98-5709. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA); Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number: 030-14526; License Number: 37-00062-07]


Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA); 
Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

    Notice is hereby given that by Petition dated January 28, 1998, Ann 
Lovell (Petitioner) has requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission take immediate action to suspend or revoke the NRC license 
issued to the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center 
(PVAMC). As grounds for her request, the Petitioner asserts that the 
PVAMC executive management is operating in a manner that has the 
potential to present a significant danger to Medical Center patients, 
staff, and the general public. Specifically, the Petitioner asserts 
that there has been a consistent pattern of NRC violations occurring 
within the Medical Center for which PVAMC has failed to take corrective 
action; that PVAMC has supplied false information to NRC; that the 
Petitioner and two other members of the staff became contaminated with 
radioactive material in the nuclear medicine department as a result of 
what the Petitioner believes was an intentional incident; and that 
PVAMC employees are fearful of bringing safety concerns to the licensee 
and to the NRC because of their concern for their safety and because of 
NRC's ``history of inaction'' regarding the medical center.
    The request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the 
Commission's regulations. It has been referred to the Director of the 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. The Petitioner's 
request for immediate action was denied by letter dated February 27, 
1998.
    A copy of the Petition is available for inspection at the 
Commission's Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, N.W. (lower level), 
Washington, DC.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of February 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carl J. Paperiello,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-5709 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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