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Adequate protection after the Fukushima Daiichi accident: A constant in a world of change

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  • William C. Ostendorff
  • Kimberly A. Sexton

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The tragic accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) will long be seen as a seminal event in the history of commercial nuclear power. Within the United States, not since the accident at Three Mile Island in 1979 has the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) been confronted with as many important issues, so central to the core of its mission, as have arisen following the Fukushima Daiichi accident. While much of the agency’s attention has rightfully been on the technical merits of the NRC’s Near-Term Task Force (NTTF)1 Report recommendations, the long-term regulatory implications of our post-Fukushima Daiichi actions have not always received similar scrutiny. Now that sufficient time has passed, I believe it is appropriate to take a step back and at a high level see what impact implementation of all these actions will have on our regulatory framework and our approach to adequate protection. Top

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  • William C. Ostendorff & Kimberly A. Sexton, 2013. "Adequate protection after the Fukushima Daiichi accident: A constant in a world of change," Nuclear Law Bulletin, OECD Publishing, vol. 2013(1), pages 23-41.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:neakaa:5k40cr11h5mt
    DOI: 10.1787/nuclear_law-2013-5k40cr11h5mt
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