United States of America Third National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety

The NRC will submit this report at the 3rd Review Meeting of the Conv. at the IAEA in April 2005. This report covers land-based commercial nuclear power plants. It demonstrates how the U.S. meets the main objective of the Convention -- to achieve & maintain a high level of nuclear safety worldwide by enhancing nat. measures & internat. coop. It also shows how the U.S. Gov't. meets the obligations of each of the articles that address the safety of existing nuclear install.: the legislative & regulatory framework, the regulatory body, respon. of the licensee, priority to safety, fin'l. & human resources, human factors, qual. assur., assessment & verification of safety, radiation protection, emerg. preparedness, siting, design, construction, & operation. Illus.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'United States of America Third National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety ', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756746285 and ISBN 0756746280.