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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1717 H Street NW., Washington, DC 20555 Phone, 301-492-7000 Legal Assistant Administrative Secretary Commissioner Technical Assistant Technical Assistant Legal Assistant Administrative Assistant Executive Director for Operations Deputy Executive Director for Operations Assistant for Operations Regional Administrator, Region I (King of Prussia, PA) Regional Administrator, Region II (Atlanta, GA) Regional Administrator, Region III (Glen Ellyn, IL) Regional Administrator, Region IV (Arlington, Regional Administrator, Region V (Walnut Director, Office of Investigations Deputy Director, Office of Special Projects Director, Office of Enforcement Director, Office of Consolidation Director, Office of Administration and Resources Management Deputy Director for Financial Management and Controller Deputy Director for Administration Deputy Director for Information Resources Management Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Civil Rights Director, Office of Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Deputy Director, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Director, Office of Personnel Deputy Director, Office of Personnel Associate Director for Employee Development and Training Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel Director, Office of the Inspector and Auditor General Counsel Secretary of the Commission Director, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs Director, Congressional Affairs STEPHEN G. BURNS J. NELSON GRACE A. BERT DAVIS ROBERT D. MARTIN JOHN B. MARTIN BEN B. HAYES STEWART D. EBNETER JANE A. AXELRAD JAMES LIEBERMAN MICHAEL S. SPRINGER WILLIAM G. MCDONALD RONALD M. SCROGGINS PATRICIA G. NORRY JOYCE A. AMENTA WILLIAM B. KERR EDWARD JORDAN CLEMENS J. HELTEMES, JR. PAUL E. BIRD JAMES F. MCDERMOTT PETER J. GOLDMAN WILLIAM KERR B. PAUL COTTER, JR. ALAN S. ROSENTHAL SHARON R. CONNELLY WILLIAM C. PARLER SAMUEL J. CHILK HAROLD R. DENTON JOHN C. BRADBURNE [For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part I] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses and regulates the civilian uses of nuclear energy to protect the public health and safety and the environment. It does this by licensing persons and companies to build and operate nuclear reactors and other facilities and to own and use nuclear materials. NRC makes rules and sets standards for these types of licenses. The Commission also carefully inspects the activities of the persons and companies licensed to ensure that they do not violate the safety rules of the Commission. 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) and Executive Order 11834 of January 15, 1975, effective January 19, 1975. Transferred to NRC were all licensing and related regulatory functions formerly assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission, which was established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 755), as amended by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). The major program components of NRC are the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, which were created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Headquarters offices are located in Washington, DC, and suburban Maryland, and there are five regional offices. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's purpose is to ensure that the civilian uses of nuclear materials and facilities are conducted in a manner consistent with the public health and safety, environmental quality, national security, and the antitrust laws. The major share of the Commission effort is focused on regulating the use of nuclear energy to generate electric power. Activities NRC fulfills its responsibilities through a system of licensing and regulation that includes: -licensing the construction and operation of nuclear reactors and other nuclear facilities and the possession, use, processing, handling, and disposal of nuclear materials; -regulation of licensed activities including assurance that measures are taken for the physical protection of facilities and materials; -development and implementation of rules and regulations governing licensed nuclear activities; -inspection of licensee facilities and activities; -investigation of nuclear incidents and allegations concerning any matter regulated by NRC; -enforcement of NRC licenses and regulations by the issuance of orders, civil penalties, and other types of actions; -conduct of public hearings on nuclear and radiological safety, environmental concerns, common defense and security, and antitrust matters; and -development of effective working relationships with the States regarding the regulation of nuclear materials. This relationship includes the assurance that adequate regulatory programs are maintained by those States that exercise, by agreement with the Commission, regulatory control over certain nuclear materials within their respective borders. In addition, a systematic review of operational data, including reports of accidents and other events, from nuclear powerplants is performed in order to detect trends that will better enable NRC to forecast and solve safety problems. Inspection of NRC-licensed activities is carried out from five regional offices. In addition, resident inspectors have been assigned to reactor sites. The Commission also contracts for research deemed necessary for performing licensing and related regulatory functions. |