Enforcement Documents

Office of Nuclear Safety Enforcement

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2013

• Enforcement Letter issued to Los Alamos National Security, LLC related to a Radiological Contamination Event at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory, February 12, 2013 (NEL-2013-02)
• Enforcement Letter issued to B&W Pantex, LLC related to the Conduct of Nuclear Explosive Operations at the Pantex Plant, January 7, 2013 (NEL-2013-01)

2012

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC related to an elevated extremity dose at the Hot Fuel Examination Facility and the plutonium contamination at the Zero Power Physics Reactor facility, October 4, 2012 (NEA-2012-01)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company related to Radiological Work Control Deficiencies at the Plutonium Finishing Plant and 105 K-East Reactor Facility at the Hanford Site, September 13, 2012 (NEL-2012-02)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC, related to a positive Unreviewed Safety Question involving the Tank Farm Waste Transfer System at the Hanford Site, February 28, 2012 (NEL-2012-01)
• Consent Order issued to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, related to the Reactor Coolant Draining Event at the Idaho National Laboratory Advanced Test Reactor, January 13, 2012 (NCO-2012-01)

2011

• Enforcement Letter issued to Safety and Ecology Corporation related to Two Radiological Contamination Events at the Separations Process Research Unit at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, October 24, 2011 (NEL-2011-04)
• Enforcement Letter issued to EnergySolutions, LLC related to a Radiological Contamination Event at the Separations Process Research Unit at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, October 24, 2011 (NEL-2011-03)
• Consent Order issued to URS Energy & Construction, Inc., related to Quality Improvement and Work Control Program Deficiencies associated with Construction of the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Laboratory, October 13, 2011 (NCO-2011-02)
• Enforcement Letter issued to CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC related to Quality Assurance and Work Control Issues during Construction of the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Laboratory, September 28, 2011 (NEL-2011-02)
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Washington Group International, Inc. related to a Radiological Contamination Event during Building Demolition at the Separations Process Research Unit, September 1, 2011 (NEA-2011-04)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to National Security Technologies, LLC related to Deficiencies in Inspection and Installation of Penetration Fire Seals and Other Components at the Nevada National Security Site, August 11, 2011 (NEA-2011-03)

  - Fact Sheet

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC related to a Puncture Wound Injury resulting in a Radiological Uptake at the Savannah River Site, July 22, 2011 (NEA-2011-02)

  - Press Release

• Consent Order issued to Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC related to deficiencies in the corrective action management program, radiation control program, and sealed radioactive source accountability and control program (NCO-2011-01), May 27, 2011
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Los Alamos National Security, LLC related to Unanticipated Extremity Exposures at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, April 15, 2011 (NEA-2011-01)

  - Fact Sheet

• Enforcement Letter issued to LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky, LLC, regarding work control issues that resulted in the release of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, March 31, 2011
• Consent Order issued to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC related to an Unplanned Extremity Exposure at the Health Physics Instrumentation Laboratory at the Idaho National Laboratory, January 7, 2011 (NCO-2010-04)

2010

• Special Report Order issued to Sandia Corporation related to Nuclear Safety Quality Assurance Program Deficiencies at Sandia National Laboratories, October 20, 2010
• Consent Order issued to Bechtel National, Inc. for Deficiencies in Vendor Commercial Grade Dedication Processes at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project, September 22, 2010 (NCO-2010-03)
• Consent Order issued to Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group, Inc. related to Nuclear Facility Construction Deficiencies and Subcontractor Oversight at the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, April 13, 2010
• Enforcement Letter issued to Amer Industrial Technologies related to Weld Deficiencies at the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, April 13, 2010
• Enforcement Letter issued to Parsons Technology Development & Fabrication Complex related to Deficiencies in the Fabrication of Safety Significant Embed Plates at the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, April 13, 2010
• Consent Order issued to Uranium Disposition Services, LLC related to Construction Deficiencies at the DUF6 Conversion Buildings at the Portsmouth and Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plants, March 26, 2010 (NCO-2010-01)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Intermech, Inc. related to Installation and Inspection of Anchor Bolts and Pipe Supports at the DUF6 Conversion Buildings at the Portsmouth and Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plants, March 26, 2010
• Enforcement Letter issued to Geiger Brothers Mechanical Contractors, Inc. related to Installation and Inspection of Penetration Fire Seals at the DUF6 Conversion Building at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, March 26, 2010
• Enforcement Letter issued to Isotek Systems, LLC related to Quality Assurance Issues associated with the U233 Material Downblending and Disposition Project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 20, 2010

