Emergency preparedness and the licensing process for commercial nuclear power reactors. Part 1. Oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant

Book · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5633893

Part 1 of the hearing record covers testimony given at a field hearing on Long Island, New York covering the licensing of the controversial Shoreham nuclear plant. Opposition to the plant focused on questions of safety and emergency plans for evacuation in the event of an accident. Strong public opinion against the plant showed a willingness to bear the economic costs of not using nuclear power. The witnesses from the New York Disaster Preparedness Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) described emergency plans. Two panels of witnesses represented officials of Suffolk County and the Long Island Lighting Co., while two other panels represented citizen groups in opposition to the plant. An appendix with additional material, statements, and documentation follows the testimony of the 17 witnesses.

• OSTI ID: 5633893
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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