[United States Government Manual]
[May 30, 1997]
[Pages 625-631]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20555
Phone, 301-415-7000

Chairman                                          Shirley Ann Jackson
    Executive Assistant and Director,             Martin Virgilio
            Office of the Chairman
        Deputy Director for Policy                Victor M. McCree
                Development and 
                Technical Support
        Deputy Director for Corporate             Jacqueline E. Silber
                Planning and Management
    Legal Assistant                               Karla Smith
    Special Assistant for Nuclear                 Regis R. Boyle
            Material, Waste, and Fuel 
            Cycle
    Special Assistant for Reactors and            James W. Johnson
            Research
    Special Assistant for Reactors                Brian E. Holian
    Special Assistant for International           Janice Dunn Lee
            Affairs
Commissioner                                      Kenneth C. Rogers
    Legal Assistant                               Myron Karman
Commissioner                                      Greta Joy Dicus
    Executive Assistant                           Bradley W. Jones
Commissioner                                      Nils J. Diaz
    Executive Assistant                           Maria E. Lopez-Otin
Commissioner                                      Edward McGaffigan, Jr.
    Executive/Legal Assistant                     Joseph R. Gray
Secretary of the Commission                       John C. Hoyle
Director, Office of Commission Appellate          John F. Cordes, Acting
        Adjudication
Director, Office of Congressional Affairs         Dennis K. Rathbun
General Counsel                                   Karen D. Cyr
Director, Office of International Programs        Carlton R. Stoiber
Director, Office of Public Affairs                William M. Beecher
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste     Paul W. Pomeroy

[[Page 626]]

Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor           Robert L. Seale
        Safeguards
    Chairman, Advisory Committee on               Judith A. Stitt, M.D.
            Medical Uses of Isotopes
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and     B. Paul Cotter, Jr.
        Licensing Board Panel
Inspector General                                 Hubert T. Bell, Jr.
Chief Information Officer                         Anthony J. Galante
    Director, Office of Information               (vacancy)
            Resources Management
Chief Financial Officer                           Jessie L. Funches
    Director, Office of the Controller            (vacancy)
Executive Director for Operations                 L. Joseph Callan
    Assistant for Operations                      James L. Blaha
Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory          Edward L. Jordan
        Effectiveness, Program Oversight, 
        Investigations, and Enforcement
    Director, Office of Nuclear                   David L. Morrison
            Regulatory Research
        Director, Division of                     Lawrence C. Shao
                Engineering
        Director, Division of Systems             M. Wayne Hodges
                Technology
        Director, Division of Regulatory          Bill M. Morris
                Applications
    Director, Office of Analysis and              Denwood F. Ross, Jr.
            Evaluation of Operational 
            Data
    Director, Office of Enforcement               James Lieberman
    Director, Office of Investigations            Guy P. Caputo
Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory          Hugh L. Thompson, Jr.
        Programs
    Director, Office of State Programs            Richard L. Bangart
    Director, Office of Nuclear Material          Carl J. Paperiello
            Safety and Safeguards
        Deputy Director, Office of                Malcolm R. Knapp
                Nuclear Material Safety 
                and Safeguards
        Director, Division of Industrial          Donald A. Cool
                and Medical Nuclear 
                Safety
        Director, Division of Fuel Cycle          Elizabeth Q. Ten Eyck
                Safety and Safeguards
        Director, Division of Waste               John T. Greeves
                Management
    Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor           Samuel J. Collins
            Regulation
        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 Reactor             Marylee M. Slosson, 
                Program Management                        Acting
        Associate Director for Technical          Thomas T. Martin, 
                Reviews                                   Acting
        Director, Division of                     Brian Sheron
                Engineering
        Director, Division of Systems             Gary M. Holahan
                Safety and Analysis
        Director, Division of Reactor             Bruce A. Boger
              Controls and Human 
                Factors


[[Page 627]]

Deputy Executive Director for Management          Patricia G. Norry
        Services
    Director, Office of Administration            Edward L. Halman
    Director, Office of Personnel                 Paul E. Bird
    Director, Office of Small Business            Irene P. Little
            and Civil Rights

[For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statement of organization, see 
        the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part I]

------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 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;

[[Page 628]]



[[Page 629]]

    --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.

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: 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

[[Page 630]]

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.
    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 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 20402-9328. Copies are also available from the National 
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 
22161-0002. Persons may obtain information regarding the status of any 
regulation or petition for rulemaking before the Commission by calling 
301-415-7162.

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. Persons 
interested in detailed, technical information about nuclear facilities 
and other licensees find this specialized research center to be a major 
resource. (Books, journals, trade publications, or documents on industry 
standards are not stocked in the Reading Room.) 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. For access to 
the Public Document Room electronic bulletin board, contact FedWorld. 
Phone, 703-487-4608.
    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

[[Page 631]]

(Washington, DC, area), or 800-397-4209 (toll-free). E-mail, 
[email protected]. 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 specific information 
about the availability of documents at the local public document rooms, 
contact the NRC Local Public Document Room Program staff. Phone, 800-
638-8081 (toll-free).

For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-415-8200.

------------------------------------------------------------------------