A number of facts about the Chernobyl accident have some bearing on emergency planning and preparedness

The Chernobyl accident, with its absence of effective containment, has focused attention on the strengths and performance limits of the substantial containments for U.S. LWR

The Chernobyl Unit 4 accident was a prompt critical reactivity excursion that occurred when the operators reduced power to well below the permissible safe operating level an

This task, outlined in Chapter 1 of NUREG-1251,[1]called for the staff to review the administrative controls over

The staff's assessment of the implications of the Chernobyl accident on the safety regulation of U.S. commercial

Historical Background

The purpose of the Maintenance and Surveillance Program (MSP) effort is to provide direction for the NRC's efforts to assure effective nuclear

The primary purposes of this task are to develop a technical support system for NRC reliability evaluations, especially the PRA programs, and to provide feedback links from

The objective of this effort is to develop tested technology to assess the capability and adequacy of utility management and organization to provide for safe operation of th

The objective of this task was to ensure that the man-machine interface (MMI) is adequate for the safe operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants.

This task was developed to provide assurance that plant procedures were adequate and could be used effectively.