NRC ORDER – ORDER

On August 10, 2012, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) to Quality Inspection and Testing, Inc. (QIT) to formalize commitments made as a result of an ADR mediation session. The commitments were made by QIT as part of a settlement agreement between QIT and the NRC regarding apparent violations of NRC requirements by the lead radiographer and the radiographer’s assistant. The agreement resolves the apparent violations that were identified during NRC inspection and investigation and involve QIT’s failure to comply with requirements including: maintaining control and constant surveillance of licensed material that is not in storage (10 CFR 20.1802); wearing a direct reading dosimeter, alarm ratemeter, and personnel dosimeter while conducting radiographic operations (10 CFR 34.47); and maintaining records and documents (10 CFR 34.89). QIT agreed to a number of additional corrective actions beyond actions taken, including such areas as: (1) issuance of a policy statement addressing each of the areas of violation; (2) issuance of a letter from the QIT president regarding compliance and communicating concerns to management; (3) enhancing their training program; (4) submitting a number of procedures for NRC review and approval, such as management oversight and reporting concerns; and (5) presenting a paper for a professional society meeting. Additionally, QIT agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $3,500.