[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 649-655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20555
Phone, 301-415-7000
Chairman Ivan Selin
Executive Assistant Dennis K. Rathbun
Legal Assistant Kathryn Winsberg
Commissioner Kenneth C. Rogers
Legal Assistant Myron Karman
Commissioner E. Gail de Planque
Legal Assistant E. Neil Jensen
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor Thomas S. Kress
Safeguards
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste Martin J. Steindler
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and B. Paul Cotter, Jr.
Licensing Board Panel
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Barry Siegel, M.D.\1\
Isotopes
Director, Office of Commission Appellate John F. Cordes, Jr.,
Adjudication Acting
Inspector General David C. Williams
General Counsel Karen D. Cyr
Secretary of the Commission John C. Hoyle
Director, Office of International Programs Carlton R. Stoiber
Director, Office of Congressional Affairs Dennis K. Rathbun
Director, Office of Public Affairs William M. Beecher
Executive Director for Operations James M. Taylor
Deputy Executive Director for James L. Milhoan
Nuclear Reactor Regulation,
Regional Operations and
Research
Deputy Executive Director for Hugh L. Thompson, Jr.
Nuclear Materials Safety,
Safeguards and Operations
Support
Assistant for Operations James L. Blaha
Regional Administrator, Region I (King of Thomas T. Martin
Prussia, PA)
Regional Administrator, Region II (Atlanta, GA) Stewart D. Ebneter
Regional Administrator, Region III (Lisle, IL) John B. Martin
\1\Contact Larry W. Camper, NMSS/NRC.
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Regional Administrator, Region IV (Arlington, Leonard J. Callan
TX)
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Director, Walnut Creek, CA, Field Kenneth E. Perkins, Jr.
Office (Region IV)
Director, Office of Investigations Guy P. Caputo
Director, Office of Enforcement James Lieberman
Deputy Chief Financial Officer/Controller, Ronald M. Scroggins
Office of the Controller
Director, Office of Administration Patricia G. Norry
Director, Office of Information Resources Gerald F. Cranford
Management
Director, Office of Small Business and Civil Vandy Miller
Rights
Director, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Edward L. Jordan
Operational Data
Director, Office of Personnel Paul E. Bird
Director, Office of State Programs Richard L. Bangart
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Carl J. Paperiello
Safeguards
Deputy Director, Office of Malcolm R. Knapp
Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Robert F. Burnett
Safety and Safeguards
Director, Division of Industrial Donald A. Cool
and Medical Nuclear Safety
Director, Division of Waste John T. Greeves
Management
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation William T. Russell
Deputy Director, Office of Frank J. Miraglia, Jr.
Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Associate Director for Projects Roy P. Zimmerman
Director, Division of Reactor Steven A. Varga
Projects--I/II
Director, Division of Reactor Jack W. Roe
Projects--III/IV
Director, Division of Project Brian K. Grimes
Support
Associate Director for Advanced Reactors and Dennis M. Crutchfield
License Renewal
Associate Director for Inspection and Technical Ashok C. Thadani
Assessment
Director, Division of Engineering Brian Sheron
Director, Division of Systems Gary M. Hollahan
Safety and Analysis
Director, Division of Technical Richard L. Spessard
Support
Director, Division of Reactor Bruce A. Boger
Controls and Human Factors
Director, Inspection and Support Francis P. Gillespie
Programs
Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research David L. Morrison
Deputy Director Themis P. Speis
Director, Division of Engineering Lawrence C. Shao
Technology
Director, Division of Systems M. Wayne Hodges
Technology
Director, Division of Regulatory Bill M. Morris
Applications
[For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statement of organization, see
the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part I]
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses and regulates civilian use of
nuclear energy to protect public health and safety and the environment.
This is achieved by licensing persons and companies to build and operate
nuclear reactors and other
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facilities and to own and use nuclear materials. The Commission makes
rules and sets standards for these types of licenses. It also carefully
inspects the activities of the persons and companies licensed to ensure
that they do not violate the safety rules of the Commission.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was established as an
independent regulatory agency under the provisions of the Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5801) and Executive Order 11834 of
January 15, 1975, effective January 19, 1975. Transferred to the
Commission were all licensing and related regulatory functions formerly
assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission, which was established by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 755), as amended by the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
The Commission's major program components are the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, which were
created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Headquarters offices
are located in suburban Maryland, and there are four regional offices.
