# NRC ORDER – ORDER
> **EA-18-153** · ORDER · Issued 2019-05-02 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-18-153
- **Licensee:** ORDER
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** ORDER
- **Date issued:** 2019-05-02
## Description

On May 2, 2019, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order to Idaho State University (ISU) confirming commitments reached as part of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session. The ADR mediation session was associated with an apparent violation involving the failure to secure two portable gauges containing radioactive sources to prevent unauthorized access or removal pursuant to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Section 30.34(i). The licensee agreed to take a number of actions, in addition to steps already taken, including but not limited to: (1) complete a 100 percent source inventory; (2) conduct an audit, using an independent third-party consultant(s), of NRC licensed activities across all four NRC licenses (broad scope, production, research and test reactor, and special nuclear material); (3) complete a causal evaluation of the audit findings by the independent third-party consultant(s); and (4) submit a corrective action plan based on the third-party consultant(s) causal evaluation and recommended corrective actions. In consideration of the commitments from ISU, the NRC is issuing this CO with no civil penalty, and will not pursue any further enforcement action based on the apparent violations identified in the NRC's January 10, 2019 letter. The CO will be considered an escalated enforcement action by the NRC for future assessment of violations occurring at ISU.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1912/ML19122A123.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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