ML20043F031
| ML20043F031 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/27/1990 |
| From: | Carr NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Bevill HOUSE OF REP., APPROPRIATIONS |
| References | |
| BEVILL-900327, CCS, NUDOCS 9006140107 | |
| Download: ML20043F031 (1) | |
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MR. BEVILL: Most of.the abnormal occurrences reported by-the' Commission to the Congress in recent years.have taken place at facilities other than commercial nuclear power plants. What steps is the Commission taking to reduce the number of abnormal occurrences at facilities operated by.non-utility licensees?
CHAIRMAN CARR:
Most of the abnormal occurrences at facilities operated by non-utility licensees have been medical misadministrations involving the use of byproduct material for patient care.
It appears that most of these occurrences resulted from human error. To address this area, the NRC recently published a proposed rule for basic quality assurance in medical use, SS FR 1439, January 16, 1990, that would require medical use licensees to establish a quality assurance program to prevent, detect, and correct the cause of errors in medical use. The staff is conducting a pilot program to assess the costs and benefits of the proposed.
rule. The staff is scheduled to submit a final medical use quality assurance rule to the. Commission in March 1991.
There have also been abnormal occurrences involving industrial radiography.
To help improve safety in this araa, the NRC-recently published a final rule which established additional safety requirements for radiography equipment and radiation dosimetry for radiography workers 55 FR 843, January 10, 1990.
The staff is also working with the radiography industry to establish a third a
party radiographer certification program. These improvements in radiography safety and training are expected to reduce the incidence of abnormal occurrences in industrial radiography.
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