[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13971-13975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06897]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 03020982; NRC-2019-0089]


In the Matter of Prime NDT Services, Inc.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Confirmatory order; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
Confirmatory Order to Prime NDT Services, Inc. (Prime NDT) to 
memorialize the agreement reached during an alternative dispute 
resolution mediation session held on January 10, 2019, with additional 
communication on January 23, 2019, and January 29, 2019, and March 12-
14, 2019. This Order will resolve any issues identified during a 
reactive NRC inspection that evaluated the circumstances of the 
September 1, 2018, theft of a vehicle that Prime NDT was using to 
transport a radiography camera in Ripley, West Virginia. The vehicle 
and camera were recovered about three hours later, and there was no 
actual impact to public health and safety. However, as documented in 
the subject inspection report, the NRC identified one or more apparent 
violations associated with the event. Because the apparent violation(s) 
pertain to security-related information, the number and details are not 
publicly-available. The Confirmatory Order is effective upon issuance.

DATES: April 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0089 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0089. Address 
questions about NRC dockets IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected].
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marjorie M. McLaughlin, Region I, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2100 Renaissance Blvd., King of Prussia, 
PA 19140; telephone: 610-337-5240, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of April 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Raymond K. Lorson,
Deputy Regional Administrator, NRC Region I.

ATTACHMENT--CONFIRMATORY ORDER MODIFYING LICENSE.

In the Matter of Prime NDT Services, Inc.

[Docket No. 03020982; License No. 37-23370-01; EA-18-131]

(EFFECTIVE UPON ISSUANCE)

I

    Prime NDT Services, Inc. (Prime NDT) is the holder of byproduct 
materials License No. 37-23370-01 issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC or Commission) pursuant to Part 30 of Title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Rules of General Applicability 
to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material.'' The license authorizes 
the use of byproduct materials by Prime NDT, in accordance with 
conditions specified therein. Prime NDT has corporate offices in 
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and Strasburg, Ohio, but is authorized to 
conduct licensed activities at temporary jobsites at locations in the 
United States that are under NRC jurisdiction.
    This Confirmatory Order is the result of an agreement reached 
during an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mediation session 
conducted on January 10, 2019, and additional communication on January 
23, 2019, January 29, 2019, and March 12-14, 2019.

II

    On November 15, 2018, the NRC issued Inspection Report No. 
03020982/2018002 to Prime NDT. The report documented the results of a 
reactive inspection conducted in response to an event reported by Prime 
NDT on September 1, 2018, involving the theft of a company vehicle that 
was transporting a radiography source in Ripley, West Virginia (ref. 
Event Notification No. 53577). The truck and the source were recovered 
approximately three hours later, and there was no actual impact to 
public health and safety from the event. However, in the inspection 
report, the NRC documented one or more apparent violations of security 
requirements identified by the NRC as being considered for escalated 
enforcement action in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy.
    By letter dated November 15, 2018, the NRC notified Prime NDT of 
the results of the inspection with an opportunity to: (1) provide a 
response in writing; (2) attend a pre-decisional enforcement 
conference; or (3) participate in an ADR mediation session in an effort 
to resolve these concerns.
    In response to the NRC's offer, Prime NDT requested the use of the 
NRC's ADR process. On January 10, 2019, the NRC and Prime NDT met in an 
ADR session mediated by a professional mediator, arranged through 
Cornell University's Institute on Conflict Resolution. The ADR process 
is one in which a neutral mediator, with no decision-making authority, 
assists the parties in reaching an agreement on resolving any 
differences regarding the dispute. This Confirmatory Order is issued 
pursuant to the agreement reached during the ADR process.

