# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-24-011** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2024-07-09 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-24-011
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2024-07-09
## Description

On July 9, 2024, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital (licensee) for a Severity Level (SL) III problem and a SL III violation. The SL III problem encompassed three violations involving the licensee’s failure to: (1) monitor three individuals’ exposure from licensed and unlicensed radiation sources as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1502; (2) implement certain elements of its radiation protection program as required by 10 CFR 20.1101(a); and (3) provide instruction to individuals who were likely to receive in a year, an occupational dose in excess of 100 millirem, as required by 10 CFR 19.12(a)(3). The SL III violation involved the licensee’s failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of a package containing licensed material that was in a controlled or unrestricted area and not in storage, as required by 10 CFR 20.1802. The Notice also included two SL IV violations.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2417/ML24170B049.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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