Industry takes key safety lessons from Fukushima Daiichi

Industry takes key safety lessons from Fukushima Daiichi
The Nuclear Energy Institute has identified several key lessons for nuclear plant operators as the Fukushima Daiichi incident in Japan nears its first-year anniversary. Operators need to maintain safety-system operations during lengthened blackouts and should be able to respond to multiple major emergencies. "We know we need to learn every possible lesson from Japan and apply those lessons immediately and in the long term at American nuclear energy facilities," said Tony Pietrangelo, NEI's senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. The Day (New London, Conn.)