III

    During the ADR session, Prime NDT and the NRC reached a preliminary 
settlement agreement. The elements of the agreement include the 
following:
A. Items to Prevent Reoccurrence:
    1. Within 180 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will install a tracking system in each of its trucks (both owned and 
rented) used to

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transport radioactive material. The tracking system will enable live-
time identification of the truck or source location by designated Prime 
NDT management.
    a. Within 180 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will develop and implement a procedure regarding the tracking program 
described in A.1. The procedure will require daily verification that 
the tracking system is installed and functioning properly for any day 
on which the truck is being used or is otherwise in service, and will 
require that the functionality check is documented in a log. The 
functionality logs will be retained by Prime NDT for two years for 
review by the NRC during an inspection.
    b. Within 30 days of completing installation of the tracking 
system, Prime NDT will notify the NRC by sending a letter to the NRC 
Region I Administrator.
    2. Within 90 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will ensure that a review of its radiation safety program is performed 
by an industry peer. Within 30 days of completing the review, Prime NDT 
will submit to the NRC Region I Administrator a written summary of the 
results of the review and identify any improvements/ enhancements that 
will be implemented as a result, including a schedule for 
implementation. For any improvements/enhancements that will not be 
implemented, Prime NDT will describe the reason why.
    3. Within 90 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will ensure that a review of its radioactive materials security program 
is performed by an outside entity knowledgeable in transportation 
security. Within 30 days of the review, Prime NDT will submit to the 
NRC Region I Administrator a written summary of the results of the 
review and identify any improvements/ enhancements that will be 
implemented as a result, including a schedule for implementation. For 
any improvements/enhancements that will not be implemented, Prime NDT 
will describe the reason why.
    4. Within 30 days of completing implementation of any enhancements 
per Items A.2 and A.3, Prime NDT will submit a written statement to the 
NRC Region I Administrator, informing the NRC that the enhancement is 
in place.
B. Items to Enhance Management Oversight:
    1. Within 60 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will implement a revised auditing program that will ensure:
    a. Each radiographer is audited once per every 60 days for the 
following year (365 days), and every 90 days thereafter;
    b. Each newly-hired radiographer who has not worked for Prime NDT 
within the prior six months is audited within two weeks of being hired, 
and then once per every 60 days for the following year (365 days), and 
every 90 days thereafter; and
    c. Each radiography team with a known personal relationship (i.e., 
siblings, spouses, or parent/child) is audited every 45 days.
    2. The auditing program described in Item B.1 will include an 
unannounced observation by a Prime NDT supervisor in accordance with 
Prime NDT auditing procedures.
    3. Prime NDT will document the results of each audit and retain the 
records for two years for review by the NRC during an inspection.
C. Items to Address Initial and Continuing Training:
    1. Within 90 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will develop a training module related to radioactive material 
transportation and security to be provided by Prime NDT to all new 
hires. The training will include discussion of the performance issues 
that resulted in this event, the actions taken by Prime NDT to both 
address the performance issues and to enhance oversight and security of 
licensed material in transit, and the content of the Confirmatory 
Order. The training will also include a performance test on proper 
security controls for radioactive material.
    a. Prime NDT will retain copies of the training materials and 
trainee signatures for two years, and make those materials available to 
the NRC for review during an inspection.
    2. Within 180 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will develop for the Operating Engineers Local 112 Union a proposed 
training module to include topics related to radioactive material 
transportation and security.
    a. Within 30 days of developing the summary, Prime NDT will submit 
a copy to the NRC Region I Administrator for NRC review.
    b. Within 30 days of receiving communication that the NRC review is 
complete, Prime NDT will submit the proposed training to the union for 
consideration to be provided by the union to all members.
D. Items to Address External Communication:
    1. Within 120 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will develop a summary of this issue. The summary will include 
discussion of the performance issues that resulted in the event, the 
actions taken by Prime NDT to address the performance issues and to 
enhance oversight and security of licensed material in transit, and the 
content of the Confirmatory Order.
    a. Within 30 days of developing the summary, Prime NDT will submit 
a copy to the NRC Region I Administrator for NRC review and comment.
    b. Within 30 days of receiving communication that the NRC review is 
complete, Prime NDT will submit the summary as an operating experience 
article to:
    i. the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) for 
consideration for publication in the ASNT's quarterly newsletter, ``The 
NDT Technician;'' and
    ii. the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), 
the Organization of Agreement States (OAS) and the Health Physics 
Society (HPS) for consideration for sharing to their member points of 
contact or publications in their newsletters (i.e., the CRCPD's 
``NEWSBRIEF,'' and the HPS's ``Health Physics News Digest'').
    c. Within 30 days of submitting the summary, Prime NDT will inform 
the NRC that the action is complete by sending a letter to the NRC 
Region I Administrator.
    2. Prime NDT will request to provide a presentation based on the 
summary described in Section D.3 at an ASNT meeting in the fall of 
2019. Within 30 days of the meeting, Prime NDT will inform the NRC that 
the presentation has occurred by sending a letter to the Region I 
Administrator and will include a copy of the presentation materials 
(i.e., slides).
    3. Within 360 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT 
will offer to provide a presentation based on the summary described in 
Section D.1 to the Operating Engineers Local 112 Union. The 
presentation is intended to occur during an annual meeting or similar, 
widely-attended event. Prime NDT will inform the NRC that the action is 
complete by sending a letter to the Region I Administrator within 30 
days of completing the presentation, and will include a copy of the 
presentation materials (i.e., slides) in the letter.
E. Items to Which the NRC has Agreed:
    1. In consideration of the above actions, the NRC agreed to reduce 
the civil penalty relating to the notice of apparent violations (Case 
No. EA-18-131, Inspection Report No. 03020982/2018002), dated November 
15, 2018, to $5,000.

