U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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independent federal agency nuclear regulatory authority

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	18
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission	2
NRC	1
NRC Commissioner	1
Nuclear Regulatory Commission handles safety regulation of civilian nuclear facilities	1
USNRC	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	independent federal agency ⓘ nuclear regulatory authority ⓘ
chairpersonTitle	Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
collaboratesWith	U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ surface form: Department of Energy United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ surface form: Department of Homeland Security United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ surface form: Environmental Protection Agency International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
commissionersAppointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
commissionersConfirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
commissionerTitle	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NRC Commissioner
conducts	enforcement actions for violations of nuclear regulations ⓘ inspections of nuclear facilities ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateFounded	1975-01-19 ⓘ
develops	regulations for environmental protection related to nuclear activities ⓘ regulations for nuclear safety ⓘ regulations for nuclear security ⓘ
foundedBy	Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ⓘ
fundedBy	U.S. federal budget ⓘ
governedBy	five-member commission ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USNRC
hasMission	to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while protecting people and the environment ⓘ
headquartersLocation	North Bethesda, Maryland ⓘ Rockville, Maryland ⓘ
issues	Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (nuclear-related regulations) ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
oversees	decommissioning of nuclear facilities ⓘ licensing of nuclear power reactors ⓘ renewal of nuclear power reactor licenses ⓘ storage of spent nuclear fuel ⓘ transport of certain nuclear materials ⓘ
precededBy	United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ surface form: Atomic Energy Commission
recoversCostsVia	fees from licensees ⓘ
regulates	civilian use of nuclear materials in the United States ⓘ commercial nuclear power plants in the United States ⓘ industrial uses of nuclear materials ⓘ medical uses of nuclear materials ⓘ nuclear fuel cycle facilities ⓘ nuclear materials transportation safety (in coordination with other agencies) ⓘ research and test reactors ⓘ
responsibleFor	nuclear emergency preparedness and response oversight ⓘ nuclear materials safety ⓘ nuclear reactor safety ⓘ nuclear security ⓘ nuclear waste safety ⓘ
shortName	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NRC
termLengthOfCommissioners	5 years ⓘ
website	https://www.nrc.gov/ ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Industrial Security Program → administeredBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Price–Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act → administeredBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → assignedFunctionTo → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title VI – Nuclear Matters → associatedWithAgency → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station → combinedLicenseIssuedBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Fermi 3

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission → commissionerTitle → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NRC Commissioner

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → createdAgency → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Public Law 93-438 → createdAgency → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Public Law 93-438 → createdCommissionStructureFor → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Public Law 93-438 → definesMandateOf → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Shirley → employer → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Shirley Ann Jackson

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → establishedIndependenceOf → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Public Law 93-438 → establishedIndependenceOf → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission → hasAbbreviation → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: USNRC

Rockville, Maryland → hostsAgency → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 → laterAdministeredBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station → licensedBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Fermi 2

Hatch Nuclear Power Plant → licensedBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station → licensedBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

North Bethesda, Maryland → nearbyFederalAgency → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Oak Ridge Associated Universities → partner → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (nuclear-related regulations) → primaryRegulator → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations

MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory → regulator → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant → regulatoryAgency → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant → regulatoryAuthority → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station → regulatoryAuthority → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant → regulatoryAuthority → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Advanced Test Reactor → regulatoryBody → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

H Reactor → regulatoryBody → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

N Reactor → regulatoryBody → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 → relatedTo → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Public Law 93-438 → relatedTo → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

AEC → replacedBy → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station → safetyAuthority → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

Hatch Nuclear Power Plant → safetyRegulator → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission → shortName → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NRC

United States Atomic Energy Commission → successor → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

AEC → successorAgencyFunction → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission handles safety regulation of civilian nuclear facilities

Public Law 93-438 → transferredFunctionTo → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → transferredRegulatoryFunctionsTo → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission