NRC - "Commercial Irradiators"

Title: Commercial Irradiators Source: NRC Data/Action: Fact Sheets Date: 2/26/2020 Text Preview: ...earthquake and tsunami that struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants in Japan prompted the NRC to review the generic facility design of commercial irradiators to determine if engineering controls and barriers are sufficient to protect the health and safety of the public and workers in the event of similar natural disasters. The NRC concluded that natural phenomena such as tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes... ...procedures for handling a variety of emergencies, including fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, loss of power, leaking sources and water leaks from the storage pool....