Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Guidance for Individual Plant Examination of External Events (IPEEE) Program

Summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued guidance for the Individual Plant Examination of External Events (IPEEE) program, which aims to identify vulnerabilities to severe accidents caused by external events at nuclear power plants in the United States. The program, which was initiated in response to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, requires licensees to assess and report plant-specific vulnerabilities to the NRC.