# NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-09-030** · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2009-07-02 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-09-030
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2009-07-02
## Description

On July 2, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation for two Severity Level III violations to Advex Corporation (Advex). The first violation involved the failure to wear an alarming ratemeter while performing radiography by an assistant radiographer, as described in Condition 19 of the Advex's license. Specifically, on January 22, 2008, an assistant radiographer worked in a restricted area (permanent radiography vault) and did not wear an alarm ratemeter. The second violation involved the deliberate failure of the lead radiographer and the assistant radiographer to follow the Operating & Emergency (O&E) Procedure and 10 CFR 34.47(d) requirements, when the assistant radiographer had an off-scale pocket dosimeter. Specifically, on January 22, 2008, neither individual notified the RSO after the radiographers realized the assistant radiographer's dosimeter was off-scale. The assistant did not remove himself from the restricted area and he was allowed to continue working with and around radioactive material although he was not authorized to return to work by the RSO, as required by the O&E procedure and 10 CFR 34.47(d).

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0918/ML091870541.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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