# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-05-092** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2005-06-27 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-05-092
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2005-06-27
## Description

On June 27, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material in a portable gauge containing approximately 10 millicuries of cesium-137 and 50 millicuries of americium-241, that was damaged when it was run over by a bulldozer after an authorized gauge operator left it unattended for approximately 10 minutes at a job site.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0517/ML051780405.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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