Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20555
Phone, 301-415-7000. Internet, www.nrc.gov.
Chairman Richard A. Meserve
Commissioners Greta Joy Dicus, Nils J. Diaz, Edward McGaffigan, Jr., Jeffrey S. Merrifield
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and G. Paul Bollwerk III
Licensing Board Panel
Director, Office of Commission Appellate John F. Cordes
Adjudication
Director, Office of International Programs Janice Dunn Lee
General Counsel Karen D. Cyr
Secretary of the Commission Annette Vietti-Cook
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Manuel Cergueir
Isotopes
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste B. John Garrick
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor Dana A. Powers
Safeguards
Executive Director for Operations William D. Travers
Deputy Executive Director for Carl J. Paperiello
Materials, Research, and State Programs
Deputy Executive Director for Patricia G. Norry
Management Services
Deputy Executive Director for William F. Kane
Reactor Programs
Chief Financial Officer Jesse L. Funches
Chief Information Officer Stuart Reiter, Acting
Director, Office of Congressional Affairs Dennis K. Rathbun
Director, Office of Public Affairs William M. Beecher
Inspector General Hubert T. Bell, Jr.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses and regulates civilian use of nuclear energy to protect public health and safety and the environment. This is achieved by licensing persons and companies to build and operate nuclear reactors and other facilities and to own and use nuclear materials. The Commission makes rules and sets standards for these types of licenses. It also carefully inspects the activities of the persons and companies licensed to ensure that they do not violate the safety rules of the Commission.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was established as an independent regulatory agency under the provisions of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.) and Executive Order
11834 of January 15, 1975. All licensing and related regulatory functions formerly assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission were transferred to the Commission.
The Commission's major program components are the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. Headquarters offices are located in suburban Maryland, and there are four regional offices.
The Commission...
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