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Imagine if You Received this Call!
Michael WeberDeputy Executive Director for
Operations
August 24, 2011
Fukushima Pre-Earthquake
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Earthquake and Tsunami
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NRC Priorities
• Protect U.S. Citizens in the U.S. and abroad
• Assist the Government of Japan• Assist the Department of State and other
government agencies
Challenges in the Response
• Emergency in Japan• Different roles and responsibilities• Infrastructure damage from earthquakes
and tsunami• Uncertainties• Protracted response
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50-Mile Evacuation Recommendation• Best assessment based on limited information• Four nuclear power plants faced extraordinary
challenges – extra large potential source term• High levels of radiation detected• Response by operators impeded• Projected population doses could be large• NRC recommended to the Administration to
evacuate US citizens out to 50 miles
What do we know now?
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What do we now know?
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What do we now know?
Conclusion
• Continuing confidence in safety of US fleet
• We are still learning about the event• We will not hesitate to make changes to
our regulatory and oversight activities, as appropriate
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Unit 1 Sequence of Events
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Unit 2 Sequence of Events
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Unit 3 Sequence of Events
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Unit 4 Sequence of Events
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