# NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-06-214** · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2006-10-18 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-06-214
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2006-10-18
## Description

On October 18, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure by the authorized gauge operator to control and maintain constant surveillance of a portable nuclear gauge. Specifically, the gauge, which contained NRC-licensed radioactive material (two radioactive sources), was damaged when it was run over by a bulldozer after the authorized gauge operator had left it unattended for approximately five minutes at a job site.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0629/ML062910050.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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