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    2. The NRC agrees to describe the violations as being either 
escalated or non-escalated in the Confirmatory Order.
    Subsequent to the January 10, 2019, mediation session and as 
arranged during mediation, on January 23, 2019, the NRC staff reviewed 
an estimate obtained by Prime NDT for implementing the action described 
in Section III.A.1. The NRC staff communicated to Prime NDT on January 
29, 2019, that, in consideration of the additional cost of the action 
described in Section III.A and following through with the mediation 
discussion, the NRC initially agreed to fully mitigate the civil 
penalty described in Section III.E.1. However, at the request of new 
Prime NDT management and owners, through electronic mail communications 
on March 12-14, 2019, the NRC staff engaged in further negotiation 
regarding the commitments described as ``Items to Enhance Management 
Oversight,'' in Section III.B. As a result of these communications, 
Prime NDT and the NRC reached agreement on a revision to the 
commitments that resulted in NRC reinstating a civil penalty in the 
amount of $3,500 and reducing the number of Prime NDT audits of 
radiographers from the number identified in the preliminary settlement 
agreement. Prime NDT agreed to pay this amount within 30 days of the 
date of issuance of the Confirmatory Order.
    On March 25, 2019, Prime NDT consented to issuing this Confirmatory 
Order with the commitments, as described in Section V below. These 
commitments include several changes from the preliminary settlement 
agreement to provide clarifications and corrections and to ensure the 
actions can be appropriately inspected by NRC staff. Prime NDT 
consented to the changes and further agreed that this Confirmatory 
Order is to be effective upon issuance, the agreement memorialized in 
this Confirmatory Order settles the matter between the parties, and 
that it has waived its right to a hearing.

IV

    Because the licensee has agreed to take additional actions to 
address NRC concerns, as set forth in Section III above, the NRC has 
concluded that its concerns can be resolved through issuance of this 
Confirmatory Order.
    I find that Prime NDT's commitments, as set forth in Section V, are 
acceptable and necessary, and conclude that with these commitments the 
public health and safety are reasonably assured. In view of the 
foregoing, I have determined that public health and safety require that 
Prime NDT's commitments be confirmed by this Confirmatory Order. Based 
on the above and Prime NDT's consent, this Confirmatory Order is 
effective upon issuance.

