[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 
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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, [email protected]; 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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