The Three Mile Island Unit 2 accident and its impact on the NRC
The accident at Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant had a wide ranging affect on US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) programs. Many studies and investigations followed the accident, and many recommendations for change were included in the reports of these studies. These studies included the Special Inquiry Group (Rogovin) Report, the President's Commission (Kemeny) Report, the Health Physics Appraisal Program Report, and the TMI-2 Radiation Protection Program Report. Among the areas affected were operator training, control room design, utility management, emergency response planning, siting, engineered safety features, small-break loss-of-coolant accidents, distribution and assessment of relevant operational experience data, post-accident sampling, safety goals, the resident inspector program, and radiation protection programs, including equipment, facilities, and personnel adequacy. In addition, the recovery effort at TMI presented profound challenges in several areas of science and engineering, including radiation protection. Challenges presented by study and investigation findings and recommendations, and challenges emerging from the recovery process at TMI are examined. The NRC's responses to these challenges and their effects on the NRC's regulatory programs, with emphasis in the radiation protection area are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5897296
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-881011-
- Journal Information:
- Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 57; ISSN TANSA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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