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  2. Nuclear safety in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In October 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) instructed agency staff to move forward with seven of the 12 safety recommendations put forward by the federal task force in July. The recommendations include "new standards aimed at strengthening operators' ability to deal with a complete loss of power, ensuring plants can withstand ...

  3. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear Regulatory Commission: II: 200-699: Department of Energy: III: 700-999: Department of Energy: X: 1000-1099: Department of Energy (General Provisions) XIII: 1300-1399: Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: XVII: 1700-1799: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: XVIII: 1800-1899: Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission

  4. Nuclear energy policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was established under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a single agency, the Atomic Energy Commission, had responsibility for the development and production of nuclear weapons as well as the development and safety regulation of the civilian uses of nuclear materials ...

  5. Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States

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    Currently the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under “Energy,” in Chapter I of Title 10. Chapter I is divided into 199 different parts, while only parts 61 and 62 are the principal portions of low-level radioactive waste regulations.

  6. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Wikipedia

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    The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy. Established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 , the NRC began operations on January 19, 1975, as one of two successor agencies to the United States ...

  7. Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff concluded that fundamental design flaws which were known by plant operators and the NRC itself were at the heart of the problem and should have been fixed years before. “In summary, the information was available and known which could have prevented this overcooling transient; but in ...

  8. Total effective dose equivalent - Wikipedia

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    The Total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) is a radiation dosimetry quantity defined by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to monitor and control human exposure to ionizing radiation. It is defined differently in the NRC regulations and NRC glossary.

  9. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources ...

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    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which now exercises the AEC's regulatory authority, does not purport to exercise its authority based on economic considerations, 10 CFR 8.4 (1982), and has recently repealed its regulations concerning the financial qualifications and capabilities of a utility proposing to construct and operate a nuclear ...