2009

• Enforcement Letter issued to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC related to a Failed Scram Event at the Neutron Radiography Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory, September 14, 2009
• Enforcement Letter issued to UT-Battelle, LLC related to a Radioactive Material Release at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 13, 2009

2008

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel National, Inc., related to Deficiencies at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site, December 3, 2008, (NEA-2008-04)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel National, Inc., related to 10. C.F.R. Part 708 at the Hanford Site, September 15, 2008 (NEA-2008-03)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC, related to a Uranium Chip Fire at the Y-12 National Security Complex, June 13, 2008 (NEA-2008-01)

  - Preliminary - June 13, 2008
  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to a Radioactive Waste Spill at the Hanford Site Tank Farms, June 5, 2008 (NEA-2008-02)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, related to Procedural Adequacy and Adherence in Transuranic Waste Characterization and Shipping at the Idaho National Laboratory, March 17, 2008
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Battelle Memorial Institute related to Radiological Events and the Independent Assessment Program at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, January 3, 2008 (EA-2007-07)

  - Press Release

• Special Report Order issued to Los Alamos National Security, LLC, related to Glovebox Activities at TA-55 and Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Facilities at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, January 4, 2008

2007

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, related to Unplanned Automatic Shutdown and Restart of the Neutron Radiography Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory, December 3, 2007 (EA-2007-06)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to National Security Technologies, LLC, related to an Unplanned Radiological Exposure during a Borehold Activity at the Nevada Test Site, November 13, 2007
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel National, Inc., related to Design and Procurement Deficiencies at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site, October 4, 2007, (EA-2007-05)
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BWXT Y-12, LLC, related to Criticality Safety Controls at the Y-12 National Security Complex, September 18, 2007
• Enforcement Letter issued to CH2M-Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to Quality Improvement Deficiencies at the Hanford Tank Farms, September 6, 2007
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to CH2M-Washington Group Idaho, LLC, related to Radiological Protection Program Deficiences at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex - Accelerated Retrieval Project at the Idaho National Laboratory, June 14, 2007 (EA-2007-03)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to National Security Technologies, LLC, related to Nuclear Safety Quality Assurance Requirements Deficiencies at the Nevada Test Site, May 21, 2007
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Operatiopnal Performance at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, February 16, 2007 (EA-2006-05)
• Letter to Los Alamos National Security, LLC, regarding the Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Operational Performance at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, February 16, 2007 (EA-2006-05)

2006

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BWXT Pantex, LLC, related to Quality Assurance and Safety Basis Requirements Violations at the Pantex Plant, November 21, 2006 (EA-2006-04)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc. related to Radiological Contamination Events at the Hanford Site Tank Farms, November 16, 2006 (EA-2006-06)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Washington TRU Solutions, LLC, related to Quality Assurance Deficiencies associated with the Super High-Efficiency Neutron Counter Non-Destructive Assay System Reburbishment at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, September 8, 2006
• Enforcement Letter issued to BWXT Y-12 related to Quality Assurance Deficiencies in consturction activities at the Y-12 National Security Complex Highly Enriched Uranium Manufacturing Facility June 15, 2006
• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, related to External Radiation Dosimetry Accreditation Issues at the Idaho National Laboratory, March 31, 2006
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel National Inc., related to Multiple Deficiencies at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site, March 16, 2006 (EA-2006-03)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to University of Chicago related to Nuclear Safety Program Deficiencies at Argonne National Laboratory, March 7, 2006, (EA-2006-02)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related Radiological Uptakes, a Radioactive Material Spill, and Radiological Protection Program, Quality Assurance, and Safety Basis Deficiencies at the Lawrence Livermove National Laboratory, February 23, 2006 (EA-2006-01)

