Report to Congress on abnormal occurrences, April--June 1991

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6365327

Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 identifies an abnormal occurrence as an unscheduled incident or event that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines to be significant from the standpoint of public health or safety and requires a quarterly report of such events to be made to Congress. This report covers the period from April 1 through June 30, 1991. The report discusses five abnormal occurrences, none of which involved a nuclear power plant. Two of the events occurred at NRC-licensed facilities: one involved a potential criticality accident at a nuclear fuel cycle facility, and one involved multiple medical teletherapy misadministrations. The Agreement States reported three abnormal occurrences, all involving radiation overexposures. The report also contains information that updates some previously reported abnormal occurrences. 7 refs.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data
• Sponsoring Organization: NRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6365327
• Report Number(s): NUREG-0090-Vol.14-No.2; ON: TI92001869
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
CERTIFICATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CRITICALITY
DOSES
ELEMENTS
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OXIDATION
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RADIATION DOSES
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
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SAFETY
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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