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NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)

EA-19-024 · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2019-05-16 · Materials Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-19-024
Licensee
NOV (SL III)
Category
Materials Licensees
Action type
CAL
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2019-05-16

Description

On May 16, 2019, the NRC issued an SL III NOV to Mirion Technologies Corporation (Mirion) for a violation of 10 CFR 110.5, "Licensing requirements," for not holding a specific export license authorizing the export of a fission chamber destined for the Petten research test reactor (RTR), located in the Netherlands. Specifically, on November 30, 2018, Mirion reported the export on NRC Form 741, "Nuclear Materials Transaction Report," and cited a general license authorizing the export of 2 grams of high-enriched uranium contained in a fission chamber. A general license does not authorize the export of components for research reactors capable of continuous operation above 5 megawatts thermal (MWt), and the Petten RTR has a capacity of 45 MWt continuous operation. Therefore, Mirion should have obtained a specific license authorizing the export of the fission chamber prior to November 30, 2018.

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