NRC ORDER – ORDER

On November 10, 2022, the NRC issued a confirmatory order (CO) to Cabell Huntington Hospital, LLC (licensee) confirming commitments reached as part of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation settlement agreement between the licensee and the NRC. The ADR mediation and subsequent CO were based on the results of an investigation at the licensee’s facility in which the NRC identified 14 apparent violations and one of them was willful. The apparent violations involved the licensee’s failure to: develop and implement its radiation protection program; control occupational dose to three individuals below regulatory limits; confine possession of licensed material at an authorized location; and comply with other areas of radiation safety program as required by its license and applicable 10 CFR Part 20 requirements. Additionally, the licensee agreed to complete wide-ranging corrective actions and enhancements, as fully described in the CO. In consideration of the licensee commitments outlined in the CO, the NRC agrees to (1) not issue a civil penalty and not take further actions for these violations; (2) not issue a separate notice of violation in addition to the CO but, rather, describe the violations in the body of the CO; and (3) for future civil penalty assessment purposes, the issuance of this CO will be considered as escalated enforcement action consistent with the NRC Enforcement Policy.