Re: ABCNEWS.com: Hundreds of Radioactive Devices Missing

[muckerheide <muckerheide@attbi.com>]

 From: "Gerald Nicholls" <GNICHOLL@dep.state.nj.us>



> Firstly, EPA Region 2 was, at best, only peripherally involved.  In a report

> on the incident, 17 local, state and national agencies are listed, including

> EPA Region 2.  Of the 17 agencies, only EPA does not have a citation

> explaining what role they played in the incident.

> 

> Fourthly,  the NRC did locate three companies involved with the building.

> Company A owned the building in 1987 and had the exit signs installed.

> Company A sold the building to Company B in 1997 and then Company B sold the

> building to Company C.  Company C then demolished the building, also in 1997.

> The NRC determined that Company A did not inform Company B of the existence of

> the signs.  NRC elected to use enforcement discretion wtih regard to Companies

> B and C but cited Company A  for failing to notify Company B of their

> existence.  NRC declined to issue a civil penalty to Company A, however, since

> the 5-year statute of limitations on issuance of civil penalties had expired.



Otherwise the Red Queen would have shouted "Off with their heads!"



> One final note, the report written up of this incident by the Rad Materials

> supervisor who coordinated the on-site activities has the interesting title:

> "How Many Agencies Does It Take To Respond To An Incident Involving A

> Generally Licensed Exit Sign?"



Now this seems an eminently credible title! but it's just as likely that the

answer came out 21!  which we won't know until the next time! :-)

  

> Gerald Nicholls



Thank you for the clarification, Gerald.



Regards, Jim

 

>>>> <Jack_Earley@RL.GOV> 04/17/02 01:04PM >>>

> Interesting--I received another response from someone who worked in EPA

> Region 2 at the time:

> 

> <<I don't believe the kid was prosecuted, even though the Superfund On Scene

> Coordinator argued with the NRC when the NRC brought up the issue of PRP

> responsibility (potential responsible party).  The NRC wanted to go after

> the last owner of the factory and the OSC felt the kid was as much of a PRP

> as the factory.>>

> 

> Jack Earley

> Radiological Engineer

> 

> 

> 

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