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EA-06-214 · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2006-10-18 · Materials Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-06-214
Licensee
NOV (SL III)
Category
Materials Licensees
Action type
CAL
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2006-10-18

Description

On October 18, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure by the authorized gauge operator to control and maintain constant surveillance of a portable nuclear gauge. Specifically, the gauge, which contained NRC-licensed radioactive material (two radioactive sources), was damaged when it was run over by a bulldozer after the authorized gauge operator had left it unattended for approximately five minutes at a job site.

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