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Report to Congress on abnormal occurrences, October-December 1983. Vol. 6, No. 4

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7069614

Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 identifies an abnormal occurrence as an unscheduled incident or event which 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 October 1 to December 31, 1983. The report states that for this report period, there was one abnormal occurrence at the nuclear power plants licensed by the NRC to operate. The item involved generic problems pertaining to a specific manufacturer's emergency diesel generators. There was one abnormal occurrence for the other NRC licensees. The item involved an overexposure of a radiographer. There was one abnormal occurrence reported by an Agreement State. The item involved an overexposure to a radiographer. The report also contains information updating some previously reported abnormal occurrences.

Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data
OSTI ID:
7069614
Report Number(s):
NUREG-0090-Vol.6-No.4; ON: DE84901383
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English