May 2015

Nuclear Safety Enforcement Consent Order issued to UT-Battelle, LLC for deficiencies associated with an airborne radiation release and radiological uptake by workers at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

On May 14, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Enforcement issued a Consent Order (NCO-2015-01) to UT-Battelle, LLC, for deficiencies associated with an airborne radiation release and radiological uptake by workers that occurred during size reduction and repackaging of highly enriched uranium materials at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The contractor agreed to the Consent Order.