NRC's Environmental Analysis of Nuclear Accidents: Is it adequate?

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dc.acquisition-srcHerman Rudenbergen_US
dc.call-noTK 9152 .E58 1980 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorEntwisle, Elizabeth and David Wexleren_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:27:18Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:27:18Z
dc.date.issued1980en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description124 pgs.en_US
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dc.description.abstractThis report evaluates the adequacy of accident analyses in environmental impact statements (EISs) for nuclear power plants. It begins with a review of the regulations and policies promulgated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), its predecessor, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), governing nuclear accident analyses in EISs.[...Part 2 of this report surveys the accident analyses in 149 EISs prepared by AEC and NRC in the past ten years. An overview of the actual scope and depth of accident analyses in typical EISs is presented....The third part of this report is an assessment of the legal and scientific foundations of NRC's accident analysis policy....The legal and pragmatic reasons for fuller EIS accident analysis are presented in Part 4....The final part of this study presents several recommendations for improving the content of EIS accident analyses, as well as methods for implementing these recommendations....In order to implement the content changes, we recommend that the NRC undertake the following actions prior to lifting its de facto moratorium on the licensing of new plants for construction and operation.... We do not address the issue of whether NRC should exercise its authority to suspend a plant's operating license pending NEPA compliance. This question is beyond the scope of the report. In general, this reports recommendations are intended to ensure that the dual mandates of NEPA requiring full public disclosure and well-informed decision making are complied with the fullest extent possible.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.history10/6/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24910
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collectionen_US
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dc.notesen_US
dc.placeWashington, D.C.en_US
dc.publisherEnvironmental Law Instituteen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries7023.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectU.S. Nuclear Regulatory commissionen_US
dc.subjectnuclear power plantsen_US
dc.subjectsafety measuresen_US
dc.titleNRC's Environmental Analysis of Nuclear Accidents: Is it adequate?en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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