# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-99-171** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2001-08-16 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-99-171
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2001-08-16
## Description

On August 16, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving deliberate improper disposal of radioactive material generated from the cleanup of a broken exit sign and deliberate submittal of inaccurate information to the NRC. Although a base civil penalty would normally be proposed for this case, the NRC exercised enforcement discretion in accordance with Section VII.B.6 of the Enforcement Policy and refrained from issuing a civil penalty because the licensee was issued a civil penalty for the event by the State of South Carolina and the licensee is no longer a general licensee.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0123/ML012330327.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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