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Ma'at Kheru: Nuclear Power Safeguards Act; passed
Topic Started: Feb 11 2015, 09:56 PM (117 Views)
Ainocra
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: pharthan_1423394222
Nuclear Power Safeguards Act

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Pharthan

Description: AIMS to set definite preventative measures for safety in regards to nuclear power

UNDERSTANDS that a nuclear meltdown can have an international effect

HEREBY defines for the purposes of this resolution:

Nuclear power as the use of sustained nuclear reactions of fission to generate heat and do useful work

Radiological disaster as a loss of control of radiation or radiological material, hazarding the safety of the public and environment or exceeding of exposure limits due to ionizing radiation

Decay heat as thermal energy from the fission or decay of fission products or fuel of reactors

Nuclear safety as the ability to prevent a nuclear meltdown or excess decay heat generation resulting in harm to the environment or public or unintended release of fission products

LIMITS the resolution to facilities not mobile under their own power to protect facilities which may have other means of protection

REQUIRES nations operating nuclear reactors applicable to this resolution to maintain their own the nuclear safety organization (NSO), to protect national and international populations, with the power and duty to:
1. Mandate shutdown of reactors deemed to not meet reactor safety standards until deficiencies are corrected and the facility is certified safe by the NSO
2. Ensure that all reactors must have available:

Four provided methods of Decay Heat Removal (DHR) with two methods to implement each

One DHR method may be the same as normal power-operation heat-removal

In addition to 2aI, one method must be able to account for Design Worst Case Decay Heat Generation (DHG) and still prevent a radiological disaster, without an external power source

Methods described in (2) must be resistant to natural disasters and their magnitudes they are susceptible to, to be determined by the NSO based on historical and geological data

One remaining DHR method may be heat loss to ambient

If (2) cannot be met, the reactor plant must stop operations which promote DHG

Requirements of 2a need not be met if 2aII may be met by 2aIV

Two methods of ceasing DHG processes are available capable of compensating for maximum possible reactor power at operation

One method must not require an external power source to the facility

3. Inspect reactor plants at least once every two years to of evaluate nuclear-safety standards, procedures, systems, and materials and inform the facility of deficiencies
4. Advise courses of action and guidelines for nuclear safety to facilities
5. During investigations, test knowledge of operators of nuclear facilities to ensure they are properly trained
6. Establish exposure limits for the populace in regards to exposure to nuclear power to ensure they receive less than harmful levels of radiation exposure due to the facilities

ESTABLISHES the World Nuclear Regulatory Agency with the responsibility and power to:
1. Once every ten years certify individual nation's NSO to verify level of knowledge, attention to detail in inspections, and that the organization is maintaining standards
2. Mandate and advise the national NSO on how to correct deficiencies in order to maintain the organization operational
3. Collect information on and advise NSOs on best practices, observed in various nations to all member nations, provided the nation does not deem the information confidential

REQUIRES reactor plant agencies to abide by advisories and mandates of the NSO

MANDATES nations to establish procedures and arrangements to maintain safety and update them as deficiencies are discovered


I see no need for the WA to take over our national regulation of nuclear power plants.

Opposed
Edited by Ainocra, Feb 22 2015, 12:16 AM.
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Tomb
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Illegally Banned.
The vote on this has started.

I vote against, also.

I've changed my vote to Aye.
Edited by Tomb, Feb 18 2015, 04:52 PM.
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Tim Stark
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Personal vote: Aye

I'll defer to the forum/region, I guess.

Current Forum Vote: 1-2 in favor of Nay
Current Region Vote: 16-6 in favor of Aye

Currently voting Nay, but we'll see what goes down eh?
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Xoriet Montresor
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Sugar Cookie
Aye.
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Tim Stark
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Given that forum is currently tied, and region is slightly in favor, I'll be voting Aye at this time.
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