Greater Commitment Needed to Solve Continuing Problems at Three Mile Island.

Abstract

The Nation's first major accident at a commercial nuclear-powered electricity generating station occurred at Three Mile Island over 2 years ago, yet the resolution of the resultant problems is still subject to regulatory and financial uncertainty. Consequently, little progress has been made to clean up the damaged facility or alleviate the extreme financial stress placed upon its owners. The remedies required to resolve the continuing problems at Three Mile Island will require unprecedented coordination and commitment by Federal and State regulatory bodies, the electric utility industry, the financial community, and the owners of the damaged facility. To safeguard against similar problems in the future, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should develop accident recovery guidelines and ensure that increased property insurance coverage is available for nuclear facilities. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 1981
Accession Number
ADA106915

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Environment
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Fuels
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Power Supplies
  • Public Health
  • Reactor Accidents
  • United States
  • Waste Disposal Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design