NRC unveils new requirements for emergency response facilities

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States)

OSTI ID:6884422

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requiring four different new facilities on the basis of what was learned after the Three Mile Island accident. Emergency facilities now call for a Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS), Technical Support Center (TSC), Emergency Operations Facility (EOF), and a Nuclear Data Link (NDL). These are intended to make sure that emergency responses are actually carried out. The SPDS, TSC, and EOF requirement had been issued in 1979 for installation by January 1, 1981. Plants which had these facilities underway will be penalized by the additional requirement of the NDL, but the NRC promises a case-by-case review of problems. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 6884422
• Journal Information: Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States), Journal Name: Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States) Vol. 58:10; ISSN ELLPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220900* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Reactor Safety
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290600 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
EMERGENCY PLANS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR SAFETY
REGULATIONS
SAFETY
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US NRC
US ORGANIZATIONS