The Commission ensures that the civilian uses of nuclear materials
and facilities are conducted in a manner consistent with the public
health and safety, environmental quality, national security, and the
antitrust laws. The major share of the Commission's effort is focused on
regulating the use of nuclear energy to generate electric power.
Activities
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission fulfills its responsibilities through
a system of licensing and regulatory activities that include:
--licensing the construction and operation of nuclear reactors and
other nuclear facilities, such as nuclear fuel cycle facilities and
nonpower test and research reactors, and overseeing their
decommissioning;
--licensing the possession, use, processing, handling, and export of
nuclear material;
--licensing the siting, design, construction, operation, and closure
of low-level radioactive waste disposal sites under NRC jurisdiction and
the construction, operation, and closure of the geologic repository for
high-level radioactive waste;
--licensing the operators of nuclear power and nonpower test and
research reactors;
--inspecting licensed facilities and activities;
--conducting the principal U.S. Government research program on
light-water reactor safety;
--conducting research to provide independent expertise and
information for making timely regulatory judgments and for anticipating
problems of potential safety significance;
--developing and implementing rules and regulations that govern
licensed nuclear activities;
--investigating nuclear incidents and allegations concerning any
matter regulated by the NRC;
--enforcing NRC regulations and the conditions of NRC licenses;
--conducting public hearings on matters of nuclear and radiological
safety, environmental concern, common defense and security, and
antitrust matters;
--maintaining the NRC Incident Response Program, including the NRC
Operations Center;
--collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about the
operational safety of commercial nuclear power reactors and certain
nonreactor activities; and
--developing effective working relationships with the States
regarding reactor operations and the regulation of nuclear material,
including assurance that adequate regulatory programs are maintained by
those States that exercise, by agreement with the Commission, regulatory
control over certain nuclear materials in the State.
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Sources of Information
Contracts and Procurement Detailed information on how to do business
with the Commission may be obtained by calling the Director, Division of
Contracts, at 301-415-7305. Information on programs to assist small
business is available from the Director, Office of Small Business and
Civil Rights, Mail Stop T2F18, Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-415-7380.
Employment The Commission's employment activities are exempt from civil
service requirements and are conducted under an independent merit
system. However, employees receive Federal employee benefits
(retirement, group life insurance, and health benefits) on the same
basis as other Federal employees. Applicants with veterans preference
are accorded the preference granted to them by the Veterans' Preference
Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 387).
Recruitment is continual, and applications from individuals
qualified for Commission needs are accepted whenever they are received.
In addition to receiving applications from candidates at all grade
levels throughout the year, the agency recruits annually from colleges
as appropriate to fill needs for interns and entry-level professionals.
Employment inquiries, applications, and requests from schools for
participation in the recruitment program may be directed to the
Director, Office of Personnel, Mail Stop T3A2, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-415-7516.
Freedom of Information Act Requests Requests for copies of records
should be directed to the Chief, FOIA/LPDR Branch, Mail Stop T6D8,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-
415-7169.
Publications The NRC Annual Report, NUREG-1145, provides a summary of
major agency activities for the year. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Issuances, NUREG-0750 (monthly-- four indexes and 2 hard-bound
editions), a compilation of adjudications and other issuances for the
Commission, including Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards, is available
for sale from the Government Printing Office, either by subscription or
on a single-issue basis. Other subscription items available from the
Government Printing Office include: Licensed Operating Reactors-Status
Summary Report (annual), NUREG-0020; Licensee, Contractor and Vendor
Inspection Status Report (quarterly), NUREG-0040; Report to Congress on
Abnormal Occurrences (quarterly), NUREG-0090; Regulatory and Technical
Reports (quarterly), NUREG-0304; Title List of Documents Made Publicly
Available (monthly), NUREG-0540; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Rules and Regulations; U.S. NRC Telephone Directory, NUREG/BR-0046; and
the Weekly Information Report. Pricing and ordering information may be
obtained by writing to the Superintendent of Documents, Government
Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20013-7082. Phone, 202-
512-1800.
