# NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-16-109** · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2016-06-19 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-16-109
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2016-06-19
## Description

On July 19, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Medstar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) for a severity level III violation. The violation involved a failure to transfer licensed material to an authorized recipient in accordance with 10 CFR 20.2001(a)(1). Specifically, on May 15, 2015, MWHC transferred radioactive waste containing Iodine-131 to Stericycle, Inc. in Curtis Bay, Maryland, a waste processing company that was not authorized to receive the radioactive waste.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1620/ML16200A310.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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