Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences; Fiscal Year 2017 Dissemination of Information, 29579-29580 [2018-13509]

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AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29579 0090, Volume 40, ‘‘Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2017.’’ The report describes those events that the NRC or an Agreement State identified as abnormal occurrences (AOs) during fiscal year (FY) 2017, based on the criteria defined in the report. The report describes six events at Agreement State-licensed facilities and five events at an NRC-licensed facilities. DATES: NUREG–0090, Volume 40, is available June 25, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–0110 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2018–0110. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vered Shaffer, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 630–829– 9862, email: Vered.Shaffer@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93–438), defines an ‘‘abnormal occurrence’’ (AO) as an unscheduled incident or event that the NRC determines to be significant from the standpoint of public health or safety. E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 29580 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2018 / Notices The AO report (ADAMS Accession No. ML18157A051), describes those events that the NRC identified as AOs during FY 2017, based on the criteria defined in Appendix A of the report. The report describes six events at Agreement State-licensed facilities and five events at an NRC-licensed facilities. All 11 events occurred at medical facilities and are ‘‘medical events’’ as defined in part 35 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Agreement States are the 37 U.S. States that currently have entered into formal agreements with the NRC pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), to regulate certain quantities of AEAlicensed material at facilities located within their borders. The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–66) requires that AOs be reported to Congress annually. The full report, NUREG–0090, Volume 40, ‘‘Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2017,’’ is also available electronically at the NRC’s website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/staff/. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of June 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018–13509 Filed 6–22–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 70–113; NRC–2018–0112] Pennsylvania State University Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License renewal; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a renewal of special nuclear materials (SNM) License No. SNM–95 held by the Pennsylvania State University (PSU), University Park, Pennsylvania, to possess and use SNM for education, SUMMARY: research, and training programs. 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To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. In addition, for the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of this document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merritt N. Baker, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. DATES: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–7119; email: Merritt.Baker@ nrc.gov. 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The NRC did not receive a request for a hearing or for a petition for leave to intervene. This license renewal complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the NRC’s rules and regulations as set forth in 10 CFR chapter 1. Accordingly, the license renewal was issued on April 24, 2018, and was effective immediately. The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report for the renewal of License SNM– 95 and concluded that the licensee can continue to operate the facility without endangering the health and safety of the public. II. Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers as indicated. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Document ADAMS accession No. Penn State Request for Renewal Application ..................................................................................................................................... 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0110]


Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences; Fiscal Year 2017 
Dissemination of Information

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: NUREG; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG-
0090, Volume 40, ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal 
Year 2017.'' The report describes those events that the NRC or an 
Agreement State identified as abnormal occurrences (AOs) during fiscal 
year (FY) 2017, based on the criteria defined in the report. The report 
describes six events at Agreement State-licensed facilities and five 
events at an NRC-licensed facilities.

DATES: NUREG-0090, Volume 40, is available June 25, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0110 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:  Federal Rulemaking 
Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-
2018-0110. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vered Shaffer, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 630-829-9862, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended 
(Pub. L. 93-438), defines an ``abnormal occurrence'' (AO) as an 
unscheduled incident or event that the NRC determines to be significant 
from the standpoint of public health or safety.

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The AO report (ADAMS Accession No. ML18157A051), describes those events 
that the NRC identified as AOs during FY 2017, based on the criteria 
defined in Appendix A of the report.
    The report describes six events at Agreement State-licensed 
facilities and five events at an NRC-licensed facilities. All 11 events 
occurred at medical facilities and are ``medical events'' as defined in 
part 35 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
    Agreement States are the 37 U.S. States that currently have entered 
into formal agreements with the NRC pursuant to Section 274 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), to regulate certain 
quantities of AEA-licensed material at facilities located within their 
borders.
    The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-66) requires that AOs be reported to Congress annually. The full 
report, NUREG-0090, Volume 40, ``Report to Congress on Abnormal 
Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2017,'' is also available electronically at 
the NRC's website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of June 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-13509 Filed 6-22-18; 8:45 am]
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