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NRC approves overhaul of FOF inspections, baseline security programs
The security drills held at commercial nuclear power plants as part of the Force-on-Force (FOF) inspection program will no longer be led by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The commissioners on Friday approved recommendations presented earlier in the year by NRC staff to significantly overhaul the security program. This includes phasing out NRC-led drills by 2028. Following the phaseout, drills will be led by the licensee, with the NRC observing.
14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators
Plenary Session|Panel
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|12:30–2:15PM EST |Jefferson
Speaker: Lin Shao (Texas A&M University)
Speaker: Stuart Henderson (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
Speaker: Ferdinand Willeke (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Speaker: Kristin Hirsch (Office of Radiological Security, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington DC, USA)
Lin Shao
TAMU
Stuart Henderson
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Ferdinand Willeke
Brookhaven
Kristin Hirsch
Office of Radiological Security, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington DC, USA
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