2005

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Washington TRU Solutions, LLC, related to Radiological Uptakes at the Mobile Visual Examination and Repackaging Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, December 22, 2005 (EA-2005-08)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Hanford, Incorporated, related to issues at the Plutonium Finishing Plant and K-Basins facilities at the Hanford Site, December 16, 2005 (EA-2005-07)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to UT-Battelle, LLC, related to Facility Hazard Categorization and Safety Basis Compliance Issues at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 16, 2005 (EA-2005-06)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Fernald, Inc., related to Radiation Protection and Quality Improvement Deficiencies at the Fernald Environmental Management Project, August 25, 2005 (EA-2005-05)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC, related to the New Hydrofracture Facility Transportation Event and the Personnel Contamination Event at the Hot Storage Garden Facility at the East Tennessee Technology Park, August 4, 2005 (EA-2005-04)

  - Press Release

• Consent Order issued to Bechtel Hanford, Inc., related to Radiological Uptakes at the 618-2 Burial Ground at the Hanford Site, July 28, 2005 (Consent Order 2005-1)
• Enforcement Letter issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc, related to Neutron Exposure at the Hanford Site, July 8, 2005
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Safety and Ecology Corporation related to a 10 CFR Part 708 Violation at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Project, June 14, 2005 (EA-2005-03)

  -Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for Quality Assurance Deficiencies related to Weapon Activites, June 2, 2005

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BWXT Pantex LLC, related to High Explosive Cracking during Weapon Disassembly at the Pantex Plant, May 16, 2005 (EA-2005-02)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to Radiological and Operational Events at the Hanford Tank Farms, March 10, 2005

  - Press Release

2004

• Enforcement Letter issued to CH2M Hill Mound, Inc, related to a Radioactive Contamination Event during Remediation Activities at theMiamisburg Closure Project, December 22, 2004
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to UT-Battelle, LLC, related to a Hot Cell Radiological Spill Event at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 18, 2004 (EA-2004-09)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Diversified Metal Products, Inc, related to Transportainer Fabrication Deficiencies for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, October 28, 2004
• Enforcement Letter issued to BWXT Y-12 related to Safety Basis Compliance Deficiencies at the Y-12 National Security Complex, October 13, 2004
• Enforcement Letter issued to CH2M Hill related to a Lapse in Dosimetry Accreditation at the Separations Process Research Unit, October 4, 2004
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Washington TRU Solutions, LLC, related to the Transportainer Procurement and Fabrication Deficiencies at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, August 30, 2004

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to a Water Treatment System Breach and Foam Fire at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, August 12, 2004
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Fernald, Inc., related to Respiratory Protection Issues at the Fernald Environmental Management Project, August 9, 2004 (EA-2004-07)
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Hanford Incorporated related to Deficiencies with the Design and Safety Basis of the Sludge and Water System at K Reactor at the Hanford Site, July 14, 2004 (EA-2004-06)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Multiple Radioactive Material Uptakes at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, June 21, 2004 (EA-2004-05)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BWXT Y-12 related to an Explosion Event and Glovebox Fire and associated Safety Basis Noncompliances at the Y-12 National Security Complex, June 7, 2004 (EA-2004-04)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Battelle Memorial Institute related to Radiological Work Practices at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, May 5, 2004
• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Employee Reprisal at the Savannah River Site, April 19, 2004
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Radiation Exposure and Falsification of Dose Records at the Savannah River Site, April 6, 2004 (EA-2004-03)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel National, Inc., related to Concrete Work Issues at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site, March 25, 2004
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to a Radioactive Material Uptake Airflow Reversal Event, Glovebox Fire, and Basis for Interim Operation/Technical Safety Requirements issues at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, February 3, 2004 (EA-2004-02)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, related to a Toppled Waste Stack Event at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex Subsurface Disposal Area at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, January 20, 2004 (EA-2004-01)

  - Press Release

2003

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to UT-Battelle, LLC, related to Work Control Issues at the High Flux Isotope Reactor and Radiochemical Engineering Development Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 18, 2003 (EA-2003-10)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Criticality Safety Violations at the Savannah River Site, November 14, 2003
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC, related to Multiple Nuclear Safety Issues at Oak Ridge and the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, November 10, 2003 (EA-2003-09)
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to RTS Wright Industries, LLC, related to Falsification of Records and Work Performance Issues at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, October 23, 2003, (EA-2003-08)

- Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Washington Group International related to Falsification of Records and Procurement Deficiencies at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, October 23, 2003 (EA-2003-07)

- Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to Quality Assurance Issues at the Hanford Site Tank Farms, August 29, 2003 (EA-2003-06)

- Press Release

• Consent Order issued to Fluor Fernald, Inc., related an an Unposted High Radiation Area at the Fernald Environmental Management Project, August 18, 2003
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to an Extremity Radiological Overexposure at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, September 3, 2003 (EA-2003-04)

- Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to BNFL, Inc. related to potential violations of Quality Assurance Requirements at the East Tennessee Technology Park, July 10, 2003
• Enforcement Letter issued to Los Alamos National Laboratory related to Negative Performance Trends, July 7, 2003
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BWXT Y-12, related to Welding Inspection Deficiencies at the Y-12 National Security Complex, June 4, 2003 (EA-2003-03)
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Multiple Radiological Issues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, April 10, 2003 (EA-2003-02)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel Nevada related to Authorization Basis Noncompliances at the Nevada Test Site, February 26, 2003
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BNFL, Inc., related to Quality Assurance Issues during Converter Dismantlement Activities at the East Tennessee Technology Park, February 4, 2003 (EA-2003-01)

2002

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to University of California related to the Unauthorized Storage of Transuranic Waste at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, December 17, 2002 (EA-2002-05)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, related to Transuranic Waste Characterization, Shipping, and Handling at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, August 29, 2002
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Hanford, Inc., related to Quality Assurance Issues associated with Nondestructive Assay Data at the Hanford Site, August 12, 2002 (EA-2002-03)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel Hanford, Inc., related to Quality Assurance Deficiencies associated with the Nondestructive Assay Services at the Hanford Site, August 9, 2002 (EA-2002-04)

- Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC related to Unplanned Radioactive Material Uptakes at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, June 19, 2002
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BWXT Idaho, LLC, related to Work Process Violations and Quality Issues at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex and Advanced Test Reactor at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, June 12, 2002 (EA-2002-02)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to UT-Battelle, LLC, related to Unplanned Radiation Exposures at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 31, 2002
• Enforcement Letter issued to Fluor Federal Services related to 10 CFR 820.11 at the Hanford Site, April 16, 2002
• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel Nevada related to Noncompliances with Occupational Radiation Protection and Quality Assurance Requirements at the Nevada Test Site, April 1, 2002
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Safety Basis and Radiation Protection Violations at the Savannah River Site, March 19, 2002 (EA-2002-01)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Brookhaven Science Associates related to Occupational Radiation Protection and Quality Assurance Requirements at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, January 16, 2002
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Fernald, Inc., related to Unplanned Radiation Exposures and Quality Improvement Deficiencies at the Fernald Environmental Management Project, January 4, 2002 (EA-2001-06)

2001

• Special Report issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to Multiple Nuclear Safety Issues at the Hanford Site, October 22, 2001
• Enforcement Letter issued to Los Alamos National Laboratory related to Quality Assurance Provisions at the Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility, October 9, 2001
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of Chicago related to the Uncontrolled Release of Radioactive Material at Argonne National Laboratory-East, August 14, 2001 (EA-2001-05)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to Nuclear Safety, Work Control, and Radiation Protection Deficiencies at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, July 17, 2001 (EA-2001-04)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Babcock and Wilcox Technologies of Ohio, Inc., related to a Radioactive Material Intake Event, and Bioassay Program and Unresolved Safety Question Deficiencies at the Mound Plant, July 11, 2001 (EA-2001-03)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to Nuclear Safety Management at the Hanford Site Tank Farms, April 24, 2001
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to BNFL, Inc., related to Quality Assurance and Nuclear Safety Issues with the Converter Tube Bundle Fire at the K-33 Decontamination and Decommissioning Workshop at the East Tennessee Technology Park, March 19, 2001 (EA-2001-02)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of Chicago related to Programmatic Management Failures at Argonne National Laboratory-West, February 28, 2001 (EA-2001-01)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California for Multiple Radioactive Material Intake Events and Work Control and Authorization Basis Violations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, January 19, 2001

