# NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)
> **EA-19-141** · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2020-03-03 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-19-141
- **Licensee:** NOV (SL III)
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2020-03-03
## Description

On March 3, 2020, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Sanders Medical Products (SMP) for two Severity Level III violations. The first violation involved SMP not filing an application for a specific license to the Deputy Director of the Office of International Programs, to export a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source, using an appropriate method listed in 10 CFR Part 110.4. Specifically, on June 3, 2019, SMP attempted to export a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source to Tehran, Iran, without filing an application for a specific license, when such activity would have been required to be authorized by the NRC. Therefore, no export application was filed, and the shipment was not authorized by a specific license issued under 10 CFR Part 110. The second violation involved SMP exporting a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source without being authorized by a specific license issued under 10 CFR Part 110. Specifically, on November 26, 2018, SMP exported to Alchemy Scientific Bureau in Baghdad, Iraq, a Ge-68 1,581 µCi source without a specific license, when such activity would have been required to be authorized by the NRC. Therefore, no export license was issued, and the shipment was not authorized by a specific license issued under 10 CFR Part 110.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2004/ML20045E397.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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