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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 Atomic ...
The Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 was signed into law on September 28, 2018. This bill amended the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to cut regulatory costs as well as help expand nuclear energy scientific progress and research from academia, national laboratories, and the private/civilian sector.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Friday it has not yet gotten an application from Constellation Energy on restarting the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor. Constellation and ...
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) was founded in 1994 [8] from the merger of several nuclear energy industry organizations, the oldest of which was created in 1953. Specifically, in 1994, NEI was formed from the merger of the Nuclear Utility Management and Resources Council (NUMARC), which addressed generic regulatory and technical issues; The ...
Gregory B. Jaczko (/ ˈjɑːskoʊ /; [citation needed] born October 29, 1970, Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a physicist who was chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from 2005 to 2012. [2][3] While at the NRC, he voted against the opening of new nuclear plants; an inspector general report found that he sought unilaterally and ...
The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024, or the ADVANCE Act of 2024, is a piece of legislation passed by the 118th United States Congress to accelerate the development of generation IV nuclear reactor technology and keep existing United States nuclear electric power plants online. [1][2] The Act ...
The NRC regulates all nuclear plants and materials in the United States except for nuclear plants and materials controlled by the U.S. government, as well those powering naval vessels. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 1979 Three Mile Island accident was a pivotal event that led to questions about U.S. nuclear safety . [ 3 ]
An Act to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes. The Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act (commonly called the Price-Anderson Act) is a United States federal law, first passed in 1957 and since renewed several times, which governs liability -related issues for all non- military nuclear facilities ...