ML19064B406
| ML19064B406 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/07/2019 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| NUREG/BR-0520, Rev. 1 | |
| Download: ML19064B406 (2) | |
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory NRC Locations: U.S.NRC Commissions Mission Protecting People and the Environment The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was The NRC's headquarters office is located in Rockville, established by Congress in 1974 as an independent MD, and its regional offices are located in King of Prussia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Lisle, IL; and Arlington, TX.
STATE PROGRAMS AT regulatory agency. The NRC licenses and regulates the Nation's civilian use of radioactive materials to protect THE U.S. NUCLEAR public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.
For Additional NRC Information see: REGULATORY COMMISSION The agency's public Web site:
The NRC's Regulatory Mission covers three http://www.nrc.gov main areas:
State and Tribal Program page:
Reactors Commercial reactors for generating electric http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/state-tribal.html power and research and test reactors used for research, testing, and training.
Materials Uses of nuclear materials in medical, industrial, and academic settings and facilities that produce Emergency Preparedness and Response page:
nuclear fuel.
http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/emerg-preparedness.html Waste Transportation, storage, and disposal of nuclear materials and waste, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities from service.
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The NRC's Interactions with States Agreement State Program State Liaison Officer Program The NRC is committed to working in collaboration with Under the Agreement State Program, some States have In 1976, the NRC adopted a recommendation from several States. Through many State-focused policies and signed formal agreements with the NRC that allow the State State organizations, including the National Governors programs, the NRC strives to do the following: assume regulatory authority over certain types of radioactive Association, that each Governor appoint a single person to Keep States informed on topics of mutual interest. material. The program was established in 1959, with the first act as a liaison to the NRC to help improve cooperation Provide States with opportunities to participate in the agreement signed in 1962. Once a State signs such an and two-way communication.
NRC's regulatory processes. agreement, it is commonly referred to as an Agreement Provide assistance to State activities when State. Currently, there are 37 Agreement States. State liaison officers, with support from NRC staff, perform appropriate. a number of activities, such as the following:
Maintain oversight when States assume regulatory The NRC provides support and assistance to Agreement Keeping Governors informed of NRC updates.
authority from the NRC for specific radioactive States, which start when a State expresses interest to sign Coordinating with State and local agencies and materials and activities. an agreement and continues after an agreement is signed. counterparts on NRC-related activities.
Although Agreement States assumes regulatory authority Answering questions from and providing information to The NRC has dedicated staff members in its various over some radioactive materials, the NRC interacts with and the NRC.
offices who routinely interact with their State counterparts supports Agreement States through some of the following Providing communication and support to State, local, through meetings, conferences, and outreach activities. actions: and Federal emergency agencies during emergency These activities include developing State-specific Sponsors and conducts technical training courses and events at NRC-regulated facilities.
communications and participating in State organizations workshops.
and national groups. Through these interactions, the Evaluates State regulatory changes to ensure The State liaison officers possess diverse backgrounds NRC staff keeps the agency and the States informed of compatibility with NRC requirements. and qualifications, and they generally work for State relevant activities, views, and interests to support Provides opportunities for early and substantive agencies that focus on protecting public health, safety, and ongoing cooperation. involvement in NRC rulemaking and other regulatory the environment. Each regional office of the NRC has efforts. designated staff whose main responsibility is to Coordination on Emergency communicate with the State liaison officers in that region.
Preparedness and Incident Response While the NRC relinquishes regulatory authority, the agency still maintains an oversight role by conducting periodic Advance Notification of Radioactive The NRC and the Federal Emergency Management reviews of Agreement State programs. This is accomplished Material Shipments through the NRC's Integrated Materials Performance Agency (FEMA) cooperate on radiological emergency Evaluation Program, which was established in 1995. The The NRC and the Agreement States have regulations that planning and preparedness at NRC-licensed facilities.
goal of this review is to ensure that States' programs require their licensees to provide advance notification to The responsibilities for each agency are outlined in a adequately protect public health and safety from radiological the Governor (or the Governor's designated representative) joint memorandum of understanding. FEMA has the lead hazards and operate in a manner consistent with the NRC's as well as to the Tribal official of participating Tribes (or the responsibility for assessing State and local (offsite) regulatory program. Under the Agreement State Program, Tribal official's designee), before shipping certain types of emergency planning. FEMA reports the results of their NRC and its State partners safely and securely regulate radioactive material within or across the boundary of the assessments to the NRC, and the NRC factors these nearly 21,000 radioactive material licenses. State or the Tribe's land. Advance notification is required results into its decisionmaking processes. for shipments of the following:
WA WA NH ME Irradiated reactor fuel The NRC's Incident Response Program regularly MT MT ND ND VT ME Large quantities of nuclear waste meeting certain OR MN coordinates with States by participating in licensee OR ID ID SD MN WI MI MA criteria NY emergency preparedness exercises and by periodically WY WY SD WI MI NY RI CT Specified quantities of other radioactive material IA PA inviting senior state officials to observe the NRC NV NV NE NE IA IN OH PA NJ UT IL OH DE emergency exercises at its Headquarters Operations CA UT CO KS MO IL IN WV VA MD The NRC maintains a list of the contact information for all CA CO KS KY W V VA Center. In the unlikely event of an actual incident, the MO TN KY NC DC*
State and Tribal representatives designated to receive the AZ OK NC NRC would frequently communicate with the State and AZ NM NM OK AR TN SC advance notification.
AR GA SC support the actions of State and local authorities. TX LA MS AL GA MS AL US VI TX LA On the cover: photo at the top right of Limerick Nuclear Power Plant is courtesy of Exelon AK Nuclear, and photo at the top left of the portable nuclear gauge is courtesy of APNGA.
FL PR HI FL Agreement States Non-Agreement States Letter of Intent