Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any |
Date |
Description |
Tamfelt, Inc., WA
EA-03-121 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/28/2003 |
On August 28, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity level III problem involving the possession and/or use of licensed material in areas of NRC jurisdiction without a specific or general NRC license and the 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. |
| Temple University, PA EA-02-148 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/25/2002 |
On July 25, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving the deliberate failure of a senior nuclear medicine technologist to follow procedures involving the use of radiopharmaceuticals for a patient dose and the subsequent falsification of the assayed and delivered dose record. |
Temple University, PA
EA-00-156 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$ 8,800 |
10/19/2000 |
On October 19, 2000, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty for $8,800 for a Severity Level II violation was issued. The action was based on discrimination against a former Nuclear Medicine Technologies for raising safety concerns. |
Temple University, PA
EA-97-426 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/20/1998 |
Deliberate preparation of inaccurate wipe test record. |
Temple University, PA
EA-96-455 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$10,000 |
12/31/1996 |
Willful failure to perform monthly HDR check. |
Temple University, PA
EA-95-243 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/05/1996 |
Violations involving a therapeutic misadministration involving a cobalt-60 teletherapy irradiation. |
Terra Site Development, Inc.
Westfield, Indiana
EA-22-064 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/17/2022 |
On November 17, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation to Terra Site Development Inc. (licensee), for a Severity Level III problem associated with two related violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure to control and secure a portable gauge with two independent physical controls while not under control and constant surveillance by the licensee, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1802, and 10 CFR 30.34(i). |
Terracon Companies, Inc., KS
EA-97-425 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/17/1997 |
Deliberate violations of license conditions. |
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Olathe, Kansas
EA-20-002 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$45,000 |
09/30/2021 |
On September 30, 2021, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $45,000 to Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Licensee) for five violations. The violations consist of a Severity Level (SL) III problem associated with three (A+B+C) related violations, a SL III violation (D), and a SL IV violation (E). The violations involved the licensee’s failure to: (A) control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in storage as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1802 and 30.34(i); (B) block and brace licensed material from movement incident to normal transportation in accordance with 10 CFR 71.5(a); (C) follow operating and emergency procedures associated with the license, which included the requirement for the gauge user to use a Department of transportation Type A container; (D) lock the gauge’s handle of the source rod or place the gauge inside of a locked container to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the source rod from its shielded position, as required by a License Condition; and (E) immediately report the loss of gauge as required by 10 CFR 20.2201. Specifically, On November 25, 2019, a licensee’s former technician willfully failed to follow licensee procedures and NRC requirements to secure a portable nuclear gauge. As a result, a portable gauge fell off a vehicle during transportation and remained uncontrolled in the public domain for few hours and the licensee did not notify the NRC immediately following discovery of the missing gauge. |
Terracon Consultants, Inc., KS
EA-18-106 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$29,000 |
12/20/2018 |
On December 20, 2018, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition Civil Penalty in the amount of $29,000 to Terracon Consultants, Inc. (licensee) for a Severity Level III problem associated with two related portable nuclear gauge violations. The violations involved the licensee's failure to (1) use a minimum of two independent physical barriers to secure a portable nuclear gauge from unauthorized removal when not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 30.34(i); and (2) maintain constant surveillance of a portable nuclear gauge that was not in storage in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1802. Specifically, on June 28, 2018, a licensee portable nuclear gauge user placed the gauge on the tailgate of pickup truck for approximately 30 minutes while the gauge user was inside the cab of the truck. The gauge user subsequently drove the vehicle off of the work site and onto a public highway with the gauge still in the unsecured position on the tailgate of the pickup truck. |
