# NRC NOV – NOVCP (SL III) $12,500
> **EA-96-538** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 1997-03-04 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-96-538
- **Licensee:** NOVCP (SL III) $12,500
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 1997-03-04
## Description

The action involved five violations involving an event in which a low-enriched, unirradiated fuel assembly was inadvertently returned in its original shipping container to its point of origin in Germany. The violations, which are being characterized as a Severity Level III problem, include B&W's failure to: (1) follow its procedures for the downloading operation; (2) provide adequate procedures for the downloading operation; (3) conduct a reasonable survey of the shipping container; (4) comply with numerous transportation requirements; and (5) adequately implement material control and accounting procedures to verify the presence of the fuel assembly.

## Source
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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