# NRC CAL – NOVCP (SL III) $24,000
> **EA-22-018** · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2022-08-11 · Materials Licensees
## Action
- **EA Number:** EA-22-018
- **Licensee:** NOVCP (SL III) $24,000
- **Category:** Materials Licensees
- **Action type:** CAL
- **Severity level:** SLIII
- **Date issued:** 2022-08-11
## Description

On August 11, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation (Notice) and proposed imposition of a civil penalty (CP) in the amount of $24,000 to Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (licensee) for three Severity Level (SL) III violations. The violations involved the licensee’s failure: (1) to control and secure two moisture density gauges, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1801 and 10 CFR 20.1802 leading to their loss; (2) to maintain constant surveillance or to use two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers for removal, or to secure a moisture density gauge that was left unattended, as required by 10 CFR 20.1802, 10 CFR 30.34(i), and licensee’s license condition 16; and (3) to maintain security requirements for stored gauges, as required by 10 CFR 30.34(i). In addition, the Notice included a fourth SL III violation with no CP for failure to maintain a radiation safety officer, as required by licensee’s license condition 11; and twelve SL IV violations.

## Source
- [Full enforcement letter (PDF)](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2218/ML22187A119.pdf)
- [NRC Materials Licensees index](https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/)
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