About NRC

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 materials through efficient and reliable licensing, oversight, and regulation for the benefit of society and the environment.

NRC's regulatory mission covers three main areas:

Reactors – Commercial reactors for generating electric power and research and test reactors used for research, testing, and training
Materials – Uses of nuclear materials in medical, industrial, and academic settings and facilities that produce nuclear fuel
Waste – Transportation, storage, and disposal of nuclear materials and waste, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities from service

• Strategic Plan
• Information Digest
• NRC: Regulator of Nuclear Safety
• Radiation Protection and the NRC
• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fact Sheet