  - Press Release

2000

• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, related to Quality Assurance Violations and Deficiencies at theIdaho National Enigneering and Environmental Laboratory, December 7, 2000
• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Waste Isolation Division related to Quality Assurance and Occupational Radiation Protection Noncompliances at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, October 3, 2000
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Authorization Basis Issues at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, September 27, 2000 (EA-2000-12)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to Noncompliances with Design and Procurement Requirements at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, September 11, 2000
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, related to Quality Assurance Issues at the Y-12 National Security Complex, August 24, 2000 (EA-2000-11)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to Failure to Perform Required Surveillances at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, August 2, 2000
• Consent Order issued to Fluor Federal Services related to Quality Problems at the tank Farm Waste Remediation System at the hanford Site, July 25, 2000 (EA-2000-10)
• Consent Order issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to Quality probelms at the Hanford Site Tank Farms, July 25, 2000 (EA-2000-09)
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company, related to Unplanned Exposures and Radioactive Material Intakes at the Savannah River Site, July 18, 2000 (EA-2000-08)

  - Press Release

• Consent Order issued to Mason & Hanger Corporation related to Fire Suppression System Issues at the Pantex Plant, June 21, 2000 (EA-2000-07)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Savannah River Ecology Laboratory related to Radioactive Material Control Deficiencies at the Savannah River Site, June 7, 2000
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel Hanford, Inc., related to Violations of Nuclear Safety Regulations at the Hanford Site, May 19, 2000 (EA-2000-06)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to an Unplanned, Radioactive Material Uptake at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, May 19, 2000 (EA-2000-05)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to International Isotopes Idaho, Inc., related to Work Planning and Control Deficiencies associated with Replacement of Exhaust Ventilation Filters at the Test Reactor Area Hot Cell Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, May 19, 2000

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, related to Personnel Contamination during a Hot Cell Exhaust System Filter Replacement activity at the Test Reactor Area Hot Cell Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental laboratory, May 19, 2000
• Enforcement Letter issued to Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, Inc., related to Deficiencies in the Unresolved Safety Question Process at the Miamisburg Environmental Management Project, May 4, 2000
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to MOTA Corporation, related to the Unauthorized Removal of Material at Building 211 at Argonne National Laboratory-East, April 17, 2000 (EA-2000-03)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Training Issues at the Savannah River Site, March 29, 2000
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company, related to Procurement Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Deficiencies at the Savannah River Site, March 6, 2000

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Argonne National Laboratory related to Bioassay Program Deficiencies at Argonne National Laboratory-East, February 24, 2000
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to Recurring Procurement Quality Problems at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, January 24, 2000 (EA-2000-01)

  - Press Release

1999

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of Chicago related to the Failure to Control Radioactive Material and Personnel Contamination Events at Argonne National Laboratory-East, December 14, 1999 (EA-1999-10)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to West Valley Nuclear Services, related to a High-Level Radioactive Waste Contamination Event at the West Valley Demonstration Project, December 7, 1999 (EA-1999-09)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory related to Authorization Basis Issues, November 5, 1999
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Deficiencies in Work Controls at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Facility, September 3, 1999 (EA-1999-08)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to International Isotopes Idaho, Inc., related to the Relocation of an Irradiated Pellet at the Test Reactor Area Hot Cell Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, August 20, 1999
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company, related to Procurement, Quality Assurance, Emergency Communications, and other issues at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental laboratory, August 18, 1999 (EA-1999-07)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to the Procurement of Waste Containers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, August 18, 1999 (EA-1999-06)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Mason & Hanger Corporation, related to a Chemical Fire at the Pantex Plant, July 30, 1999 (EA-1999-05)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., related to Radioactive Material Uptakes at the Y-12 National Security Complex, July 30, 1999
• Preliminary Notice of Violation and Compliance Order issued to Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc., relating to events at the Spent Nuclear Fuels Project, K-Basins and other Project Hanford Management Contract facilities at the Hanford Site, May 26, 1999 (EA-04)

