Citation

Sylves RT. Int. J. Mass Emerg. Disasters 1984; 2(1): 185-196.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, International Sociological Association, International Research Committee on Disasters)

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Abstract

Great uncertainty currently prevails in the matter of off-site emergency response planning around U.S. civilian nuclear power plants. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency share in review and approval of off-site emergency plans prepared by state and local governments in the emergency planning zone of nuclear power plants. This study examines why off-site nuclear accident planning has been a low federal priority, why the problem is intergovernmentally complex, and why this sub-policy issue remains controversial.

Language: en