Terracon Consultants, Inc., KS
EA-17-079 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/15/2017 |
On November 15, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Terracon Consultants, Inc., for a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 20.1802. Specifically, on December 21, 2016, the licensee failed to maintain constant surveillance of a portable gauge when the technician walked away from the gauge to inspect another part of the jobsite. The violation resulted in a steel drum roller damaging the gauge. |
TES Consultants, P.C., MI
EA-04-099 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/1/2004 |
On September 1, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to licensed material (approximately 8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241 in a moisture density gauge) in an unrestricted area at a temporary jobsite and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
Testco, Inc., NC
EA-95-101 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 5,000 |
10/31/1995 |
Deliberate failure to file Form-241. |
CPORDER
$ 5,000
Settlement |
03/19/1995 |
Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc., MI
EA-22-018 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$24,000 |
08/11/2022 |
On August 11, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) and proposed imposition of a civil penalty (CP) in the amount of $24,000 to Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (licensee) for three Severity Level (SL) III violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure: (1) to control and secure two moisture density gauges, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1801 and 10 CFR 20.1802 leading to their loss; (2) to maintain constant surveillance or to use two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers for removal, or to secure a moisture density gauge that was left unattended, as required by 10 CFR 20.1802, 10 CFR 30.34(i), and licensee’s license condition 16; and (3) to maintain security requirements for stored gauges, as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). In addition, the Notice included a fourth SL III violation with no CP for failure to maintain a radiation safety officer, as required by licensee’s license condition 11; and twelve SL IV violations. |
Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc., MI
EA-15-141 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/23/2015 |
On October 23, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Testing Engineers & Consultants 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, from 2011 until June 19, 2015, during off-duty hours, non-licensee building tenants had access to the storage room’s locked door which resulted in a single physical barrier securing the gauges from unauthorized removal. |
Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc., MI
EA-99-097;
EA-99-169 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 5,500 |
07/08/1999 |
Failure to secure and control licensed material and failure to provide the NRC with complete and accurate information regarding the licensed material (moisture density gauge). |
CPORDER
$ 5,500 |
09/24/1999 |
Testing Laboratories, Inc., NM
EA-96-447 |
NOV
(SL III)
$ 2,500 |
01/06/1997 |
Willful failure to file NRC Form 241. |
Testing Technologies, Inc., VA
EA-02-166 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$9,600 |
01/22/2003 |
On January 22, 2003, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $9,600 was issued for a Severity Level II problem involving the willful: (1) performance of radiographic operations at temporary job sites by radiographer's assistants and helpers who were not accompanied by at least one qualified radiographer; (2) performance of radiographic operations by individuals who had not met training requirements; (3) failure to wear a combination of a direct reading pocket dosimeter, an alarming ratemeter, and either a film badge or TLD and (4) failure of the corporate and site Radiation Safety Officer to oversee the radiation safety program. |
Testing Technologies, Inc., VA
EA-00-231 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 5,500 |
11/14/2000 |
On November 14, 2000, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $5,500 was issued. The action was based for a Severity Level III problem involving the failure to (1) limit unrestricted area doses to less than two mrem in any one hour, (2) to post each radiation and high radiation area with the appropriate sign, (3) to perform surveys necessary to demonstrate compliance with the regulations and to evaluate the radiological hazards present. |
Testmaster Inspection Co., Inc.