V

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 81, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182 and 186 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's 
regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR part 30, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, 
EFFECTIVE UPON ISSUANCE, THAT LICENSE NO. 37-23370-01 IS MODIFIED AS 
FOLLOWS:
A. Items to Prevent Reoccurrence:
    1. Within 180 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will install a tracking system in each of its trucks 
(both owned and rented) used to transport radioactive material. The 
tracking system will enable live-time identification of the truck 
location by designated Prime NDT management.
    a. Within 180 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, and before completing Item A.1, Prime NDT will develop and 
implement a procedure regarding the tracking program described in A.1. 
The procedure will require daily verification that the tracking system 
is installed and functioning properly for any day on which the truck is 
being used by Prime NDT, and will require that the functionality check 
is documented in a log. The functionality logs will be retained by 
Prime NDT for two years, and will be available for review by the NRC 
during inspections.
    b. Within 30 days of completing installation of the tracking 
system, Prime NDT will notify the NRC by sending a letter to the NRC 
Region I Administrator.
    2. Within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will ensure that a review of its radiation safety 
program is performed by an industry peer. Within 30 days of completing 
the review, Prime NDT will submit to the NRC Region I Administrator a 
written summary of the results of the review and identify any 
improvements/enhancements identified by the peer and that will be 
implemented as a result of the peer review, including a schedule for 
implementation. For any improvements/enhancements identified by the 
industry peer that will not be implemented, Prime NDT will describe the 
reason why.
    3. Within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will ensure that a review of its radioactive materials 
security program is performed by an outside entity knowledgeable in 
transportation security. Within 30 days of completing the review, Prime 
NDT will submit to the NRC Region I Administrator a written summary of 
the results of the review and identify any improvements/enhancements 
identified by the outside entity that will be implemented as a result 
of the review, including a schedule for implementation. For any 
improvements/enhancements identified by the outside entity review that 
will not be implemented, Prime NDT will describe the reason why.
    4. Within 30 days of completing implementation of any enhancements 
per Items A.2 and A.3, Prime NDT will submit a written statement to the 
NRC Region I Administrator informing the NRC that the enhancement is in 
place.
B. Items to Enhance Management Oversight:
    1. Within 60 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will implement a revised job performance inspection 
(auditing) program that will ensure that for the subsequent year (i.e., 
for 365 days after implementing the revised program):
    a. Each radiographer is audited at intervals not to exceed four 
months ;
    b. Each newly-hired radiographer who has not worked for Prime NDT 
within the prior six months is audited within one month of being hired, 
and then at intervals not to exceed four months; and
    c. After implementing the revised auditing program for 365 days, 
Prime NDT may return to conducting audits in accordance with the 
timeframe specified in 10 CFR 34.43(e).
    2. The auditing program described in Item B.1 will include an 
unannounced observation by a Prime NDT supervisor in accordance with 
Prime NDT auditing procedures.
    3. Prime NDT will document the results of each audit and retain the 
records for the timeframe as required by 10 CFR part 34 for review by 
the NRC during an inspection.
C. Items to Address Initial and Continuing Training:
    1. Within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will develop a training module related to radioactive 
material transportation and security to be provided by Prime NDT to all 
new radiographer hires. The training will include discussion of the 
performance issues that resulted in this event, the actions taken by 
Prime NDT to both address the performance issues and to enhance 
oversight and security of licensed material in transit, and the

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content of the Confirmatory Order. The training will also include a 
performance test on proper security controls for radioactive material.
    a. Prime NDT will retain copies of the training materials and 
trainee signatures for two years, and make those materials available to 
the NRC for review during an inspection.
    2. Within 180 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will develop for the Operating Engineers Local 112 
Union a proposed training module to include topics related to 
radioactive material transportation and security.
    a. Within 30 days of developing the training module, Prime NDT will 
submit a copy to the NRC Region I Administrator for NRC review.
    b. Within 30 days of receiving communication that the NRC review is 
complete, Prime NDT will submit the proposed training to the union for 
consideration to be provided by the union to all members.
D. Items to Address External Communication:
    1. Within 120 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will develop a summary of the circumstances that led 
to the issuance of the Order. The summary will include discussion of 
the performance issues that resulted in the event, the actions taken by 
Prime NDT address the performance issues and to enhance oversight and 
security of licensed material in transit, and the content of the 
Confirmatory Order.
    a. Within 30 days of developing the summary, Prime NDT will submit 
a copy to the NRC Region I Administrator for NRC review and comment.
    b. Within 30 days of receiving communication that the NRC review is 
complete, Prime NDT will submit the summary as an operating experience 
article to:
    i. the ASNT for consideration for publication in the ASNT's 
quarterly newsletter, ``The NDT Technician;'' and
    ii. the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), 
the Organization of Agreement States (OAS) and the Health Physics 
Society (HPS) for consideration for sharing to their member points of 
contact or publications in their newsletters (i.e., the CRCPD's 
``NEWSBRIEF,'' and the HPS's ``Health Physics News Digest'').
    c. Within 30 days of submitting the summary to these organizations, 
Prime NDT will inform the NRC that the action is complete by sending a 
letter to the NRC Region I Administrator.
    2. Prime NDT will request to provide a presentation based on the 
summary described in Section D.1 at an ASNT meeting in the fall of 
2019. Within 30 days of the meeting, Prime NDT will inform the NRC 
whether the presentation occurred by sending a letter to the Region I 
Administrator. If the presentation occurred, Prime NDT will also 
include with the letter a copy of any presentation materials (i.e., 
slides). If the ASNT denies the request, Prime NDT will describe in the 
letter the reason provided by ASNT for the denial.
    3. Within 360 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory 
Order, Prime NDT will offer to provide a presentation based on the 
summary described in Section D.1 to the Operating Engineers Local 112 
Union. The presentation is intended to occur during an annual meeting 
or similar, widely-attended event. Prime NDT will inform the NRC 
whether the presentation occurred by sending a letter to the Region I 
Administrator within 30 days of completing the presentation, and will 
include a copy of any presentation materials (i.e., slides) in the 
letter. If the union denies the request, Prime NDT will inform the NRC 
by sending a letter to the Region I Administrator within 30 days of the 
denial and will describe in the letter the reason provided by the union 
for the denial.
E. Civil Penalty:
    Within 30 days of the date of issuance of the Confirmatory Order, 
Prime NDT will pay a civil penalty of $3500, utilizing one of the 
payment methods described in NUREG/BR-0254, ``Payment Methods.''
    This agreement is binding upon successors and assigns of Prime NDT. 
The Regional Administrator, Region I may, in writing, relax or rescind 
any of the above conditions upon demonstration by Prime NDT or its 
successors of good cause.

