Emergency Preparedness in the News

K.M. Brock and A.C. McMurtray (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

Emergency preparedness at nuclear power plants has always been a newsworthy topic. This presentation will outline current activities in emergency preparedness and incident response that have garnered public interest such as the validity of the emergency preparedness planning basis; security; offsite response organizations; evacuation time estimates; new reactor licensing; potassium iodide, evacuation and sheltering.

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