20/2016 |
On May 20, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to file an application and receive a specific license before exporting nuclear equipment to China. Specifically, on September 4, 2013, Curtiss-Wright exported four nozzle dams with associated nozzle dam control console and installation tools to China, for ultimate use at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant, that was not authorized by a general or specific license issued under 10 CFR Part 110. The NRC’s general license under 10 CFR 110.26, “General license for the export of nuclear reactor components,” does not authorize the export of nuclear reactor components to China, and Curtiss-Wright failed to obtain a specific license before shipping the nozzle dam equipment. |