Japanese Nuclear Disaster Raises Questions Of US Preparedness – HSToday
US federal agencies must improve response plans in the event of a nuclear disaster, urged private and congressional critics in the wake of emergencies at Japanese nuclear reactors triggered by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck off the country’s coast March 11.
In the latter half of the George W. Bush administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued protective action guides (PAGs) that inadequately protect the public in the event of a radiation leak at a nuclear reactor, charged Daniel Hirsch, president of the Committee to Bride the Gap, a California nuclear policy organization.
Japanese Nuclear Disaster Raises Questions Of US Preparedness – HSToday
US federal agencies must improve response plans in the event of a nuclear disaster, urged private and congressional critics in the wake of emergencies at Japanese nuclear reactors triggered by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck off the country’s coast March 11.
In the latter half of the George W. Bush administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued protective action guides (PAGs) that inadequately protect the public in the event of a radiation leak at a nuclear reactor, charged Daniel Hirsch, president of the Committee to Bride the Gap, a California nuclear policy organization.
