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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. 17, No. 
1).
    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 first calendar quarter of 1994. 
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 addresses seven abnormal occurrences (AOs) at NRC-
licensed facilities. One involved inoperable main steam isolation 
valves at a boiling water reactor, four involved medical brachytherapy 
misadministrations, one involved a medical teletherapy 
misadministration, and one involved four lost reference sources. One AO 
that was reported by an Agreement State is also discussed; the 
information is current as of April 25, 1994. This event involved a 
therapeutic radiopharmaceutical misadministration. The report also 
contains updates on seven AOs previously reported by NRC licensees and 
one AO previously reported by an Agreement State licensee. For the 
period January 1 to March 31, 1994, no new ``Other Events of Interest'' 
were reported but an update to a previously reported therapeutic 
misadministration is included.
    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, D.C. 20555, or at any of the nuclear power plant Local 
Public Document Rooms throughout the country.
    Copies of NUREG-0090, Vol. 17, No. 1 (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 30th day of August, 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-21861 Filed 9-2-94; 8:45 am]
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