IDNS: The Illinois Nuclear Safety Agency
The Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety (IDNS) is one of only two cabinet-level state agencies in the United States devoted exclusively to nuclear and radiation safety. It was established in 1980 by then Gov. James Thompson in response to the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island-2, so the state would be prepared in case of a similar accident at an Illinois nuclear power facility. There are 13 commercial nuclear reactors at seven sites in Illinois, more than in any other state. If Illinois were a country, it would be seventh in the world in the amount of nuclear-generated electricity, and second in the percentage of electricity produced by nuclear power. The state also has several major nonreactor nuclear facilities. 9 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 7188967
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear News (La Grange Park, Illinois); (United States), Vol. 36:11; ISSN 0029-5574
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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