NRC ISSUES NATIONAL REPORT FOR CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY’S FUKUSHIMA MEETING

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August 10, 2012
NRC ISSUES NATIONAL REPORT FOR CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY’S FUKUSHIMA MEETING
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a report on the safety of U.S. nuclear power plants to be considered at the Convention on Nuclear Safety’s meeting later this month. This report discusses the actions taken by the United States to improve nuclear safety in response to the March 11, 2011, accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
In particular, “The United States of America National Report for the 2012 Convention on Nuclear Safety Extraordinary Meeting” describes how the United States addressed six topics in relation to the Fukushima accident: external events, design issues, severe accident management and recovery, national organizations, emergency preparedness and response and post-accident management, and international cooperation. Because license holders are responsible for the safety of U.S. nuclear power plants, the report includes a section developed by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations describing the U.S. nuclear industry’s response to the Fukushima accident.
The report will add to the knowledge base for parties to the Convention on lessons learned and actions taken following the Fukushima accident. The Convention on Nuclear Safety Extraordinary Meeting will be held Aug. 27-31 at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria.
Copies of “The United States of America National Report for the 2012 Convention on Nuclear Safety Extraordinary Meeting” will be available for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room at NRC headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md.; or through the NRC’s website.
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