Licensee Name and
NRC Action Number |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any |
Date |
Description |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., AR
EA-09-187 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/28/2009 |
On October 28, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Wal-Mart, Inc. (Wal-Mart) for a Severity Level III problem involving the failure to: (1) appoint an individual responsible for having knowledge of appropriate regulations and requirements to comply with the general license; (2) properly transfer and dispose of generally licensed devices; and (3) transfer generally licensed devices to another general licensee only if the devices remain in use at a particular location. Specifically, between October 2000 and January 2008, Wal-Mart did not appoint a radiation safety officer or other responsible individual to manage its general license program relative to tritium exit signs, improperly transferred or disposed of up to 2,462 tritium exit signs, and also transferred 517 tritium exit signs from various Wal-Mart facilities to other Wal-Mart facilities, which were not authorized in a specific or general license. |
Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Department of the Army, DC
EA-10-140 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/25/2010 |
On October 25, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), for a Severity Level III problem. The violations involved the licensee's failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of the licensed material in an unrestricted area as required by 10 CFR 20.1802 and failure to conduct operations so that the dose in any unrestricted area from external sources did not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 millisievert) in any one hour. Specifically, between May 1 and 3, 2010, WRAMC did not control and maintain constant surveillance of packages containing licensed radioactive materials, which were improperly stored by WRAMC personnel in an unrestricted area under a counter in the concierge workstation, resulting in a dose greater than 0.002 rem in any one hour within the first floor lobby of the WRAMC. |
Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Department of the Army, DC
EA-09-039 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/22/2009 |
On May 22, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Walter Reed Medical Center (WRAMC) for a SL III problem involving: (1) the failure to control radioactive material not in storage as required by 10 CFR 20.1802 and (2) a failure to provide adequate radiation safety instruction to a medical student, who provided care to a brachytherapy patient; and a Severity Level III violation involving a failure to provide event notification as required, in a timely manner. Specifically, on November 14, 2008, the licensee lost control of the brachytherapy sources for approximately 5.5 hours when a medical student, who had not been trained on the safe handling and shielding of brachytherapy sources, inadvertently removed three ribbons containing iridium-192 from a patient's bandage and improperly disposed of the sources. Consequently the sources were improperly transported to the trash compactor, an uncontrolled area, on the WRAMC loading dock. In addition, the WRAMC did not notify the NRC until November 19, 2008, five days after this event. |
Wang Engineering, Inc., IL
EA-08-066 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/18/2008 |
On April 18, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III 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, on numerous occasions during 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, Wang Engineering, Inc., a licensee of the State of Illinois, used portable moisture/density gauges containing licensed material at Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) construction sites; areas of exclusive federal jurisdiction in an Agreement State, without filing a Form-241 with the NRC. |
Warner Brothers, LLC, MA
EA-11-209 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/08/2011 |
On November 8, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Warner Brothers, LLC for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to file NRC Form 241 "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," at least three days prior to engaging in licensed activities within NRC jurisdiction, as required by 10 CFR 150.20. Specifically, on December 6, 2006, and July 7, 2008, Warner Brothers LLC, which only holds a Massachusetts license, used a portable gauge containing a sealed source, at temporary jobsites within the State of Connecticut, without obtaining a specific license issued by the NRC or filing NRC Form-241 with the NRC, as required. |
Washington County Memorial Hospital, IN
EA-96-071 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/02/1996 |
Unqualified physician user. |
Washington Hosptial, PA
EA-02-244 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/26/2002 |
On November 26, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to properly prepare written directives on multiple occasions for brachytherapy treatments. |
Washington Hospital Center, DC
EA-06-029 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/04/2006 |
On May 4, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving deliberate failure to secure from unauthorized removal and failure to maintain constant surveillance over licensed material. Specifically, the lock on the door to the hot lab, a controlled area which contained licensed material, had been deliberately disabled with tape to allow ease of access and the hot lab was left unattended with the door lock disabled. |
Washington Hospital Center, DC
EA-04-157 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/15/2005 |
On February 15, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a willful Severity Level III violation involving the use of licensed radioactive material in humans by an individual who was not an authorized user and who was not under the supervision of an authorized user. |
Washington Hospital Center, DC
EA-98-555 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 5,500 |
03/31/1999 |
Loss of nuclear packemaker. |
Washington Hospital Center, DC
EA-98-145 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,750 |
04/28/1998 |
Unauthorized disposal of radioactive waste, failure to secure waste, and failure to label waste. |
Washington Hospital Center, DC
EA-96-385 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 5,000 |
04/10/1997 |
Multiple instances of failure to measure employee thyroid burdens, and failure to provide adequate training in this area; and the loss of an iodine-125 seed, failure to perform an adequate survey in an attempt to recover the missing seed, and failure to notify the NRC of the loss of the material. |
Washington University, MO
EA-17-082 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/21/2017 |
On September 21, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Washington University for a Severity Level III violation associated with a medical event. An inspection was conducted on February 1 and 2, 2017, at the St. Louis, Missouri campus and determined that a medical event occurred on April 8, 2016, where the licensee staff had sufficient information on April 16, 2016, to discover the event and make the appropriate notification to the NRC; however the notification was not made until January 31, 2017. Specifically, the administration of radiation from a yttrium-90 microspheres treatment resulted in a dose that exceeded 0.5 Sv (50 rem) to tissue and 50 percent or more of the dose expected from the administration defined in the written directive to tissue other than the treatment site. This is a medical event as defined in 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(3). |
Wayne County Well Surveys, Inc.
