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EA-08-2222 · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2008-10-30 · Materials Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-08-2222
Licensee
NOV (SL III)
Category
Materials Licensees
Action type
CAL
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2008-10-30

Description

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.

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