# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-03-046** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2003-03-31 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-03-046
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2003-03-31
## Description

On March 31, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving (1) the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed byproduct material (three portable moisture density gauges, each containing approximately 10 millicuries of cesium-137 and 50 millicuries of americium-241, and three portable density gauges each containing approximately 8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241) in use at a temporary job site; and (2) the failure to lock the operating handle or the storage container of a portable gauge in storage so as to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source from its shielded position.

## Source
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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