# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-03-176** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2003-10-31 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-03-176
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2003-10-31
## Description

On October 31, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to licensed material (nominally 8.0 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241:beryllium in a moisture density gauge) in an unrestricted area at a temporary job-site, and failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material. Additionally, the licensee failed to lock the gauge when not under the direct surveillance of an authorized user.

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