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The NRC protects public health and safety and advances the nation’s common defense and security by enabling the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies and radioactive materials through efficient and reliable licensing, oversight, and regulation for the benefit of society and the environment.
Parts 0 to 199 are the requirements (and reserved for the requirements) prescribed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and binding on all persons and organizations who receive a license from NRC to use nuclear materials or operate nuclear facilities.
The NRC previously had five regions. Region V was headquartered in Walnut Creek, California and was responsible for activities in the seven far-west states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The NRC decided in September 1993 to consolidate Regions IV and V into a single Region headquartered in Arlington, Texas. [7]
The NRC is acting in response to a February 9 audit that found at least three instances of counterfeit parts in the nation’s nuclear power plants. The NRC is acting in response to a February 9 ...
The difference between Citizenship Act and NRC, explained, CNBC-TV18, 16 December 2019. 'Chanakya', The CAB-NRC package is flawed and dangerous, Hindustan Times, 9 December 2019. Angshuman Choudhury and Suraj Gogoi, Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC are two sides of same coin; both seek to alienate India's Muslims, Firstpost, 17 December 2019.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 from the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and opened January 19, 1975. The NRC oversees reactor safety and security, reactor licensing and renewal, radioactive material safety, and spent fuel management (storage, security, recycling, and ...
The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was established in the 1987 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) (P.L. 100–203) to "...evaluate the technical and scientific validity of activities [related to managing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste] undertaken by the Secretary [of Energy], including
The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, is a subordinate part of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. [1] The office should not be confused with the NRC's Nuclear Regulatory Research. The office's current director is William Dean.