Nuclear safety: risks and regulation

Book · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5491910

Wood, W C

Taking a fresh look at nuclear safety regulations, this study finds that the mandate and organization of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) militate against its making sound decisions. The author criticizes failures to make hard decisions on societal risk, to clarify responsibility, and to implement cost-effective safety measures. Among his recommendations are reorganization of the NRC under a single authoritative administrator, separation of technical issues from social ones, and reform of the Price-Anderson Act. The author concludes that the worst eventuality would be to continue the current state of indecision. 161 references, 6 figures, 4 tables.

• OSTI ID: 5491910
• Resource Relation: Related Information: American Enterprise Institute Studies 370
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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