| The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
staff has issued an Order prohibiting a health physics consultant who provided
services to hospitals in West Virginia and Virginia from engaging inNRC-licensed
activities for a period of three years from September 23, 2002.
The consultant, Perry M. Beale, is prohibited from engaging in activities
conducted under a license issued by the NRC, including activities of state
licensees through agreements with the NRC conducted under the authority of
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 150.20. Mr. Beale provided consulting
services to City Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia; Warren Memorial Hospital
in Front Royal, Virginia, Culpeper Memorial Hospital in Culpeper, Virginia;
Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Virginia; and Prince William Hospital in Manassas,
Virginia.
NRC officials said Mr. Beale acknowledged at a predecisional enforcement
conference with agency officials that he had provided the hospitals with inaccurate
calculations and evaluations regarding the use of radioactive materials and
that Culpeper Hospital had been provided with inaccurate information regarding
his educational background and professional qualifications.
The NRC must be able to rely upon its licensees and their employees, including
consultants, to comply with NRC requirements and to provide complete and accurate
information. NRC officials said Mr. Beale’s misconduct involving falsification
of records related to his qualifications and to licensees’ compliance
with regulatory requirements raised serious concerns regarding his trustworthiness
and reliability and his willingness to comply with NRC requirements.
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