# NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-05-237** · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2006-03-03 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-05-237
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2006-03-03
## Description

On March 3, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to control the annual occupational shallow dose equivalent to 50 rem, and the failure to conduct adequate surveys. Specifically, a nuclear medicine technologist (NMT) received an exposure to the skin of the right thumb when it became contaminated with sodium iodide (iodine 131), during treatment of a patient. The NMT did not perform adequate surveys necessary for the timely identification of skin contamination and assessment of dose to the skin of her right thumb. As a result, the NMT's skin was contaminated for 26 hours before being detected. (RI, H, SLIII, Sup IV, YY No CP)

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0606/ML060610699.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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