Mission The NRC protects public health and safety and advances the nation’s common defense and security by enabling the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies and radioactive…
The terms safeguards and security are generally used to describe programs that promote the common defense and security and protect public health and safety by guarding against theft and sabotage. The licensee…
What We RegulateThere are two acceptable storage methods for spent fuel after it is removed from the reactor core: Facilities & Safety Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel 2011 Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation…
The regulatory research program sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) addresses issues in the three arenas of nuclear reactors , nuclear materials , and radioactive waste . The research program is…
Spent nuclear fuel refers to uranium-bearing fuel elements that have been used at commercial nuclear reactors and that are no longer producing enough energy to sustain a nuclear reaction. Once the spent fuel is…
Find the locations of low-level waste disposal facilities, high-level waste disposal facilities, and disposal facilities for waste incidental to reprocessing. Breadcrumb Home Section Navigation Navigation Nuclear…
