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  2. Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 - Wikipedia

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    The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–438, 88 Stat. 1233, enacted October 11, 1974, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 5801) is a United States federal law that established the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

  3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Wikipedia

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    The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy. Established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 , the NRC began operations on January 19, 1975, as one of two successor agencies to the United States ...

  4. Nuclear energy policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was established under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a single agency, the Atomic Energy Commission, had responsibility for the development and production of nuclear weapons as well as the development and safety regulation of the civilian uses of nuclear materials ...

  5. US Supreme Court to hear nuclear waste storage dispute - AOL

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    The justices took up appeals by President Joe Biden's administration and a company that was awarded a license by the NRC to build a waste storage facility in western Texas of the lower court's ruling.

  6. Cruz spearheads effort to derail nuclear waste dumping in oil ...

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    Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling holding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacks licensing authority, arguing that nuclear waste sites in Texas pose "an ...

  7. South Texas Nuclear Generating Station - Wikipedia

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    An application for plant construction permits was submitted to the Atomic Energy Commission, now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in May 1974 and the NRC issued the permits on December 22, 1975. Construction started on December 22, 1975. [11] By 1978, the South Texas Project was two years behind schedule and had substantial cost ...

  8. Nuclear safety in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In October 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) instructed agency staff to move forward with seven of the 12 safety recommendations put forward by the federal task force in July. The recommendations include "new standards aimed at strengthening operators' ability to deal with a complete loss of power, ensuring plants can withstand ...

  9. On Thursday it is exactly seven decades since the organisation’s vicar founder Chad Varah took the first call on November 2, 1953. Samaritans ‘needed more than ever’ as charity marks 70 ...