April 24, 2013
The Honorable Allison M. Macfarlane
Chairman
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555
Dear Chariman Macfarlane:
In the wake of the nuclear power plant accident in Japan, I called on
the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) to produce a report on
safety preparations and emergency procedures in the event of an incident
at a nuclear power plant in the United States. The GAO report, released
this month, makes clear that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) must study the public's understanding of emergency preparedness
outside the standard 10-mile emergency planning zone around nuclear
power plants.
Download Casey Letter to NRC evacuations
June 17, 2013
The Honorable Robert P. Casey, Jr.
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Casey:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am
responding to your letter of April 24, 2013, regarding the recent
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled “Emergency
Preparedness: NRC Needs to Better Understand Likely Public Response to
Radiological Incidents.” You expressed particular interest in ensuring
that the Federal Government understands how “shadow evacuations” of
populations outside the 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ) around a
nuclear power plant would impact the evacuation times for those closest
to the plant. A shadow evacuation is the evacuation by persons outside
of any officially declared evacuation zone.
Download NRC's Response Letter
PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION: U.S. NUCLEAR
REGULATORY COMMISSION MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING PROGRAM
INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000277/2013406 AND 05000278/2013406
Download ML13157A197