What is the NRC doing about radiological leaks and spills?
The NRC has established a lessons learned task force to address inadvertent, unmonitored liquid radioactive releases from U.S. commercial nuclear power plants. This task force will review previous incidents and identify lessons learned from these events and determine what, if any changes are needed to the regulatory program. The NRC will enter the findings from the lessons learned task force into its formal agency lessons learned program. The NRC licensing process for nuclear power plants includes a thorough review of all the plant’s radioactive, gaseous, liquid, and solid waste systems, components, and programs to ensure that radioactive material is safely controlled in accordance with NRC regulations. The licensing process, evaluated the plant’s ability to safely handle, store, monitor, and discharge radioactive effluents in accordance with NRC requirements. These requirements include safety limits on radiation dose to plant workers and members of the public. During operation of the