  - Press Release
  - Fluor Daniel Hanford Completes Nuclear Safety Corrective Actions, December 13, 1999

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Sandia Corporation, related to Radioactive Material Control and Radiological Work Permits at Sandia National Laboratories, May 21, 1999 (EA-1999-03)
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Brookhaven Science Associates related to Radiological Protection and Work Control Deficiencies at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, April 15, 1999 (EA-1999-02)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Stony Brook University Hospital related to a Failed Interlock at the Radiation Therapy Facility at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, April 15, 1999
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to International Technology Corporation, related to Radiological Work Control Deficiencies at the Salmon Site in Mississippi, February 26, 1999 (EA-1999-01)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Argonne National Laboratory related to a Dropped Basket Assembly and Radiation Protection Program Deficiencies at Argonne National Laboratory-West, February 9, 1999

1998

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation related to Work Process and Quality Improvement Deficiencies at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 16, 1998 (EA-98-13)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, Inc., related to Radiological Work Controls and Bioassay Program Deficiencies at the Mound Site, November 16, 1998 (EA-98-12)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company, related to Unauthorized Disabling of the Seismic Scram Subsystem and Surveillance Deficiencies at the Advanced Test Reactor Critical Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental laboratory, September 21, 1998 (EA-98-11)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Multiple Events involving Radiation Protection and Quality Control Requirements at the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, September 21, 1998 (EA-98-10)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company, related to Bioassay Program Deficiencies at the Savannah River Site, September 21, 1998 (EA-98-09)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to MK-Ferguson of Oak Ridge Company, related to Bioassay Program Deficiencies at DOE's Oak Ridge Facilities, September 21, 1998 (EA-98-08)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., related to Bioassay Program Deficiencies at DOE's Oak Ridge Facilities, September 21, 1998 (EA-98-07)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company related to a Repetitive Problem with Instrument Operability at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, August 4, 1998
• Enforcement Letter issued to Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc., related to Incomplete Corrective Actions at the Hanford Site, July 31, 1998
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to Criticality Safety and the Quality Assurance Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, July 28, 1998 (EA-98-06)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Notification of Incomplete Corrective Action, July 21, 1998
• Enforcement Letter issued to University of California related to Radiological Work Controls at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, July 21, 1998
• Enforcement Letter issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to Fire Protection System Surveillances at the Rocky Flats Environmental technology Site, July 21, 1998
• Enforcement Letter issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to Recurring Weaknesses in Implementing Quality Assurance Rule Requirements at the Rocky Flats Environmental technology Site, July 20, 1998
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to MAC Isotopes, LLC, related to a Radioactive Material Release at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, June 4, 1998 (1998-05)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company, related to a Radioactive Material Release at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, June 4, 1998 (EA-98-04)

  - Press Release

• Consent Order issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC, related to three Radiological Events at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, April 14, 1998 (EA-98-03)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to West Valley Nuclear Services related to Hazard Analysis, Design Review, Work Control Implementation, and a Contamination Event at the West Valley Demonstration Project, March 30, 1998
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Daniel Hanford Company, related to Criticality Safety Infractions, Radiological Control Violations, and an Explosion at the Plutonium Finishing Plant at the Hanford Site, March 26, 1998 (EA-98-02)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to University of California related to the Unplanned Personnel Contaminations and Radioactive Material Intakes at the Hazardous Waste Management Facilities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, March 9, 1998 (EA-98-01)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Sandia Corporation related to Work Control Deficiencies associated with operating Radiation Generating Devices at Sandia National Laboratories, February 27, 1998

1997

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Associated Universities, Inc., related to Radiological Control Deficiencies at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, December 18, 1997 (EA-97-13)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company, related to an Unplanned Radioactive Material Intake at the Savannah River Site, December 5, 1997 (EA-97-12)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company, related to Quality Assurance Program Deficiencies at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, November 24, 1997 (EA-97-11)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to EG&G Incorporated, related to Bioassay and Internal Dosimetry Program Deficiencies at the Mound Plant, October 21, 1997 (EA-97-10)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company related to Work Process Deficiencies at the Test Reactor Area and Idaho Chemical Proccessing Plant at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, September 19, 1997

