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Are nuclear facilities required to notify the NRC and offsite authorities if conditions indicate that an emergency is underway (or might develop?

April 26, 2017Authorities Conditions emergency facilities indicate notify NRC nuclear Offsite

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Are nuclear facilities required to notify the NRC and offsite authorities if conditions indicate that an emergency is underway (or might develop?

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Yes. Those requirements can be found in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50.72. Any situation which would result in one of the four emergency classes must be immediately communicated to State and local emergency response officials, and then to the NRC Operations Center.