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EA-23-108 · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2024-03-27 · Materials Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-23-108
Licensee
NOV (SL III)
Category
Materials Licensees
Action type
NOV
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2024-03-27

Description

On March 27, 2024, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $27,000 to Community Health Network, Inc. (licensee) for three Severity Level III violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure to: (1) maintain control and constant surveillance of a high dose rate unit containing iridium-192 as required by 10 CFR 20.1802; (2) prepare written directives that were dated and signed by an authorized user before administration of iodine-131 (I-131) sodium iodide with greater than 1.11 megabecquerels (30 microcuries) as required by 10 CFR 35.40(a); and (3) monitor occupational exposure to radiation from licensed and unlicensed radiation sources under the control of the licensee and assign a shallow-dose equivalent for the individual’s skin receiving the highest exposure as required by 10 CFR 20.1502(a)(1) and 10 CFR 20.1201(c).

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