NEI Backgrounder on Emergency Preparedness Posted

NEI Backgrounder on Emergency Preparedness Posted

from Nuclear Energy Institute 

NEI has posted a new backgrounder to its website:

• Emergency Preparedness
  Nuclear plant operators and federal regulators know that assuring public safety requires going beyond action to prevent problems; it also requires careful planning to manage unexpected events. Federal law requires that nuclear energy operators develop and exercise sophisticated emergency response plans to protect the public in any extreme scenario. Read More >>

See the main fact sheet Web page for all of NEI’s backgrounders on the Fukushima nuclear energy situation and the U.S. nuclear industry’s response.