Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2 issued the following announcement on Oct. 9.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to fine St. Joseph Regional Medical
Center $7,500 for several violations of regulatory requirements at its facility in Lewiston, Idaho.
The violations were documented in a Jan. 30 inspection report and are described in an
Oct. 7 letter to company officials. The inspection was conducted July 8-9, 2019, and
Oct. 21, 2019.
The NRC held a regulatory teleconference with company officials on Aug. 25 during which
the apparent violations, their significance, their root causes, and corrective actions were discussed.
Based on the information collected during the inspection and the information provided during the
conference, the NRC has determined that several violations of NRC requirements occurred.
The violations are related to the licensee’s failure to properly prepare written directives for
therapeutic doses of unsealed radioactive material and implement and maintain procedures for
certain therapeutic administrations involving radioactive material.
The company has 30 days to dispute the fine or request involvement of a third-party
mediator to resolve the issue.
Original source can be found here.
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