Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any |
Date |
Description |
K & S Engineers, Inc.
EA-17-157 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/21/2017 |
On December 21, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to K & S Engineers, Inc. for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved a failure to control and maintain constant surveillance and failure to use two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal as required by 10 CFR 20.1801 and 30.34(i). Specifically, on several occasions, including July 25, 2017, the licensee stored a portable gauge in an unlocked storage room with one lock securing the gauge case lid and a single chain with one lock securing one handle on the gauge case to a workbench. The keys to the padlock on the gauge case and the padlock on the single chain were located on the workbench approximately one foot away from the gauge and there were no individuals continuously present to maintain control or constant surveillance. |
K2 Environmental LLC.
EA-22-029 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/13/2022 |
On October 13, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation to K2 Environmental LLC (K2) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved K2’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. |
Daniel Kaidel
EA-03-120 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/10/2003 |
On July 10, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the licensee's inappropriate transfer of licensed material (approximately 150 millicuries of americium-241 in a portable gauge) to a person who was not authorized to receive such byproduct material, and the licensee's failure to verify, prior to transfer, that the person had a license to receive byproduct material. |
| Kakivik Asset Management, LLC |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/05/2022 |
On April 05, 2022, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Kakivik Asset Management, LLC (Licensee) for a Severity Level III problem associated with two related, willful violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure to: (1) ensure that an individual wore personnel monitoring equipment during radiographic operations as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 34.47(a), and (2) read and record the exposure of a direct reading dosimeter at the start of a shift, as required by 10 CFR 34.47(b). Specifically, on February 28, 2020, the licensee’s assistant radiographer willfully conducted industrial radiography at a temporary job site on the North Slope of Alaska without the required personnel monitoring equipment and willfully falsified the daily radiation report record prior to the performance of radiography. |
KAM Engineering Services, P.C.
EA-09-034 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/06/2009 |
On May 6, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to KAM Engineering Services (KAM-ES), for two Severity Level III violations. The first 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. Specifically, from March 1, 2008 until January 21, 2009, KAM-ES, a holder of a North Carolina license, stored or used portable gauges in an area of exclusive federal jurisdiction without a specific license issued by the NRC and did not file Form-241 with the NRC. The second 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, KAM-ES periodically stored two portable gauges in a trailer-type container, and the trailer only had a single lock on the door to secure gauges from unauthorized removal, whenever they were not under the control and constant surveillance of KAM-ES. |
Kanawha Scales & Systems, Inc., OH
EA-09-312 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/18/2010 |
On February 18, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Kanawha Scales & Systems, Inc., a licensee of the State of Ohio, for a Severity Level III violation involving 10 CFR 150.20. Specifically, on November 2, 2009, Kanawha Scales & Systems, Inc., used sealed sources in a non-agreement state without filing an NRC Form 241 at least three days prior to engaging in licensed activities in areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction. |
Kapiolani Medical Center, HI
EA-96-523 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/03/1997 |
The action was taken because on November 18, and 20, 1996, laboratories in which microcurie quantities of iodine-125 or phosphorus-32 were stored were not locked when not occupied. |
Karmanos Cancer Center, MI
EA-07-316 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/10/2008 |
On April 10, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to develop, implement and maintain written directive procedures to provide high confidence that each administration was in accordance with the written directive. Specifically, the licensee's written procedures for the implementation of treatment plans with its stereotactic radiosurgery unit did not require a check of the treatment plan parameters and magnetic resonance image orientation prior to administration of the treatment. As a result, the licensee administered a single gamma knife treatment to an unintended portion of the patient's brain. |
Kennedy Memorial Hospital, NJ
EA-97-006 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/31/1997 |
Dose rates from therapy patients in adjacent rooms exceeded limits. |
Kim Engineering, Inc.,
Beltsville, MD
EA-15-124 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/25/2017 |
On May 25, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000 to Kim Engineering, Inc. (KEI) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The violation involved a repeat 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 5, 2015, and August 14, 2015, KEI, a licensee of the State of Maryland, used portable gauges containing licensed material within areas of exclusive federal jurisdiction on numerous occasions without filing for reciprocity with the NRC as required by 10 CFR 150.20. |
Kim Engineering, Inc.,
Silver Spring, MD
EA-14-167 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/23/2014 |
On December 23, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Kim Engineering, Inc. (KEI), 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 November 9, 2010, and July 7, 2014, KEI, a licensee of the State of Maryland, used portable devices containing byproduct material within NRC jurisdiction in Washington D.C., and in areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction in Maryland and Virginia on approximately 45 occasions without filing the required documentation with the NRC. |
Kirksville, City of, MO
EA-14-001 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/17/2014 |
