NRC ORDER – ORDER

On September 30, 2016, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order to Power Resources, Inc., confirming commitments reached as a result of an alternative dispute resolution mediation session agreement addressing apparent violations identified through an investigation. The investigation identified (1) a failure to comply with 10 CFR 20.1501 requirements when the licensee did not ensure that a member of the health physics department performed a free-release contamination survey of equipment, and (2) a deliberate failure by the operations supervisor to maintain complete and accurate records of contamination exit surveys, contrary to the requirements in 10 CFR 40.9, "Completeness and accuracy of information." Specifically, the operations supervisor filled out monitoring logs to indicate that personnel contamination surveys were performed on two contractors when the surveys were not performed. The licensee has agreed to complete the following actions: (1) conduct an annual meeting with licensee management and the licensee's radiation safety office representatives, to discuss performance and compliance indicators, health physics issues, and operational safety; and (2) revise its initial and annual employee refresher training for employees involved in NRC-regulated activities to emphasize the importance of providing complete and accurate information to the NRC, individual accountability, and the possibility of individual enforcement actions for willful failure to comply with NRC requirements. In consideration of these and other commitments from the licensee, the NRC agreed to not to pursue further enforcement action based on the apparent violations identified.