EA-16-031 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/19/2016 |
On May 19, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Wayne County Well Surveys, Inc., for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the failure to file, at least three days before engaging in the activity for the first time in a calendar year, a submittal containing an NRC Form 241, "Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," a copy of the Agreement State specific license, and the appropriate fee as required by 10 CFR 150.20. However, on several occasions between January 18, 2013, and October 16, 2015, the Agreement State licensee possessed and used licensed materials at temporary job sites in Indiana, a Non-Agreement State, without first filing the required documentation with the NRC. |
Weaver Consultants Group, MI
EA-16-035 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/10/2016 |
On May 10, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Weaver Consultants Group 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 from unauthorized removal or access, with a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers, while the portable gauge was stored in a controlled or unrestricted area and not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee. Specifically, an authorized user left a gauge unattended and unsecured behind his vehicle while searching for additional forms. He later backed up the vehicle and struck the gauge. |
Western Soil, Inc.
EA-20-101 |
NOVCP
(SLIII)
$8,500 |
01/14/2021 |
On January 14, 2021, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $8,500 to Western Soil, Inc. This action is based on a Severity Level (SL) III violation involving an Order issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 8, 2019 (ML19184A099). The Order notified the licensee that Western Soil’s NRC License No. 52-21368-01 was revoked, effective 20 days from the date of the Order, unless within the 20-day period, the licensee paid all debts due to NRC. Because the licensee did not pay its debts, Western Soil’s license was revoked, and authorized activities were limited to decommissioning and to safe, secure storage, or transfer of material. Further, the licensee was required, within 60 days of the date of revocation, to dispose of or transfer to another authorized recipient all NRC-licensed material. Because the NRC’s primary interest in this matter remains ensuring that the licensee meets its obligation to properly decommission its facility, the NRC proposed to not impose the civil penalty if the licensee properly disposes of or transfers its licensed material within 60 days of the date of the Notice. On September 21, 2021, the NRC acknowledged the proper disposal of licensed material by Western Soil, Inc. on August 25, 2021. Therefore, the NRC did not impose the civil penalty. |
Western X-Ray Corporation, CA
EA-07-277; EA-07-278 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/15/2008 |
On February 15, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for two Severity Level III violations. The first violation involved a failure to certify an individual who acted as the radiographer of record while performing industrial radiography. The second violation involved a failure to wear an operating alarm ratemeter by an individual who acted as the radiographer's assistant during radiographic operations. Specifically, on April 23, 2007, the individual acting as the radiographer of record was not certified as a radiographer and the individual acting as the assistant radiographer of record was not wearing an operating ratemeter at all times during radiographic operations, while performing industrial radiography on an offshore platform in federal waters. |
Weatherford International, Inc., TX
EA-01-030 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/05/2001 |
On February 5, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure of Weatherford International, Inc., a licensee of the State of Louisiana, to file NRC Form 241, " Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement State," prior to conducting well logging operations using americum-241/beryllium sealed sources in offshore waters in areas of Federal jurisdiction. |
West Virginia University Hospitals Inc.
EA-11-027 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/25/2011 |
On March 25, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to West Virginia University Hospitals Inc. (WVUH) for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to notify the NRC Operations Center by telephone no later than the next calendar day after discovery of the medical event as required by 10 CFR 35.3045(c). Specifically, WVUH did not notify the NRC until July 7, 2010, after discovering that a dose administered on January 20, 2010 differed from the prescribed dose. |
West Virginia University, WV
EA-99-300 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,750 |
02/04/2000 |
On February 4, 2000, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty of $2,750 was issued for a Severity Level III violation based on failure to secure, limit access to, or maintain constant surveillance of licensed material stored in the Civil Engineering Building and four research laboratories. |
Western Colorado Testing, CO
EA-96-459 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,500 |
06/13/1997 |
Willful failure to file for reciprocity. |
CPORDER
$ 2,500 |
10/28/1997 |
Western Soil, Inc., PR
EA-99-262 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 2,750 |
11/24/1999 |
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty of $2,750 was issued for licensee's failure to maintain surveillance of licensed material (gauge). |
CPORDER
$ 2,750 |
04/12/2000 |
Westinghouse Electric Company, SC
(Hematite Facility)
EA-03-182 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/22/2003 |
On December 22, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving two examples of the failure to follow enhanced work plans for decommissioning activities specific to the preparation of contaminated materials for shipping to a metal recycling facility. |
Wheeling Hospital, Inc., WV
EA-00-187 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/12/2000 |
On October 12, 2000, a Notice of Violation for a Severity Level III was issued. The action was based on the failure to maintain adequate security or control of licensed materials (brachytherapy device and transportation container). |
Whitworth-Muench, Inc., MI
EA-15-190 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/02/2016 |
On February 2, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Whitworth-Muench, 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 approximately July 18 and August 18, 2015, a locked pantry door provided the single physical barrier against unauthorized removal of the licensee's portable gauges. |
White Earth Department of Transportation, MI