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Bechtel Hanford, Inc., related to Unplanned Radioactive Material Uptakes by Five Workers at the Hanford Site, September 19, 1997 (EA-97-08)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., related to the Erroneous Transfer of Mixed Waste to a Landfill at the K-25 Site, September 4, 1997
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Sandia Corporation, related to Radiological Work Control Deficiencies at the Radioactive and Mixed Waste Management Facility at Sandia National Laboratories, August 14, 1997 (EA-97-07)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Sandia Corporation, related to the Scram, Restart, and Destruction of Records for the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia National Laboratories, August 14, 1997 (EA-97-06)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Fluor Daniel Fernald Corporation related to Corrective Actions Implementation Deficiencies at the Fernald Environmental Management Project, July 29, 1997 (EA-97-05)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc., related to Potential Quality Assurance Rule Violations at the Hanford Site, July 7, 1997
• Enforcement Letter issued to the University of California related to Potential Quaity Assurance Rule Violations associated with an Explosion and Fire at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, July 7, 1997
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Rocky Mountain Remediation Services related to a Radioactive Material Release during Trench Remediation at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, June 6, 1997 (EA-97-04)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Kaiser-Hill Company related to a Radioactive Material Release during Trench Remediation at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, June 6, 1997 (EA-97-03)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Mason and Hanger Corporation related to Inaccurate Training and Certification Records at the Pantex Plant, June 5, 1997 (EA-97-02)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to the University of California related to the Dismissal of the As Los As Reasonably Achievable Committee at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, May 28, 1997
• Enforcement Letter issued to the University of Chicago related to Radiological Worker Training and Qualification Deficiencies at the Argonne National Laboratory-East, April 23, 1997
• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Potential Violations of Quality Assurance and Work Process Requirements at the Savannah River Site, April 15, 1997
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company related to Unplanned Internal Radiation Exposures at the Chemical Processing Plant at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, February 27, 1997 (EA-97-01)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to the University of California related to Radiological Worker training Deficiencies at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, January 17, 1997

1996

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to the University of California related to an Unauthorized Facility Modification at the Los Alamos National Laboratory December 18, 1996 (EA-96-07)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Petsco and Son, Inc., related to Radiological Control Violations at Brookhaven National Laboratory, December 18, 1996

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to Associated Universitites, Inc., related to Multiple Radiological Control Deficiencies at Brookhaven National Laboratory, December 18, 1996
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Safe Sites of Colorado related to Radiological and Work Control Deficiencies associated with Two Radiological Release Events at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, October 7, 1996 (EA-96-05)

  - Press Release

• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC related to Radiological and Work Control Deficiencies associated with Two Radiological Release Events at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, October 7, 1996 (EA-96-04)

  - Press Release

• Enforcement Letter issued to the Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation related to the Radiation Control Technician Training Program at the Fernald Site, September 12, 1996
• Enforcement Letter issued to the University of California related to Radiological Worker Training Deficiencies at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, August 22, 1996
• Enforcement Letter issued to EG&G Mound Applied Technologies related to the Inadvertent Transfer of Radiological Contamination at the Mound Plant, August 22, 1996
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Sandia Corporation related to Radiological Control Deficiencies associated with Field Radiography Operations at the Sandia National Laboratories, August 14, 1996 (EA-96-03)
• Enforcement Letter issued to the University of Chicago related to an Unplanned and Uncontrolled Employee Radiation Exposure at the Argonne National Laboratory-East, August 6, 1996
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Westinghouse Hanford Company related to an Unplanned Extremity Exposure to a Worker, July 16, 1996 (EA-96-02)
• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Potential Violations of the Quality Assurance and Occupational Radiation Protection Rules at the Savannah River Site, June 4, 1996
• Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Battelle related to the Delayed Response to a Criticality Safety Alarm at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, April 3, 1996

1995

• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Hanford Corporation related to Operational Safety Requirements Implementation at the B Plant/Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility at the Hanford Site, September 22, 1995
• Enforcement Letter issued to Westinghouse Hanford Corporation related to Radiological Work Control Deficiencies at the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility at the Hanford Site, July 6, 1995

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