NRC’s Post-Fukushima Review Adds Top Priority

NRC’s Post-Fukushima Review Adds Top Priority

from NEI Nuclear Notes by Victoria Barq

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week released a staff paper that prioritizes the recommendations from the near-term post-Fukushima task force report into three tiers—or categories—of importance based on the potential to enhance safety at U.S. nuclear plants. As part of its Tier 1 recommendation, or actions that “should be started without unnecessary delay,” the NRC elevated the importance of implementing spent fuel pool instrumentation, or monitoring equipment, at U.S. nuclear energy facilities.
Why did the NRC elevate this issue?