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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Abnormal Occurrence Report, Section; 208 Report Submitted to the 
Congress

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the requirements of section 
208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published and issued another periodic 
report to Congress on abnormal occurrences (NUREG-0090, Vol. 16, No. 
4).
    Under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, which created NRC, an 
abnormal occurrence is defined as ``an unscheduled incident or event 
that the Commission (NRC) determines is significant from the standpoint 
of public health or safety.'' NRC has made a determination that events 
involving an actual loss or significant reduction in the degree of 
protection against radioactive properties of source, special nuclear, 
and by-product material are abnormal occurrences.
    The report to Congress is for the fourth calendar quarter of 1993. 
The report identifies the occurrences or events that the Commission 
determined to be significant and reportable; the remedial actions that 
were undertaken are also described.
    This report discusses six abnormal occurrences at NRC-licensed 
facilities. Five involved medical brachytherapy misadministrations, and 
one involved an overexposure to a nursing infant. Seven abnormal 
occurrences that were reported by the Agreement States are also 
discussed, based on information provided by the Agreement States as of 
February 28, 1994. Of these events, three involved brachytherapy 
misadministrations, one involved a teletheraphy misadministration, one 
involved a theft of radioactive material during transport and improper 
disposal, and two involved lost sources.
    A copy of the report is available for inspection or copying for a 
fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level), 
Washington, DC 20555, or at any of the nuclear power plant Location 
Public Document Rooms throughout the country.
    Copies of NUREG-0090, Vol. 16, No. 4 (or any of the previous 
reports in this series), may be purchased from the Superintendent of 
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box 37082, 
Washington, DC 20013-7082. A year's subscription to the NUREG-0090 
series publication, which consists of four issues, is also available.
    Copies of the report may also be purchased from the National 
Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port 
Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

    Dated at Rockville, MD this 11th day of May, 1994.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-11927 Filed 5-16-94; 8:45 am]
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