Nuclear power regulators call for fewer immediate evacuations in an accident

Nuclear power regulators call for fewer immediate evacuations in an accident Patriot-News The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the nation's nuclear power regulators quietly overhauled community emergency planning for nuclear accidents for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and ... Government quietly reduced preparations for nuclear emergencies Dallas Morning News (subscription) - ‎17 hours ago‎ By JEFF DONN AP National Writer Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer ... News Summary: New nuke emergency rules baffle some BusinessWeek - ‎May 16, 2012‎ By AP NEW NUKE RULES: Nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away. Evacuation plans, emergency drills pared near U.S. nuclear plants Salt Lake Tribune - ‎May 16, 2012‎ New rules » 4 years in the works, changes appear to clash with lessons of Japan crisis. By JEFF DONN | The Associated Press Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more ... US Sets Emergency Planning Changes for Those Near Nuclear Plants U.S. News & World Report - ‎May 16, 2012‎ By AP, Associated Press The US government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. Feds quietly cut safety drills at nuclear power plants The Tennessean - ‎9 hours ago‎ A steady flow of traffic on Interstate 5 runs past the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Clemente, Calif. As America's nuclear power plants have aged, the once-rural areas have become far more crowded. / Lenny Ignelzi / File / Associated ...

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