Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Domain	Definitions
Energy	An independent federal agencythat ensures that strict standards of public health and safety, environmental qualityand national security are adhered to by individuals and organizations possessingand using radioactive materials. The NRC is the agency that is mandated withlicensing and regulating nuclear power plants in the United States. It was formallyestablished in 1975 after its predecessor, the Atomic Energy Commission, wasabolished. (NRC). (references)
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Specialty Definition: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The NRC, or Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is a United States government agency that was established by the Energy Reorganization Act in 1974, and was first opened January 19, 1975. The NRC took over the role of oversight of Nuclear Energy from the AEC, or Atomic Energy Commission. The oversight of nuclear weapons, as well as the promotion of nuclear power, was transferred to the Department of Energy by the same act, thereby eliminating the AEC.

Like its predecessor, the AEC, the NRC oversees Reactor safety, Reactor licensing and renewal, material safety and licensing, and waste management (storage and disposal).

Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, the NRC is broken down into 4 regions:

Region I, located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, oversees the north-eastern United States.
Region II, located in Atlanta, Georgia, oversees the south-eastern United States.
Region III, located in Lisle, Illinois, oversees the northern mid-western United States
Region IV, located in Arlington, Texas, oversees the southern midwestern and the western United States.

These four regions oversee the operation of 104 power-producing reactors (for a list of currently licensed power reactors, go to http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/list-power-reactor-units.html ), and 36 Non-power Producing Reactors (for a list of non-power producing reactors, go to http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/list-nonpower-reactors.html ). This oversight is done on several levels, for example:

Each site has Resident Inspectors, who monitor day to day operations
Numerous special inspection teams, with many different specialties, routinely conduct inspections at each site
Whistleblower reports are investigated by special teams

External Links

NRC website

Non-Fiction Usage: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Health		Facilities using radioactive sources are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). To be licensed, the facility must have been designed with multiple fail-safe measures, and must establish extensive and well documented safety procedures, and worker training. (references)
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Virtually all of the Commission's substantive recommendations were adopted by the Administration and are now being implemented by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Definition: Nuclear Regulatory Commission