United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-05-17 monographic deposited born digital 137 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-415 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415 P0b002ee18037956c f:d04415 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415 GAO-04-415 Inspection Nuclear powerplant safety Nuclear powerplants Nuclear reactors Safety regulation Regulatory agencies Other Written Product A10014 In March 2002, the most serious safety issue confronting the nation's commercial nuclear power industry since Three Mile Island in 1979 was identified at the Davis- Besse plant in Ohio. After the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) allowed Davis-Besse to delay shutting down to inspect its reactor vessel for cracked tubing, the plant found that leakage from these tubes had caused extensive corrosion on the vessel head--a vital barrier preventing a radioactive release. GAO determined (1) why NRC did not identify and prevent the corrosion, (2) whether the process NRC used in deciding to delay the shutdown was credible, and (3) whether NRC is taking sufficient action in the wake of the incident to prevent similar problems from developing at other plants. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415.pdf GAO-04-415 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-415 Other Written Product GAO-04-415; Nuclear Regulation: NRC Needs to More Aggressively and Comprehensively Resolve Issues Related to the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant's Shutdown; Inspection Nuclear powerplant safety Nuclear powerplants Nuclear reactors Safety regulation Regulatory agencies