The Commission produces a variety of scientific, technical, and
administrative information publications dealing with licensing and
regulating civilian nuclear power. Information on agency publications
can be obtained from Title List of Documents Made Publicly Available,
NUREG-0540. This document, published monthly, includes docketed material
associated with civilian nuclear power plants and other uses of
radioactive materials, and nondocketed material received and generated
by the Commission pertinent to its role as a regulatory agency. Single
copies of monthly issues of NUREG-0540 are available for purchase from
the Government Printing Office and from the National Technical
Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. Phone, 703-487-4099.
Subscription service for the Standard Review Plan, NUREG-0800, is
handled exclusively by the National Technical Information Service.
Active Regulatory Guides may be purchased from the Government
Printing Office or, as they are issued, on standing orders from the
National Technical Information Service. These Regulatory Guides are
published in 10 subject
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areas: Power Reactors, Research and Test Reactors, Fuels and Materials
Facilities, Environmental and Siting, Materials and Plant Protection,
Products, Transportation, Occupational Health, Antitrust and Financial
Review, and General.
Single copies of some draft publications, such as Draft
Environmental Statements and Draft Regulatory Guides, are available
without charge, based on supply, from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Distribution and Mail Services Section, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Interested persons may be placed on a Commission mailing list for Draft
Regulatory Guides by writing to the Distribution and Mail Services
Section, NRC, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Agenda (NUREG-0936),
published in the Federal Register each April and October, is updated
semiannually.
Documents in the NUREG series may be purchased from the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082,
Washington, DC 20013-7082. Copies are also available from the National
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA
22161. Persons may obtain information regarding the status of any
regulation or petition for rulemaking before the Commission by calling
301-415-7158.
Reading Rooms The Headquarters Public Document Room maintains an
extensive collection of documents related to NRC licensing proceedings
and other significant decisions and actions, and documents from the
regulatory activities of the former Atomic Energy Commission. Books,
journals, trade publications, or documents on industry standards are not
stocked in the Reading Room. Persons interested in detailed, technical
information about nuclear facilities and other licensees find this
specialized research center to be a major resource. Located at 2120 L
Street NW., Washington, DC, the Public Document Room is open Monday
through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., except on Federal holidays.
Documents from the collection may be reproduced, with some
exceptions, on paper, microfiche, or diskette for a nominal fee. The
Public Document Room also offers an order subscription service for
selected serially published documents and reports. Certain items of
immediate interest, such as press releases and meeting notices, are
posted in the Reading Room and on an electronic bulletin board via
FedWorld, a Governmentwide computer bulletin board system. Contact
FedWorld at 703-487-4608 for access to the Public Document Room bulletin
board.
Reference librarians are available to assist users with information
requests. The computerized online Bibliographic Retrieval System
includes extensive indices to the collection and an online ordering
module for the placement of orders for the reproduction and delivery of
specific documents. Off-site access to the Bibliographic Retrieval
System (at 1200, 2400, and 9600 baud) is available for searches 24 hours
a day, including weekends and holidays. Access to the system may be
arranged by calling the number listed below.
For additional information regarding the Public Document Room
contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Public Document Room,
Washington, DC 20555. Phone, 202-634-3273 or toll free, 800-397-4209;
via Internet, pdr@nrc.gov; or fax, 202-634-3343.
In addition, the Commission maintains approximately 87 local public
document rooms around the country. The document rooms are located in
libraries in cities and towns near commercially operated nuclear power
reactors and certain nonpower reactor facilities. They contain detailed
information specific to the nearby facilities, which are either licensed
or under regulatory review. Power reactor and high-level radioactive
waste local public document rooms also contain a microfiche file of all
publicly available NRC documents issued since January 1981. A list of
local public document rooms is available from the Director, Division of
Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. To obtain
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specific information about the availability of documents at the local
public document rooms, NRC's Local Public Document Room Program staff
may be contacted directly by calling toll-free, 800-638-8081.
For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-504-2240.
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