EA-16-180 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/17/2017 |
On January 17, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to White Earth Department of Transportation for a Severity Level III violation of both 10 CFR 20.1801 and 30.34(i). The violation involved the failure to secure licensed material from unauthorized removal or access, with a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers, while the portable gauge was stored in a controlled or unrestricted area and not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee. Specifically, from May 14, 2016, to August 9, 2016, the licensee stored a portable gauge in an unlocked storage cabinet in an unsecured garage during normal business hours, and there were no individuals continuously present to maintain control or constant surveillance. |
Wilcox Associates, Inc., MI
EA-08-215, EA-08-267 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/07/2008 |
On November 7, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved two examples of the failure to use a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure a portable gauge whenever the gauge was not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee as required in 10 CFR 30.34(i). Specifically, the first example involved using a single barrier, only one lock, to secure the gauge transport case to an unlocked closed-bed pickup truck. The second example involved using a single barrier, only one lock, to secure a gauge in a locked cage. |
Wilcox Associates, Inc., MI
EA-96-257 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/03/1996 |
Moisture density gauge technician did not secure or maintain constrant surveillance of a device which contained NRC-licensed material. |
Wilcox Memorial Hospital, HI
EA-02-056 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/25/2002 |
On April 25, 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 (curie quantities of molybdenum-99) and the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. |
William Backus Hospital
Norwich, CT
EA-20-141 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 3,750 |
06/01/2021 |
On June 1, 2021, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation, an Exercise of Enforcement Discretion, and a Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,750 to William W. Backus Hospital (Licensee) for a severity level III problem containing three violations that occurred on or before May 5, 2020: (1) failure to transfer seven sealed sources for disposal to an authorized recipient pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2001(a); (2) failure to label the sources or their container while in the licensee’s possession pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1904(a); and (3) failure to inventory or leak test the sources pursuant to 10 CFR 35.67(b)(2). Further, in order to emphasize the importance of controlling licensed material, given the circumstances of the case, the NRC exercised enforcement discretion to issue a Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,750. |
William Beaumont
Hospital, MI
EA-11-163 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/02/2011 |
On September 2, 2011, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to William Beaumont 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, as of May 5, 2011, the licensee's written procedures for yttrium-90 treatments did not specify how personnel should administer a treatment using a fine bore catheter and a high concentration of microspheres in order to prevent blockage within the catheter. |
William Beaumont
Hospital, MI
EA-04-129 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/14/2004 |
On September 14, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the administration of a dosage of liquid iodine-131 to a patient for a thyroid uptake study that was approximately 90 times larger than the 10-microcurie dosage prescribed by the authorized user physician. |
Windham Community Memorial Hospital, CT
EA-97-392 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/06/1998 |
Falsification of dose calibrator calibration records. |
Windsor Service, Inc., PA
EA-97-596 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/22/1997 |
Management breakdown. |
Wisconsin Centrifugal, WI
EA-98-318 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/17/1998 |
Failure to secure licensed material. |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh, University, WI
EA-98-100 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/27/1998 |
Programmatic breakdown. |
Wittnauer Worldwide, LP, Bridgeton, MO
EA-13-240 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/24/2014 |
On October 24, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Wittnauer Worldwide, LP for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved the licensee's failure to complete decommissioning of the waste storage location within 24 months following the initiation of decommissioning as required by 10 CFR 30.36. Specifically, Wittnauer's license, which authorized possession only of waste material at a storage location in San Juan, Puerto Rico, expired on February 28, 2010, but the licensee did not complete decommissioning of the site until August 13, 2014, a period greater than 24 months. |
Wood River Medical Center, ID
EA-97-613 |
NOVCP
(SL III) |
04/27/1998 |
Violations indicative of breakdown in control of license program. |
Worthington Industries, Inc.
EA-04-140 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/23/2004 |
On August 23, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the sale and transfer of ownership of two generally licensed gauges (containing approximately 1.0 curie each of americium-241) without providing the new owner with the required safety documents identified in the label on the device. |
Wyatt Engineering, Inc., ID
EA-98-157 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/19/1998 |
Conducted licensed activities in the state of Idaho without an NRC license or reciprocity agreement. |
Wyoming Medical Center, WY
EA-16-231 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/23/2017 |
On January 23, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Wyoming Medical Center for a Severity Level III violation for the failure to implement 10 CFR 35.40(b)(6). Specifically, 10 CFR 35.40(b)(6) requires, in part, that a licensee prepare written directives after implantation but before completion of the procedure for brachytheraphy, including use of low, medium, and pulsed dose rate remote afterloaders, where the written directive contains the radionuclide, treatment site, number of sources, and total source strength and exposure time (or total dose). On 15 occasions, between January 15 and December 22, 2015, the licensee completed written directives after implantation that did not include the number of sources and the total source strength as required, and some of these directives did not specify the radionuclide and total dose. |