Analysis of the effects of abnormal natural phenomena on existing plutonium fabrication plants

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires that existing licensed plutonium fabrication plants be examined to determine their ability to withstand adverse natural phenomena. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has started the analysis on a site and plant specific basis using a team of highly qualified reviewers. The natural phenomena being considered are recurrent severe weather, earthquake, and flood. The review will provide for each facility a realistic risk assessment of the range of credible consequences of natural phenomena and the likelihood thereof. The results of analysis will provide an assessment of the consequences to the public of exposure of each plant to potentially damaging natural phenomena and a basis for determining modifications, if any, necessary to improve an existing plants ability to withstand adverse natural phenomena