The United States of America Fifth National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared Revision 3 to NUREG-1650, AUnited States of America Fifth National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety@ for submission for peer review at the fifth review meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, to be convened at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, in April 2011. The NRC issued the fourth report in September 2007. This revised report addresses the safety of land-based commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. It demonstrates how the U.S. Government achieves and maintains a high level of nuclear safety worldwide by enhancing national measures and international cooperation and by meeting the obligations of all the articles established by the Convention. These articles address the safety of existing nuclear installations, the legislative and regulatory framework, the regulatory body, responsibility of the licensee, the priority given to safety, financial and human resources, human factors, quality assurance, assessment and verification of safety, radiation protection, emergency preparedness, siting, design and construction, and operation.