August 14, 1997

Issued to Sandia Corporation, related to Radiological Work Control Deficiencies at the Radioactive and Mixed Waste Management Facility at Sandia National Laboratories,  (EA-97-07)

On August 14, 1997, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (EA 97-07) to Sandia Corporation for violations of 10 C.F.R. 835 associated with an August 2-16, 1996, condition in which three workers were unknowingly exposed to a highly radioactive (hot) particle while performing waste sorting activities at the Sandia National Laboratories Radioactive and Mixed Waste Management Facility.