NRC releases post-crisis safety recommendations

NRC releases post-crisis safety recommendations
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff have recommended initial safety rules for nuclear plant operators that would address concerns related to the Fukushima Daiichi incident in Japan. One rule would require operators to come up with strategies for extreme scenarios, while another would task nuclear plants with enhancing instrumentation in used nuclear fuel pools. "Each of the orders is focused on enhancing defense in depth at nuclear power plants through increased capabilities to minimize the potential for core damage following a beyond design basis external event," the agency said in a memo. Reuters