ML20092H736

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fact Sheet

ML20092H736
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Issue date:	01/31/1992
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NUREG-BR-0099, NUREG-BR-0099-R06, NUREG-BR-99, NUREG-BR-99-R6, NUDOCS 9202210307
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is headed by five Opes ating Data. Enforcement.

Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed Special Pr ojects.

by the Senate for five-year terms. The Chairman of the Commission is Ivan Selin The other Commissioners are Kenneth C. Rogers. James R. Curtiss, Fonest J. Remick Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational and E. Gait de Planque.

Data-This office analyzes and evaluates operational safety data associated with NRC-licensed activities to identify issues that require NRC or industry action. It also identifies agency requiremen's for operational

. Three Basic Functions data and related technicalinformation and provides Pertoimed by Agency the NRC focal point for coordination of generic opera-

' tional safety data and systems with the industry and other agencies, in addition, AEOD manages and con.

The NRC has about 3300 employees ar'd a budget of ducts the support functions for the NRC's Committee about $500 million to carry out the three basic functions to Review Generic Requirements. Its other responsi-hsted belor in addition, the NRC is responsible for bilities include the development and management of bcensing the export und import of nuclear facihties, the reactor performance indicators program and the equipment and materials management and direction of programs for diagnos-tic evaluations and investigations of significant opera.

Licensing-The agency reviews and issues licenses tional events, and the conduct of technical training for for the construction and operation of nuclear power the NRC ctaff through the Technical Training Center in plants and other nuclear f acilities and it licenses the possession and use of nuclear materials for medicci, Chnttanooga, Tennessee.

industrial, educational, research, and other purposes.

This office also is responsible for developing policy Regulatory authority for nuclear materials licensing has been transferred to 29 states under the NRC's and maintaining capability for and initiating the NRC's response to incidents and accidents involving Agieement States Program.

NRC licensed facilities and materials. When neces-sary, the NRC Operations Center is activated and an Inspection and Enforcement-T he NRC conducts var-ious Linds of inspections and investigations designed emergency response team from a regional office is to assure that licensed activities are conducted in dispatched to the scene The NRC's role is to (1) compliance with the agency's regulations and other monitor and e valuate the situation; and (2) provide W uirements, and enforces compliance es necessary.

i advice and information to the licensee, the Fedeial ency (FEM A), other Emergency Managernent Ag'Iocal governments and Regulatory Research and Standards Develop-Federal agencies State and ment-The NRC is mandated by law to conduct an the public, extensive confirmatory research program in the areas Office of Enforcement-This office develops pohcies of safety, safeguards and enviro amental assessment.

In ddition. the agency estabhshes regulations, stan-and programs for enforcement of NRC lequirements.

dards and guidehnes governing the various hcensed It manages major enforcement actions and assesses uses of nuclear facilities and materials.

the effectiveness and uniformity of enforcement actions taken by the regional offices. Enforcement The Commission has offices in Rochville and powers include notices of violation, fines, and ordors Bethesda, Maryland its five regional offices are for license mod,fication, suspeasion or revocation.

located in King of Prunsia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Glen Etiyn. Illinois; Arkngton Texas: and Walnut Creek, California.

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Beginning in late 1981, the role of the NRC's regional Office of Nuclear Material Safety and offices was expanded in order to bring more of the Safeguards-This office is responsible for licensing agency's staff closer to the licensees and public most fuel cycle facihties such as uranium mills and fuel f ab-affected by the agency's regulatory responsibilition.

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in addition to their inspection and enforcement demic, medical and commercial uses of radioactive responsibilities, the regional offices have responsibili-materials; for regulating the packaging of radioactive ties for reactor operator and materials licensing, materials for transport; for developing agency-wide review and approval of reactor operating license policies governing the safeguarding of nuclear amendments and for the issuance of certain orders facilities and materials at fixed sites and nuclear and fines.

materials in transport from radiological sabotage, theft or diversion; and for reviewing the application of physical security and international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards to the use of U.S. origin 1 Mee Opeiating Off a es Conduct ndear mater,ialin foreign countries. The office also Maror Regulator y At toties is responsible for directing the implementation of the agency's responsibilitica under the Nuclear Waste The first major reorganization of the NRC since it was Policy Act of 1982, as amended, which governs the established in 1975 was implemented in April 1987. The disposal of high level radioactive wastes; the low-reorganization reflected changes which had takcn place Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 and the over the previous 12 years-progressively less involvement Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act with the construction of large, complex nuclear facilities of 1985 which govern the disposal of low-level and a greatly increased involvement with the operation radioactive wastes; and the Uranium Mill Tailings and maintenance of these facilities. Preparations also are Radiation Control Act of 1978, as amended. In addi-being made to consider applications to renew existing tion, the office is responsible for inspection policy nuclear power plant operating licenses and review applica and for conducting inspections of materials licensees tions to certify advanced nuclear power reactor designs.

to assure compliance with all NRC requirements and regulations and for assuring the implementation of Three operating offices direct the conduct of the NRC's the U.S.-lAEA Safeguards Agreement at licensed major regulatory functions:

facilities.

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation-The primary Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research-This office has three primary responsibilities: (1) to plan, recom-responsibilities of this office are to conduct the inspec-i tion and licensing activities associated with operating mend and implement programs of nuclear regulatory power reactors that are necessary to protect the public research, standards development and resolution of safety issues of nuclear power plant and other facili-health and safety and to establish a sound regulatory

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framework for the future. The Office also is responsible ties regulated by the NRC;(2) to develop and promul-for evaluating applications to build and operate new pow-gate all technical regulations; t3) and to coordinate er reactors, for inspection and licensing activities related research activities within and outside the agency to the construction and operation of research and test including appointment of staff to committees and reactors and for licensing reactor operators. In addition, conferences. The office also coordinates NRC staff the office is responsible for conducting inspections of participation in standards related activities of the NRC-licensed activities under its jurisdiction to assure International Atomic Energy Agency and serves as a that they comply with all NRC regulations and require-principal point of contact for the Commission with the ments. Important elements of this program, as it applies American National Standards Institute and technical to the construction and operation of nuclear power and professional societie* on matters concerning plants, include resident inspection and systematic assess-nuclear standards.

ment of licensee performance (SALP).