NEI: Nuclear industry will meet NRC security deadline

Washington (Platts)--14Sep2004

The nuclear power industry expects to meet federal security requirements by
the NRC's Oct. 29 deadline, the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) chief nuclear
officer said today. Marvin Fertel told a House panel that the security
enhancements to be put in place will continue to make nuclear power plants "a
model for industrial security in America." One exception, he noted, might be
the implementation of requirements for bullet-resistant enclosures because the
U.S. military had priority in getting the steel for its needs in fighting the
war in Iraq. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), chairman of the House Government
Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats & International
Relations, said it appears NRC is too close to the industry it regulates. But
Fertel countered that there has been an intense effort to improve security
since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

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