NRC ORDER – ORDER

On June 7, 2011, a Confirmatory Order (effective immediately) was issued to Alaska Industrial X-Ray Inc. (AIX) to confirm commitments made as a result of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) settlement agreement. During inspection and investigation, NRC identified a deliberate violation associated with two conditions of the Order Modifying License (EA-08-196): (1) failure to have an independent consultant or contractor perform field audits and submit the audit reports to AIX, and the NRC, as required by Condition 1 of the Order, from August 2008 through March 2010 and (2) failure to have an independent consultant or a contractor evaluate the effectiveness of AIX’s radiation safety program, as required by Condition 3 of the Order, from September 2008 through October 2010. In response to these violations, the licensee requested ADR. As part of the agreement, AIX agreed to take a number of actions including training for all AIX employees engaged in licensed activities on what is meant by willfulness, conducting an annual review of its radiation safety and compliance program by an independent auditor, conducting quarterly audits of AIX radiographers as they perform radiography, and paying a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000.