Better inspection management would improve oversight of operating nuclear plants
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5534892
Investigations of the March 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident concluded, among other things, that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) needed to improve its program for inspecting operating nuclear power plants. GAO evaluated NRC's management of this program and found that: although total inspection hours at plants have almost doubled, more time is required to check for compliance with an expanding body of requirements; NRC should use available information and analytical techniques to help focus its resources on high priority inspection areas; and NRC could improve inspectors' effectiveness by providing them with additional training and clearer guidance and criteria.
- Research Organization:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Office of the Comptroller General
- OSTI ID:
- 5534892
- Report Number(s):
- GAO/RCED-85-5; ON: TI85901571
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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