Fire Protection: Barriers to Effective Implementation of NRC's Safety Oversight Process

United States. General Accounting Office.

United States. General Accounting Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    government operations;    economic development;    business regulation and consumer protection;    fire protection;   

RP-ID  :  RCED-00-39
RP-ID  :  230211

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) fire protection program, focusing on: (1) NRC's efforts to improve its oversight of fire protection at nuclear power plants; (2) any potential barriers to the successful implementation of the risk-informed oversight process for fire protection; and (3) the extent to which fire risk assessments consider the possible failure of passive fire barriers and penetration seals and whether the cumulative effect of granting exemptions has increased the risk of fire at nuclear power plants."