VI

    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR 2.309, any person 
adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order, other than Prime NDT, 
may request a hearing within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of 
issuance of this Confirmatory Order. Where good cause is shown, 
consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. 
A request for extension of time must be made in writing to the 
Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, and include a statement of good cause for the 
extension.
    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or 
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a 
request for hearing or petition to intervene (hereinafter 
``petition''), and documents filed by interested governmental entities 
participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with 
the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 
FR 46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants 
to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in 
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may 
not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption 
in accordance with the procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 
ten (10) days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should 
contact the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request 
a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant 
(or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and 
access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is 
participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will 
be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in 
instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, 
already holds an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this 
information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the 
hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established 
an electronic docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. Once a participant has obtained a 
digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant 
can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable 
Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the 
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E[dash]Filing system time-stamps the document and 
sends the submitter an e-mail notice confirming receipt of the 
document. The E-Filing system also

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distributes an e-mail notice that provides access to the document to 
the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised 
the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the 
proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those 
participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants 
(or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a 
digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed so that 
they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
Public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by 
e-mail to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 
1[dash]866[dash]672-7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is 
available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 
Friday, excluding government holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) first class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and 
Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this 
manner are responsible for serving the document on all other 
participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of 
the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the 
provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an 
exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or 
party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines 
that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no 
longer exists.
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at 
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an Order of the 
Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued 
digital ID certificate as described above, click ``Cancel'' when the 
link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to 
the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access 
any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. 
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, 
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone 
numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law 
requires submission of such information. For example, in some 
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate 
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, 
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory 
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are 
requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
    The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a 
hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for 
any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A 
notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and 
served on the parties to the hearing.
    If a person (other than Prime NDT) requests a hearing, that person 
shall set forth with particularity the manner in which his interest is 
adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order and shall address the 
criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.309(d) and (f).
    If a hearing is requested by a person whose interest is adversely 
affected, the Commission will issue an order designating the time and 
place of any hearings. If a hearing is held, the issue to be considered 
at such hearing shall be whether this Confirmatory Order should be 
sustained.
    In the absence of any request for hearing, or written approval of 
an extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions 
specified in Section V above shall be final 30 days from the date of 
this Confirmatory Order without further order or proceedings. If an 
extension of time for requesting a hearing has been approved, the 
provisions specified in Section V shall be final when the extension 
expires if a hearing request has not been received.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

/RA/

Raymond K. Lorson,

Deputy Regional Administrator, NRC Region I.
    Dated this 1st day of April 2019.

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