April 3, 1996

Preliminary Notice of Violation issued to Battelle related to the Delayed Response to a Criticality Safety Alarm at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

On April 3, 1996, the U.S. Department of Energy's issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (EA 96-01) to Battelle Memorial Institute for violations of 10 C.F.R. 830 related to a seven month delay in responding to a high level alarm for a criticality safe slab tank in a laboratory vacuum system at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.