NRC and Nuclear Technologies
Regulating the Risks and Enabling the Benefits
•Presentation to
•WERC
•A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development
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•Peter B. Lyons
•Commissioner
•U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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•April 5, 2006
Overall organization of discussion today is:
1.Who is NRC and what do we do
2.How we regulate (all licensees)
3. Reactor licensees
4. Agreement States.
5. Fuel cycle materials licensees
6. Waste
7. Decommissioning
8. NRC Review process (emphasis on the EIS)
9. Closing and career opportunities at NRC

Will try to get through the discussion in 30 minutes and then have questions at the end.

My background