EA-03-081 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$5,500 |
07/02/2003 |
On July 2, 2003, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $5,500 was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the deliberate failure to use a radiation survey instrument during radiographic operations |
CPORDER
$ 5,500 |
09/05/2003 |
Testwell Laboratories, Inc. NY
EA-03-036 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$6,000 |
05/14/2003 |
On May 14, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to file for reciprocity with the NRC for storage and use of licensed sources in a location outside an Agreement State. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $6,000 was also issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the willful actions of its Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) who knowingly performed and allowed radiography work by other employees without accompaniment by a certified radiographer, and that work required the supervision of a certified radiographer. |
Testwell Laboratories, Inc., NY
EA-01-149 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/14/2001 |
On June 14, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation based on Testwell Laboratories, Inc., a licensee of the State of New York, using portable gauges in New Jersey, a non-Agreement State, without a specific license from the NRC and without filing a Form 241, "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement State," with the NRC. |
Tetra Tech Inc., NJ
EA-15-230 |
ORDER |
10/11/2016 |
On October 11, 2016, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order to Tetra Tech Inc., (Tetra Tech) confirming commitments reached as part of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session. The session was associated with a violation identified during an investigation of Tetra Tech employees working at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard site in San Francisco, California. Specifically, from late 2011 through mid-2012, employees of Tetra Tech deliberately falsified soil sample records on several occasions by taking soil samples from areas not designated as part of the target area and by completing forms with inaccurate information. The licensee agreed to take a number of actions, in addition to steps already taken, including but not limited to: 1) discussing the facts and lessons learned from this event with its employees who are engaged in licensed activities to emphasize the importance of not engaging in willful activities in violation of NRC's regulations; 2) providing annual refresher training on NRC requirements to all employees engaged in licensed activities for a period of five years; 3) conducting an independent third-party assessment of all areas involving NRC-licensed activities to assess Tetra Tech's safety culture, evaluate the results, and take appropriate corrective actions; 4) using a third party to perform quality assurance reviews of work performed at Hunters Point for a period of three years; and 5) sending copies of the notice of violation and confirmatory order to the Navy and the State of California to assure they are fully informed of the NRC's actions. In consideration of the Tetra Tech's commitments outlined in the Confirmatory Order, the NRC agreed to withdraw the civil penalty proposed on July 28, 2016. |
Tetra Tech EC, Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey)
EA-15-230 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$7,000 |
07/28/2016 |
On July 28, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,000 to Tetra Tech EC, Inc. (Tetra Tech), for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved a deliberate failure to obtain soil sample surveys in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1501(a), by employees of Tetra Tech at U.S. Navy’s Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard (HPNS) site in San Francisco, California. Specifically, on several occasions between November 18, 2011, and June 4, 2012, when obtaining soil samples to ascertain the amount of residual radioactivity in specific locations within Parcel C at HPNS, Tetra Tech employees deliberately obtained soil samples from other areas that were suspected to be less contaminated and represented that the samples had been obtained from within the specified locations. |
Tetra Tech, Inc. (Newark, Delaware)
EA-13-227 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/24/2014 |
On February 24, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech) for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved a failure to confine possession and use of the byproduct material to the locations and purposes authorized in the license, as required by 10 CFR 30.34(c). Specifically, between June 7, 2006 and October 22, 2013, on multiple occasions, Tetra Tech personnel conducted maintenance of portable nuclear gauges that required detaching the source rod from the gauge and was not specifically licensed by the NRC or an Agreement State to perform such services. |
Texas Gamma Ray, LLC (Pasadena, Texas 77053)
(EA-10-102) |
NOVCP
(ORDER)
$7,000 |
05/15/2012 |
On May 15, 2012, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) to Texas Gamma Ray, LLC (TGR) to formalize commitments made as a result of an ADR mediation session held on April 23, 2012. The commitments were made as part of a settlement agreement between TGR and the NRC regarding apparent violations of NRC requirements. The agreement resolves the apparent violations involving TGR's failure to: (1) meet two NRC security requirements; and (2) store radioactive material only at a location authorized by its license. Specifically, radioactive material was stored at a facility in Rock Springs, Wyoming, which was not an approved storage location. TGR agreed to a number of corrective actions, including paying a civil penalty of $7,000, retrieving the licensed material from Wyoming and transferring it to a site in Texas authorized for storage, revising internal procedures, requiring the RSO's approval for storing licensed material, and training all radiographers on the new procedures. |
The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
