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Title: Staff Report to the President's Commission on the accident at Three Mile Island. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission [Report of the Office of Chief Counsel]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1466018· OSTI ID:1466018

Section 3(d) of the President's charge to this Commission requires "an evaluation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing, inspection, operation, and enforcement procedures as applied to" the Three Mile Island nuclear facility. This report considers the statutory authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), puts the agency into historical context, and examines the agency's important structures and practices, as illuminated by the Three Mile Island accident.

Research Organization:
President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US President's Commission
OSTI ID:
1466018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English