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NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)

EA-24-011 · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2024-07-09 · Materials Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-24-011
Licensee
NOV (SL III)
Category
Materials Licensees
Action type
NOV
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2024-07-09

Description

On July 9, 2024, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III problem and a SL III violation. The SL III problem encompassed three violations involving the licensee’s failure to: (1) monitor three individuals’ exposure from licensed and unlicensed radiation sources as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1502; (2) implement certain elements of its radiation protection program as required by 10 CFR 20.1101(a); and (3) provide instruction to individuals who were likely to receive in a year, an occupational dose in excess of 100 millirem, as required by 10 CFR 19.12(a)(3). The SL III violation involved the licensee’s failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of a package containing licensed material that was in a controlled or unrestricted area and not in storage, as required by 10 CFR 20.1802. The Notice also included two SL IV violations.

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