(EA-12-142) |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/28/2012 |
On August 28, 2012, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to The Christ Hospital, 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 (b). Specifically, on multiple occasions between January 2009 and March 8, 2012, The Christ Hospital - Mobile, a licensee of the State of Ohio, possessed and used syringes containing technetium-99m at a temporary job site in Indiana, a non-Agreement State, without first filing a Form-241 with the NRC, at least three days before engaging in such activity. |
The Dial Corporation, OH
EA-96-041 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$2,500 |
06/18/1996 |
Loss of NDE systems gauge. |
CPORDER
$ 2,500 |
10/31/1996 |
The Duriron Company, Inc., OH
EA-95-227 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,500 |
02/05/1996 |
Licensee's failure to leak test sealed sources at intervals specified by 10 CFR 34.25(b). |
CPORDER
$ 2,500 |
04/12/1996 |
The Queen’s Medical Center, HI
EA-20-051 |
NOVCP
$7,500 |
10/27/2020 |
On October 27, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (CP) in the amount of $ 7,500 to The Queen’s Medical Center (Queen’s) for a Severity Level III problem associated with three related violations. The violations involve Queen’s failure to monitor exposure to radiation and radioactive material at levels sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the occupational dose limits of 10 CFR Part 20. Specifically, nine interventional radiologist physicians, whose occupational exposure exceeded 10 percent of the limits in 10 CFR 20.1201(a), were not monitored over the course of several years (from January 2011 to May 28, 2019). Additionally, the licensee failed to provide adequate instructions regarding the proper use of dosimeters to the nine radiologist physicians who were likely to receive in a year an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem, in violation of 10 CFR 19.12(a)(3). Finally, in violation of 10 CFR 20.1101(a), Queen’s failed to implement a radiation protection program commensurate with the scope and extent of licensed activities and sufficient to ensure compliance with 10 CFR Part 20. Specifically, the licensee’s radiation safety committee failed to adequately review (1) the quarterly summary report of occupational exposure records for compliance with dosimeter usage and (2) the summary report of the radiation safety program regarding safety and compliance, as well as failed to recommend action to correct deficiencies. Queen’s policy and the Radiation Safety Plan failed to address actions to be taken when dosimeters were returned unused or recorded unexpectedly low exposures. |
The Terracon Companies, Inc., KS
EA-98-124 |
NOV
(SL III)
$ 2,750 |
05/15/1998 |
Failure to secure portable gauge resulting in theft. |
CPORDER
$ 2,750 |
10/21/1996 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, OH
EA-22-031 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/19/2023 |
On May 19, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Thermo Fisher Scientific (licensee) for three Severity Level (SL) III violations. The SL III violations involved (1) two exports of special nuclear material (SNM) that were not authorized under a specific license as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 110.9 and 110.21(a); (2) failing to report a nuclear material transaction report to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) for shipment of SNM as required by 10 CFR 150.16(a)(1); and (3) failing to annually submit material status reports and reconciling data with NMMSS as required by 10 CFR 150.17(a).
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Thielsch Engineering, Inc., RI
EA-16-045 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/01/2016 |
On June 1, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Thielsch Engineering, Inc., for a Severity Level III problem for two related violations. The violations involved a failure to control and maintain constant surveillance or failure to use two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal as required by 10 CFR 20.1802 and 30.34(i), and a failure to have a lock on a portable gauge or have the gauge contained in an outer locked container in accordance with its NRC license condition. Specifically, on January 20, 2016, a portable gauze was left unattended and uncontrolled at the U.S. Naval Base jobsite and it was not secured with any physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure it from unauthorized removal. The unattended gauge was not under the direct surveillance of the authorized user and did not have a lock on the gauge or maintained inside a locked container designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source from its shielded position. |
Theilsch Engineering, Inc., RI
EA-98-161 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/23/1998 |
Failure to file form NRC Form 241. |
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, PA
EA-05-237 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/03/2006 |
On March 3, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to control the annual occupational shallow dose equivalent to 50 rem, and the failure to conduct adequate surveys. Specifically, a nuclear medicine technologist (NMT) received an exposure to the skin of the right thumb when it became contaminated with sodium iodide (iodine 131), during treatment of a patient. The NMT did not perform adequate surveys necessary for the timely identification of skin contamination and assessment of dose to the skin of her right thumb. As a result, the NMT's skin was contaminated for 26 hours before being detected. (RI, H, SLIII, Sup IV, YY No CP) |
Thrasher Engineering, Inc., WV
EA-19-136 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/27/2020 |
On April 27, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a civil penalty in the amount of $7,500 to Thrasher Engineering Inc. (licensee), for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee’s repeat failure to use two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, on October 29, 2019, the licensee’s gauge user left a portable gauge in the bed of a pickup truck, with only a single locked case to secure the portable gauge from unauthorized removal, when he was inside the construction site trailer and did not have control and constant surveillance of the portable gauge. |
