# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-02-018** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2002-02-23 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-02-018
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2002-02-23
## Description

On February 23, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to adequately measure the radioactivity of samarium-153 before commercial distribution that resulted 61 misadministrations.

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