Nuclear Safety: Reactor Design, Management, and Emergency Preparedness at Fort St. Vrain
RCED-88-8
Published: Nov 13, 1987. Publicly Released: Dec 18, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) design, risk, and safety similarities between the Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant near Denver, Colorado, and the Soviet Union's Chernobyl plant; (2) basis for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) conclusion that an accident similar to the one at Chernobyl could not occur at the Fort St. Vrain plant; and (3) management problems and emergency preparedness program deficiencies at the plant.
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