# NRC NOV – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-05-174** · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 2006-02-28 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-05-174
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** NOV
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2006-02-28
## Description

On February 28, 2006, a Notice of Violation and Exercise of Enforcement Discretion was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to obtain an exempt distribution license, as required by 10 CFR 30.15, prior to transferring specialty light bulbs containing radioactive material (Kr-85). Based on the facts that Star-Lite Global stopped importing and distributing the Kr-85 bulbs by the fall of 2003, no longer operates or conducts transactions, plans to file for bankruptcy, and the low safety significance of the Kr-85 bulbs that it distributed, the NRC is exercising discretion to refrain from issuing a civil penalty in this case.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0605/ML060590666.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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