Thrasher Engineering, Inc., WV
EA-16-224 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/26/2017 |
On January 26, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Thrasher Engineering, Inc. for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved a failure to control and maintain constant surveillance or failure to use two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge from unauthorized removal as required by 10 CFR 20.1802 and 30.34(i). Specifically, on September 13, 2016, a gauge containing licensed material was left unattended and uncontrolled in the back of a pickup truck at a temporary jobsite. The keys to the vehicle, vehicle camper top, and transport case were left inside the cab of the vehicle while the cab was unlocked. |
Titan Atlantic Group, NC
EA-00-191 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/12/2000 |
A Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III violation was issued on October 12, 2000. The action was based on the performance of radiography in an NRC jurisdiction by individuals who were not certified through a radiographer certification program. |
Tome & Ubinas Radio Oncology Center, PR
EA-07-103 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/11/2007 |
On October 11, 2007, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to meet the physical presence requirements in 10 CFR 35.615(f)(2) during High Dose Radiation (HDR) brachytherapy treatments. Specifically, on two occasions the licensee willfully performed HDR brachytherapy treatments without the physical presence of an authorized user and on two additional occasions the licensee willfully performed HDR brachytherapy treatments without the physical presence of an authorized user and continued patient treatments without the authorized user or a physician under the supervision of an authorized user physically present. |
TRC Engineers, Inc. NJ
EA-06-286
(Formerly SITE-BLAUVELT Engineering, Inc. |
NOVCP
(SLIII)
$3,250 |
01/30/2007 |
On January 30, 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 of 10 CFR 30.34 (i), involving the reported theft of a portable nuclear density gauge containing licensed material. The licensee failed to use a minimum of two independent physical controls to secure a portable gauge while it was not under the control and surveillance of your staff, as required. Specifically, the licensee provided one independent barrier by securing the gauge in a locked container and placing it in a locked shed for overnight storage at a temporary job site. However, the licensee failed to provide a second independent barrier when it did not secure the gauge to the shed. |
CPORDER
$ 3,250 |
Trap Rock Industries, Inc., NJ
EA-01-314 |
CPORDER
$3,000 |
04/30/2002 |
On April 30, 2002, an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in the amount of $3,000 was issued. The action was based on a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,000 that was issued on February 27, 2002, for a Severity Level III violation involving failure to control a nuclear gauge that was subsequently stolen from a temporary job site. The licensee's March 26, 2002, response did not deny that the violation occurred as stated in the Notice, but requested withdrawal of the penalty. The licensee argued that the penalty should be withdrawn because the gauge contained minuscule quantities of material, was clearly and properly labeled, and was lost due to a criminal act of an unknown third party. Upon discovery that the gauge was missing, the licensee immediately notified the NRC of the theft and attempted to find the stolen gauge. The licensee disciplined the employee who left the gauge unattended, and also took corrective actions that included re-instructing and re-training its employees; and the licensee has had no prior violations of NRC regulations. After considering the licensee's response, the NRC concluded that an adequate basis was not provided for withdrawal of the civil penalty. |
Triad Engineering, Inc., WV
EA-06-150 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,250 |
09/12/2006 |
On September 12, 2006, a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,250 was issued. The NOV cites two violations of NRC requirements. The first violation involved the failure of the authorized gauge user (AU) to properly block and brace the gauge in the open bed of his pick-up truck, to secure the gauge with two independent physical controls, and to close the tailgate prior to leaving the field office parking lot. The case containing the gauge fell off the truck onto a public street resulting in the second violation, i.e., the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material in an unrestricted area. After bystanders notified the AU that his gauge had fallen off his truck, the AU driver retraced his route and retrieved the gauge. The container and the gauge were not damaged and there was no radiation dose to members of the public as a result of this event. |
Triad Engineering, Inc., WV
EA-04-235 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/24/2005 |
On February 24, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to verify that the receiver of a transferred portable gauge was authorized to receive it before shipping it to them. |
Triad Engineering, Inc., WV
EA-04-014 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,000 |
04/20/2004 |
On April 20, 2004, 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) control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material (approximately 50 millicuries of americium-241 contained in a portable moisture density gauge) located in an unrestricted area and (2) lock the portable gauge or its container when not in under the direct surveillance of an authorized user. |
Triad Engineering, Inc., WV
EA-99-134 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/08/1999 |
Failure to secure and control licensed material (moisture density gauge). |
Jubilant DraxImage Radiopharmacies, Inc.
