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Article

29 Jun 2011

Author:
John Sullivan, ProPublica [USA]

Nuke Plant Inspections Find Flaws in Disaster Readiness [USA]

A special inspection of U.S. nuclear plants after the Fukushima disaster in Japan revealed problems with emergency equipment and disaster procedures that are far more pervasive than publicly described by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a review of inspection reports by ProPublica shows. While the deficiencies don't pose an immediate risk and are relatively easy to fix, critics say they could complicate the response to a major disaster and point to a weakness in NRC oversight...[Out] of 65 operating reactor sites...ProPublica's examination...found that 60 plant sites had deficiencies that ranged from broken machinery, missing equipment and poor training to things like blocked drains or a lack of preventive maintenance. [refers to plants owned by Entergy, Exelon, Tennessee Valley Authority, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Omaha Public Power, Nebraska Public Power; business organizations Nuclear Energy Institute, Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, Electric Power Research Institute]