Emerging Threats: Assessing Public Safety and Security Measures at Nuclear Power Facilities : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, March 10, 2003U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 - 322 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 89
Page 1
... SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES AT NU- CLEAR POWER FACILITIES MONDAY , MARCH 10 , 2003 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ... health and safety from nuclear terrorism . Recent reports suggest the answer may be no . Although specific to the Indian ...
... SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES AT NU- CLEAR POWER FACILITIES MONDAY , MARCH 10 , 2003 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ... health and safety from nuclear terrorism . Recent reports suggest the answer may be no . Although specific to the Indian ...
Page 2
... health and safety cannot be achieved through paperwork alone . It must be gained through robust exercises and measurable outcomes for which operators are held closely accountable . We appreciate the testimony of all of our witnesses ...
... health and safety cannot be achieved through paperwork alone . It must be gained through robust exercises and measurable outcomes for which operators are held closely accountable . We appreciate the testimony of all of our witnesses ...
Page 3
... health and safety from nuclear terrorism . Recent reports suggest the answer may be no . Although specific to the Indian Point reactor complex in Buchanan , New York , observations by the General Accounting Office ( GAO ) and a private ...
... health and safety from nuclear terrorism . Recent reports suggest the answer may be no . Although specific to the Indian Point reactor complex in Buchanan , New York , observations by the General Accounting Office ( GAO ) and a private ...
Page 4
Assessing Public Safety and Security Measures at Nuclear Power Facilities : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National ... health and safety cannot be achieved through paperwork alone . It must be gained through robust exercises and ...
Assessing Public Safety and Security Measures at Nuclear Power Facilities : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National ... health and safety cannot be achieved through paperwork alone . It must be gained through robust exercises and ...
Page 14
... health and safety of the New York citizens living around Indian Point and Millstone in the event of a radioactive release " . The draft Witt Report also includes " recommendations for improvement in the emergency management systems for ...
... health and safety of the New York citizens living around Indian Point and Millstone in the event of a radioactive release " . The draft Witt Report also includes " recommendations for improvement in the emergency management systems for ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accident agencies assessment Center Chairman communications CONGRESS THE LIBRARY CONKLIN Connecticut Consolidated Edison counties developed draft report draft Witt Report Emergency Management emergency planning zone Emergency Preparedness Independent emergency preparedness programs emergency response plans evacuation plan evaluation event exercise Expert Task Force Federal FEMA's health and safety Homeland Security IETF impact improve Independent Expert Task Indian Point Emergency issues James Lee Witt JANKLOW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS licensee miles MILLER National NRC and FEMA NRC's nuclear facilities nuclear plant security nuclear power plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Safety officials offsite operating Point Emergency Preparedness population potassium iodide potential Preparedness Independent Expert problems protective actions public health radiation radiological emergency reactor recommendations release of radioactivity RENZ REP Program requirements Riverkeeper Safety Engineer scenario September 11 SHAYS SLOBODIEN spent fuel pool stakeholders Subcommittee terrorism terrorist attack Thank Three Mile Island TIERNEY York
Popular passages
Page 225 - Planning Basis for the Development of State and Local Government Radiological Emergency Response Plans in Support of Light Water Nuclear Power Plants, NUREG-0396 (EPA 520/1-78-016), December 1978.
Page 163 - It is obvious he should be able to run his shop, to determine what research is to be done, how it is to be done and who is to do it...
Page 204 - We also reviewed and analyzed the National Strategy for Homeland Security, the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets, the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, l the Homeland Security Act of 2002/and other relevant federal policies.
Page 198 - NEI's membership also includes nuclear fuel cycle companies, suppliers, engineering and consulting firms, national research laboratories, manufacturers of radiopharmaceuticals, universities, labor unions and law firms.
Page 177 - I would be pleased to answer any questions that you or other Members of the Subcommittee may have at this time.
Page 72 - NRC that the state of onsite and off site emergency preparedness provides reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency.
Page 236 - ... public health and safety in the event of a radiological emergency at a nuclear power plant In developing the planning basis, the task force did not attempt to define a single accident scenario.
Page 213 - ... industry's robust security program The exercise was designed to explore difficulties and reveal vulnerabilities that might arise if the nation were faced with a credible, but ambiguous, threat of a terrorist attack on American soil "Silent Vector...
Page 213 - ... addition, the defense-indepth features that protect the public from radiological hazard in the event of a reactor incident also protect the plant's fuel and related safety systems from attempted sabotage. The design of each plant emphasizes the reliability of plant systems, redundancy and diversity of key safety systems, and other safety features to prevent incidents that could pose a threat to public health and safety. Steel-reinforced concrete containment structures protect the reactor. Redundant...