# NRC CAL – NOVCP (SL II)
> **EA-17-101** · CAL · Severity SLII · Issued 2017-12-12 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-17-101
- **Licensee:** NOVCP (SL II)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLII
- **Date issued:** 2017-12-12
## Description

On December 12, 2017, the NRC issued an NOV/CP in the amount of $22,400 to Qal-Tek Associates, LLC, for a Severity Level II problem. The violations involved the failure to comply with 10 CFR 71.5(a), which requires licensees that deliver licensed material to a carrier for transport to comply with the applicable U.S. Department of Transportation requirements in 49 CFR Parts 171 to 180. Specifically, Qal-Tek shipped five radioactive sources in a single 10‑gallon steel drum shipping container. Three of these sources were also located in an inner lead container (commonly referred to as a "pig"). The shipment went through several airports without incident from Idaho Falls to a temporary jobsite in New York City. For the return transport of the sources to Idaho Falls on April 11, 2017, a licensee radiation safety officer prepared the package in the same manner as the initial shipment, but the lid of the pig opened during transport. As a result, three of the sources moved from the pig into the surrounding sealed steel drum. Dose rates measured at 1 meter and on contact exceeded NRC regulatory limits; however, the NRC's analysis concluded that a member of the public was unlikely to have received a dose in excess of regulatory limits.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1734/ML17347A024.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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