# NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-19-040** · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2019-10-10 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-19-040
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2019-10-10
## Description

October 10, 2019, the NRC issued a Severity Level (SL) III Notice of Violation to Manufacturing Sciences Corporation (MSC) for a violation involving the export of nuclear material without first obtaining a specific license authorizing the export. Specifically, in October 2018, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) received an inquiry from the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) regarding an export of depleted uranium (DU) from the U.S. to Germany. Prior to the receipt of DU by the intended recipient, EURATOM had not received notification of the export to Germany through official channels. On November 21, 2018, the NNSA requested that Nuclear Material Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) staff initiate communications with MSC regarding its apparent failure to report the DU export. The communications also revealed that MSC failed to obtain a specific export license for the export because the quantity of material exported exceeded the limits for the material type for a general export license under 10 CFR 110.22(b). Section 110.22(b) states that a general license is issued to any person to export uranium or thorium in individual shipments of 10 kg or less. MSC was not in possession of a specific export license for this export, which exceeded the 10 kg limit permitted under the general license.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1923/ML19234A148.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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