Nuclear Regulatory Commission Challenges Facing Nrc in Effectively Carrying Out Its Mission

By Wells, Jim

Book Id: WPLBN0000045671
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Nuclear Regulatory Commission Challenges Facing Nrc in Effectively Carrying Out Its Mission
Author:	Wells, Jim
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

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Excerpt: GAO has documented many positive steps taken by NRC to advance the security and safety of the nation?s nuclear power plants. It has also identified various actions that NRC needs to take to better carry out its mission. First, with respect to its security mission, GAO found that NRC needs to improve security measures for sealed sources of radioactive materials - radioactive material encapsulated in stainless steel or other metal used in medicine, industry, and research--which could be used to make a ?dirty bomb.? GAO also found that, although NRC was taking numerous actions to require nuclear power plants to enhance security, NRC needed to strengthen its oversight of security at the plants. Second, with respect to its public health and safety, and environmental missions, GAO found that NRC needs to conduct more effective analyses of plant owners? funding for decommissioning to ensure that the significant volume of radioactive waste remaining after the permanent closure of a plant are properly disposed. Further, NRC needs to more aggressively and comprehensively resolve issues that led to the shutdown of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant by improving its oversight of plant safety conditions. Finally, NRC needs to do more to ensure that power plants are effectively controlling spent nuclear fuel, including developing and implementing appropriate inspection procedures.