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Lesson Four:
Emergency plans should be in place at
all times for an operable reactor, regardless of
whether the plant is undergoing testing, temporarily
out of service, or operating at full power.
Nuclear
Lesson Five: State governments and regional
Regulatory Commission (NRC) offices should have an
automatic data link
connecting them with nuclear
room instruments to
ensure
the severity of any potential
Such
data a
link
power plant control
prompt assessment of
nuclear power plant accident.
would help reduce the potential
for miscommunication
of essential plant status and radiation release
information in time of crisis.
Daya Bay Plant, it
a
N.B.: In the context of the
would me an an automatic data link connecting the
nuclear plant control room instruments with
separate monitoring office in Hong Kong, so that if
a red light appears in the control room at the
plant, a similar light will appear in the Hong Kong
office.
new nuclear
Lesson Seven: Remote siting should be required for
power plants. Urban siting severely
limits or renders impossible the prompt evacuation
of the near-site population,
which increases the
potential
for large early casualty tolls in the
event of a serious accident.
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