On March 17, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the City of Kirksville for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to only transfer byproduct material to persons authorized to receive such byproduct material in accordance with 10 CFR 30.41(a) and (b)(5). Specifically, on or about December 2, 2013, the licensee transferred a specifically-licensed portable gauge to a company not authorized to receive such byproduct material under the terms of a specific or general license issued by the Commission or an Agreement State. |
Kirksville, City of, MO
EA-08-205 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/22/2008 |
On September 22, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued to the City of Kirksville, MO. an NRC licensee. This action is based on a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 30.34(i) involving the licensee's failure to maintain a minimum of two independent physical controls that formed tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal during a period when the portable gauge was not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee. Specifically, on multiple occasions, the licensee stored a portable gauge in a laboratory using only a single barrier, the locked laboratory room door. In addition, on multiple occasions, the licensee transported a portable gauge, in its transport case, in the back of a closed-bed pickup truck with only a single barrier, the lock on the bed cover. |
KLX Energy Services, LLC, TX
EA-23-046 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/05/2024 |
On February 5, 2024, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to KLX Energy Services, LLC (KLX) for a Severity Level (SL) III violation. The violation involved KLX’s failure to file for reciprocity as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 150.20(b) prior to performing work in federal jurisdiction (U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities located in Iberville Parish and Cameron Parish, Louisiana) on multiple occasions in 2022. The Notice additionally included a SL-IV violation. |
Koch Engineering Company , DE
EA-98-061 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 4,400 |
03/13/1998 |
Failure to implement QA program prior to shipping RAM. |
ORDER
$ 4,400 |
06/12/1998 |
Koppel Steel Corporation, PA
EA-96-498 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$ 8,000 |
03/19/1997 |
The action was based on discrimination against a former Radiation Safety Officer after he provided information to an NRC inspector during an April 1996 inspection. |
KRONUS, Inc., ID
EA-21-119 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/25/2022 |
On January 25, 2022, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to KRONUS, Inc. (Licensee) for a severity level III violation for failure to survey, in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1501(a), those areas necessary for the licensee to comply with 10 CFR Part 20 regulations and evaluate potential radiological hazards. Specifically, between December 1999 and May 2021, the licensee failed to make adequate physical surveys with a radiation detection survey meter that could reasonably detect low activity amounts of iodine-125 contamination and did not perform surveys at the end of the day where unsealed iodine-125 was handled. |
Kruger Technologies, Inc.
Lenexa, Kansas
EA-14-113 |
ORDER |
10/28/2014 |
On October 28, 2014, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order to Kruger Technologies, Inc., confirming commitments reached as part of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session. The session was associated with the failure to secure a portable gauge with a minimum of two independent physical controls when not under control or constant surveillance as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, on May 21, 2014, an NRC inspector observed an unsecured portable gauge in the bed of a pickup truck parked in front of the licensee’s building. There were no licensee personnel in the immediate vicinity to provide control or constant surveillance of the gauge. The licensee will take a number of actions, including but not limited to: (1) revising the company-wide policy to describe implementation of NRC safety and security requirements for portable gauges; (2) ensuring all authorized gauge users are trained initially and annually on the revised company-wide policy; (3) increasing management oversight by establishing a process to periodically conduct field inspections; and (4) providing Radiation Safety Officer training for an additional authorized gauge user. In consideration of the commitments outlined in the Confirmatory Order, the NRC agreed to refrain from issuing a Notice of Violation or proposing a civil penalty for the apparent violation. |
KTI Construction Services, Inc., KS
EA-98-377 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/20/1998 |
Failure to secure licensed material from unauthorized removal. |
KTL Rodebush Testing, MO
EA-04-178 |
ORDER |
12/30/2004 |
On December 30, 2004, an Order Revoking License was issued based on the licensee's deliberate acts and omissions involving radiography activities (previously identified and addressed in an immediately effective Order Suspending License and Demand for Information issued by the NRC on March 11, 2004) and the Commission's lack of requisite reasonable assurance that the public health and safety is adequately protected by continuing activities under the existing license. |
KTL Rodebush Testing, MO
EA-03-177 |
ORDER |
03/11/2004 |
On March 11, 2004, an immediately effective Order Suspending License and Demand for Information was issued based on the conclusion that the licensee deliberately violated NRC safety requirements and deliberately provided inaccurate and incomplete information to the NRC. |
Kuehne Company, Delaware City, Delaware
EA-13-244 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/20/2014 |
On March 20, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Kuehne Company (Kuehne) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved a failure to transfer or dispose of a device containing byproduct material to persons holding a specific license pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32 or to an Agreement State, as required by 10 CFR 31.5(c)(8). Specifically, on October 31, 2013, a sealed source serial number 959-4-88, formerly possessed by Kuehne, was found in a scrap yard located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and Kuehne did not properly transfer or dispose of the device containing the source to a facility authorized to receive it. |