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Fact Sheets and Backgrounders

Nuclear Security

Incident Response

Cyber Security

Dirty Bombs

Drones and Nuclear Power Plant Security

Emergency Planning and Preparedness
       Nuclear Fuel Facilities
       Nuclear Power Plants

Force-on-Force Security Exercises

Nuclear Security

Protection and Security of Radiation Sources


Nuclear Materials and Waste

Agreement States

Blending of Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Byproduct Materials

Commercial Irradiators

Dry Cask Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

(En Español)

High Burnup Spent Fuel

Irradiated Gemstones

License for Depleted Uranium at U.S. Army Sites

Medical Event Risks

Medical Use of Radioactive Materials

Negative Ion Products

Plutonium

Polonium

Radioactive Waste

Radium

Smoke Detectors

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Transportation

Tritium EXIT Signs

Updating Disposal Rules for Low-Level Waste

Uranium Enrichment

Uranium Import Ban

Uranium Mill Tailings

Uranium Recovery

Yucca Mountain Licensing

Nuclear Reactors

Chernobyl Accident

Computer Modeling of Severe Accidents

Decommissioning

Deregulation

Environmental Monitoring

Emergency Preparedness

Fire Protection

Improvements Resulting From Davis-Besse Incident

License Renewal

License Transfers

Licensing Process

New Nuclear Plant Designs

Nuclear Insurance and Disaster Relief (Price-Anderson Act)

Operator Licensing

Oversight of Nuclear Power Plants

Plant Performance

Power Uprates

Radiation Safety (Health Physics) Inspections at Nuclear Power Reactors

Reactor Pressure Vessel Issues

Reactor Risk

Realizing Efficiencies in the Reactor Oversight Process

Research and Test Reactors

Resident Inspectors Program

Seismic Issues for Nuclear Power Plants

Steam Generator Tube Issues

Subsequent License Renewal

NRC Response to Lessons Learned from Fukushima

Three Mile Island Accident

Tritium and Drinking Water Standards

Underground Pipes at Nuclear Reactors


Other

Allegation Process

Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities

Biological Effects of Radiation

Petition for Rulemaking Process

Probabilistic Risk Assessment

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General Audience Brochures

Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants

Fire Protection Program for Operating Reactors

NRC Information Digest

Reactor License Renewal: Preparing for Tomorrow's Safety Today

Reactor Oversight Process

Reporting Safety Concerns to the NRC

Safety Enhancements after Fukushima

Safety of Spent Fuel Storage

Safety of Spent Fuel Transportation

State Programs at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Strategic Plan

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Overview

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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 26, 2026

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 26, 2026