d/b/a Triad Isotopes
EA-17-202
Saginaw, MI |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/16/2018 |
On March 16, 2018, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Jubilant DraxImage Radiopharmacies, Inc., for a Severity Level III problem involving two related violations. The first violation involved a failure to include a containment system securely closed by a positive fastening device within a Type A package such that it cannot be opened unintentionally or by pressure during normal transport, as required by 10 CFR 71.5(a). The second violation involved a failure to limit the external radiation level of a package containing radioactive material with a WHITE-I label, as required by 10 CFR 71.5(a) and 49 CFR172.403(c). Specifically, on October 23, 2017, the licensee failed to securely close with a positive fastening device the lid of a shielded containment system that formed a separate unit of a Type A package containing a radioactive material, and the package was received with the external radiation levels that exceeded the required limits. |
Tri-State Area Nuclear Pharmacy, WV
EA-97-595 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/08/1998 |
Failure to secure licensed material and transfer of radioactive material to an unauthorized recipient. |
Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc., NC
EA-09-082 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/09/2010 |
On March 9, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to implement 10 CFR 110.20(a)(2) and 10 CFR 110.41(a)(9). Specifically, on November 21, 2008, Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc., failed to apply for a specific license and exported byproduct material listed in Appendix L (a moisture density gauge containing Am-241) to an embargoed country listed in 10 CFR 110.28 (Iraq). Further, this failure to apply for a specific export license prevented an Executive Branch review of the export activity as required by 10 CFR 110.41(a)(9). |
Truman Medical Center, MI
EA-14-115 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/08/2014 |
On October 8, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Truman Medical Center for a Severity Level III violation of 10 CFR 35.75(a) involving the release of individuals who had been administered unsealed byproduct material. The licensee failed to ensure that a member of the public would not receive an exposure likely to exceed 5 milliSievert (0.5 rem) from the released individual. Specifically, on June 27, 2011, and November 30, 2012, the licensee released individuals who had received I-131 sodium iodide administrations of 70 and 69.3 millicuries, respectively, but the licensee's maximum outpatient release level of 54 millicuries was based on a calculated dose of 5 milliSievert (0.5 rem) to any other individual. |
TTL Associates, MI
EA-20-110 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/03/2020 |
On December 3, 2020, the NRC issued two Severity Level III Notices of Violation to TTL Associates, Inc. (TTL) for a violation of 10 CFR 20.1802 and Condition 14 of its license. Specifically, on July 7, 2020, the TTL failed to control and maintain constant surveillance of a portable moisture density gauge located in an unrestricted area. Also, TTL detached a sealed source containing licensed material from the source rod without being specifically authorized to do so and in contrast to the requirement specified on its license. |
Tulsa Gamma Ray, Inc., OK
EA-98-475 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/25/1999 |
Two radiation exposures in excess of NRC limits. |
Turabo Corporation, PR
EA-01-126 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 3,000 |
06/20/2001 |
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,000 was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to two gauges containing approximately eight millicuries (mCi) of cesium-137 and 50 mCi of americium-241 and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
Turabo Corporation, PR
EA-00-088 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/12/2000 |
A Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III violation was issued June 12, 2000. The action was based on the failure to secure the portable moisture density gauge from unauthorized removal and failure to limit the dose in an unrestricted area. |
Tyme Engineering, Inc., MI
EA-07-276 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$3,250 |
01/07/2008 |
On January 7, 2008, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,250 was issued to Tyme Engineering, Inc. 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, the licensee had only a single tangible barrier in place when a gauge was stolen from an unattended licensee vehicle parked at the licensee's business parking lot. |