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U.S. Response III: NRC to Address Nuclear Plant Guard Training, Fatigue Concerns The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to issue orders soon to improve the training of security forces at U.S. nuclear power plants, commission Chairman Nils Diaz said Monday (see GSN, March 31). The new orders will be designed to improve plant security force training and to address force fatigue, Diaz said in a statement. The commission also plans to revise the design basis threats for nuclear power plans and category 1 fuel cycle facilities later this month, he said. The design basis threat is the type of terrorist attack a nuclear power plant must be able to defend against. Diaz has also reorganized his office to add an executive assistant for materials and security, according to the NRC statement. This official will be responsible for creating “cradle-to-grave” controls on high-risk radiation sources and for material safety issues (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission release, April 7).
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