Beyond Defense-In-Depth: Cost and Funding of State and Local Government Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Commercial Nuclear Power Stations

摘要

The current hodgepodge funding approach to State and local government radiological emergency response plans and preparedness in support of commercial nuclear power stations is inadequate, sporadic, uncertain, and frustrating. The creation of a Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness Fund for State and Local Government is offered as a preferred solution. Monies for the Fund could be derived from a one time fee of $1 million levied on the operator of each nuclear power station. The Fund should be administered by the NRC. For 40 States and 101 sites, the estimated national present value cost is $100 million to State and local governments for the period 1980 to 2000, assuming a discount rate of 10 percent and no inflation. Major component costs are for NRC concurrence in plans and preparedness of all impacted State and local governments, Implementation of the 10- and 50-mile Emergency Planning Zones for all sites, Enhanced plans and preparedness involving atmospheric release advisory capability and ring monitoring or some other offsite monitoring system, and Funding technical directors of local government. Some related Federal costs include Federal consultants to State and local governments, and Training, research, regional plans, and public information. The report also discusses actions by Federal and State agencies and points to long range considerations where preparedness could be enhanced by a coherent funding mechanism.