UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ACTIONS AS A RESULT OF THE FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI ACCIDENT

摘要

In light of the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility on March 11, 2011, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has taken many actions to ensure the continued safe operation of U.S. nuclear power plants. These actions include: (1) the performance of inspection activities at all U.S. nuclear power plants to evaluate licensee implementation of procedures and equipment which could mitigate beyond design basis events; (2) the establishment of a Task Force which identified lessons learned which could be implemented to further enhance the safety of U.S. nuclear power plants; and (3) the commencement of a program to identify and take specific near-term and long-term regulatory actions related to these lessons learned. This paper will provide a perspective on all of these phases of the NRC's response to the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident and insights into planned, future NRC actions to address longer-term issues associated with the event.