Energy & environment · 29/01/2009Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NRC Denies Petition to Amend Emergency Preparedness Regulations at Three Mile Island

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has rejected a proposal by Mr. Eric Epstein, Chairman of Three Mile Island Alert, Inc., to revise its emergency preparedness rules to ensure school children's safety in the event of a radiological emergency, by requiring host school pick-up centers to be at least 5 to 10 miles beyond the radiation plume exposure boundary zone.