1. The enforcement action number is IA-15-081. The notice of violation was issued to Justin Hubbard of Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
2. The NRC citation was issued due to the deliberate misconduct in the misrepresentation of residual radioactivity in soil samples obtained in specific locations. Mr. Hubbard instructed his staff to obtain soil samples from locations that were suspected to have lower levels of radioactivity instead of the locations that were supposed to be surveyed. He then falsified documents and stated that the survey locations were those of the specified locations on the documents.
3. The specific CFR titles violated are as follows:
a. 10 CFR 30.10(a): Mr. Hubbard consciously caused Tetra Tech EC, Inc. to be in breach of a rule and regulation…show more content… 10 CFR 30.10(c): Mr. Hubbard was aware that his actions in misreporting the truthful information of surveys performed and the areas in which those surveys were performed was a violation of the NRC.
c. 10 CFR 20.1501 (a): Mr. Hubbard distorted the reporting of radiation levels in soil samples of survey areas that were not actually surveyed. He allowed areas to be surveyed that were believed to be less contaminated, and reported those findings as findings associated with areas that had not been assessed.
d. 10 CFR 20.1003: Mr. Hubbard instructed his staff to survey areas that he believed to be less contaminated instead of having those individuals survey the appropriate areas. He violated this particular code because his negligence poses a risk to the public because of the inaccurate information reported in relation to radiation levels present in particular areas.
e. 10 CFR 20.1402: Mr. Hubbard’s distortion of information of inaccurate survey areas caused the licensee to deem areas acceptable to public use when those areas possibly should have been classified as restricted because of the levels not being acceptable or appropriate for public exposure.
4. A Severity Level III violation was imposed on Mr.
