# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-23-108** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2024-03-27 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-23-108
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2024-03-27
## Description

On March 27, 2024, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $27,000 to Community Health Network, Inc. (licensee) for three Severity Level III violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure to: (1) maintain control and constant surveillance of a high dose rate unit containing iridium-192 as required by 10 CFR 20.1802; (2) prepare written directives that were dated and signed by an authorized user before administration of iodine-131 (I-131) sodium iodide with greater than 1.11 megabecquerels (30 microcuries) as required by 10 CFR 35.40(a); and (3) monitor occupational exposure to radiation from licensed and unlicensed radiation sources under the control of the licensee and assign a shallow-dose equivalent for the individual’s skin receiving the highest exposure as required by 10 CFR 20.1502(a)(1) and 10 CFR 20.1201(c).

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2405/ML24058A363.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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