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Following the Three Mile Island (TMI) incident, policy surrounding the operation and maintenance of Nuclear Power was heavily updated. Pennsylvania, like most states, follows federal nuclear power laws. The operation of nuclear power plants was more heavily scrutinized following this event leading to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission revising its standards. Significant decreases in many statistics including; number of reactor events, radiation exposure level. The event also served as a lesson on plant design and safety. Plants were updated and designed to have more safety features from extra fire suppression systems to operational training. Emergency plans and response teams are also commonplace among many plants now. The failure of the “human element” was also a large concern so following this the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations was formed and formed a national academy to help train operators to deal with any emergencies they might face.