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Company: Brookhaven Science Associates
Current Parent Company: Brookhaven Science Associates LLC
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Penalty: $250,000
Year: 2009
Date: November 30, 2009
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: nuclear safety violation
Violation Description: On November 30, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Health, Safety and Security's Office of Enforcement issued a Consent Order to Brookhaven Science Associates for deficiencies in work control that led to the October 13, 2008, propane gas explosion that destroyed a well house at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The contractor agreed to the Consent Order.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Energy Department Office of Enforcement
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: joint venture (owned 50-50 by Battelle and Stonybrook University)
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: outsourced government services
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