The U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry added another layer of public protection with the opening of the Phoenix Regional Response Center established as part of the industry’s post-Fukushima FLEX safety strategy. In response to the 2011 Fukushima accident, the industry established a flexible and diverse (FLEX) safety strategy to address the key lessons learned from Japan, including the loss of electrical power needed to maintain effective cooling. The regional response centers are one element of the FLEX approach. The two regional response centers, one near Phoenix and one near Memphis, will be capable of delivering the needed equipment within 24 hours using ground and air transport (Nuclear Energy Institute, nei.org, May 22, 2014).
The Turbine Marine ‘Compact Series’ was among the FLEX strategy emergency equipment recently featured at the Phoenix Regional Response Center. Click the image for the YouTube video of the Ribbon Cutting in Phoenix, AZ and watch our turbine generators in the lineup of nuclear energy emergency equipment.