Open Government Philosophy, Plan, and News
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) views nuclear regulation as the public’s business and, as such, believes it should be transacted as openly and candidly as possible to maintain and enhance the public’s confidence. Ensuring appropriate openness explicitly recognizes that the public must be informed about, and have a reasonable opportunity to participate meaningfully in, the NRC’s regulatory processes. For additional information, see the following topics on this page:
- Our Philosophy of Open Government
- The NRC's Open Government Plan
- News About Open Government at the NRC
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Our Philosophy of Open Government
The following pages highlight the overarching philosophy and policy framework for The NRC Approach to Open Government:
- Openness Goal in the NRC's Strategic Plan
- Openness and Transparency: The Road to Public Confidence
(Speech by NRC Chairman Jaczko, 5/22/2007) - Our Values
- Information Quality Guidelines
The NRC’s Open Government Plan
On April 7, 2010, the NRC issued a news release unveiling our agency's first formal Open Government Plan, which reiterated our longstanding commitment to openness; expanded upon The NRC Approach to Open Government; and outlined plans for new transparency, participation, and collaboration initiatives. Then, after incorporating feedback received from the public and other stakeholders, we issued Revision 1.1 of our Open Government Plan on June 7, 2010. Now, we invite you to Participate in Our Stakeholder Feedback Meeting on December 6, 2011, to let us know what activities we should include in the next revision of our Open Government Plan to establish our roadmap for the next 2 years.
The following table lists all revisions issued to date. Each revision is available in both PDF and XML (.docx) formats. For related information, please see the 1-Year Assessment of our performance against this plan, as well as NRC Accomplishments in 2010 – 2011. We also invite you to Share Your Ideas about this evolving plan, or see what others have contributed.
| NRC Open Government Plan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Revision | Date | File Type | |
| Revision 1.1 | 06/07/2010 |  |
XML |
| Initial Release | 04/07/2010 | |
XML |
News About Open Government at the NRC
The following table presents a chronological list of the related News Releases, Federal Register Notices, and other communications that the NRC has issued since President Obama launched the Open Government Initiative.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01/24/2012 | NRC Moves Its Public Photo Gallery to Flickr (NRC Blog) |
| 12/27/2011 | Acting as a ‘Neutral’ to Help NRC Meetings Be More Productive (NRC Blog) |
| 12/21/2011 | An Easier-to-Use ADAMS — You Asked, We Answered (NRC Blog) |
| 12/15/2011 | An Open Forum Now Available (NRC Blog) |
| 11/18/2011 | Free Donuts — NOT: Participate in Our Stakeholder Feedback Meeting (NRC Blog) |
| 11/08/2011 | Participate in Our Open Government Stakeholder Feedback Meeting |
| 10/27/2011 | Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service (NRC Blog) |
| 10/24/2011 | NRC Open Government Program Accomplishments in 2010 – 2011 |
| 10/21/2011 | Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service (with NRC Customer Service Plan) |
| 10/17/2011 | New Data Set Focuses on Nuclear Reactor Oversight (NRC Blog) |
| 10/13/2011 | Blogging About Blogging (NRC Blog) |
| 10/11/2011 | CIO-Council .Gov Reform Initiative (with NRC Web Improvement Plan) |
| 09/20/2011 | The NRC Celebrates the Open Government Partnership (NRC Blog) |
| 09/08/2011 | The NRC Joins YouTube (NRC Blog) |
| 09/08/2011 | The NRC Goes Live on YouTube (News Release) |
| 08/30/2011 | An Open Forum Now Available (NRC Blog) |
| 08/24/2011 | Follow Us on Twitter (NRC Blog) |
| 08/24/2011 | Follow NRC on Twitter (News Release) |
| 06/09/2011 | NRC Launches Plain Writing Section on Website (News Release) |
| 05/25/2011 | Working to Keep Our Web Info Current (NRC Blog) |
| 05/10/2011 | A Place on the NRC Website for Teachers and Students (NRC Blog) |
| 05/06/2011 | Improving Public Confidence in the NRC (NRC Blog) |
| 04/28/2011 | One-Year Anniversary of NRC’s Open Government Plan – Your Suggestions Welcome! (NRC Blog) |
| 04/14/2011 | Coming Soon — A Better NRC Website (NRC Blog) |
| 04/06/2011 | Open Government Plan One-Year Assessment |
| 04/03/2011 | An Open Forum Now Available (NRC Blog) |
| 03/18/2011 | Catching Up on the NRC Blog (NRC Blog) |
| 03/10/2011 | Easier, More Comprehensive Search Available on NRC Website (NRC Blog) |
| 02/15/2011 | Are We Writing in Plain English? (NRC Blog) |
| 02/02/2011 | Which NRC Data Would Be Most Valuable to You in Open Format? (NRC Blog) |
| 01/31/2011 | Welcome Message from the Chairman (NRC Blog) |
| 01/31/2011 | NRC Unveils First-Ever External Blog To Enhance Dialogue with the Public (News Release) |
| 07/09/2010 | NRC To Use Web Survey for Measuring Public Perceptions of Agency Transparency (News Release) 10-007 |
| 04/07/2010 | NRC Publishes New Open Government Plan; Now Seeking Public Input (News Release) |
| 02/05/2010 | Federal Register Notice 75 FR 6063, “Availability of NRC Open Government Web Site” |
| 02/04/2010 | NRC Launches New Open Government Web Page with Citizen Engagement Tool (News Release) |
| 01/11/2010 | NRC Seeks Input on Open Government Initiative (News Release) |
| 01/11/2010 | Federal Register Notice 75 FR 1418, “Implementation of Open Government Directive” |
| 12/11/2009 | NRC Strengthens Openness and Transparency with New and Ongoing Initiatives (News Release) |
