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United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 98-53FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Wednesday, April 15, 1998)NRC TAKES STEPS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENTOF DEVICES CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIA...

No. III-11-002 Contacts: Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663 February 23, 2011 E-Mail: opa3@nrc.gov Web site: www.nrc.g...

NRC NEWSU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.govWeb Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPANo. 00-031 February 23, 2000NRC COMMENTS ON DOE’S DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTFOR POSSIBLE WASTE REPOSITORY IN...

ASLB TO HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS DEC. 5 IN ROCKVILLE, MD., ON REQUEST FOR HEARING ON SAN ONOFRE LICENSE AMENDMENTS An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) will hear oral arguments Dec. 5 on a challenge filed by Citizens Oversight to certain license amendments that Southern Ca...

No. 91-69 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/415-8200 (Monday, July 1, 1991)NRC DECLARES MORATORIUM ON BRC IMPLEMENTATION;INITIATES CONSENSUS-BUILDING PROCESSThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today that it is declaring a moratorium onthe implementation of the Below Regula...

No: 14-087 December 10, 2014 CONTACT: Maureen Conley, 301-415-8200 NRC Remains Among the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, Partnership for Public Service Says The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is again among the top places to work in the fede...

No. 91-98 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301-415-8200 (Thursday, August 15, 1991)NRC STAFF NOTIFIES OFFICIALS IN 50 STATES OF DISCOVERYOF FENCING BARS SLIGHTLY CONTAMINATED WITH COBALT-60The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has advised radiation control officials in all 50States...

NEWS RELEASE Embargoed Until March 3, 2009 at 12 p.m. Eastern Time Contact: Shawn Farley 703-648-8936 sfarley@acr.org Self-Referral of Medical Imaging Exams a Primary Factor in Sixfold Increase to Americans’ Radiation Ex...

No: 18-035 August 2, 2018 CONTACT: Office of Public Affairs, 301-415-8200 Marian L. Zobler Named NRC General Counsel Marian L. Zobler, the agency’s Deputy General Counsel for Rulemaking and Policy Support, has been selected by the Commission as the agency’s next General Couns...

NRC ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL USES OF ISOTOPES The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced the selection of Christopher J. Palestro, M.D., as the nuclear medicine physician and Milton J. Guiberteau, M.D., as the diagnostic radi...

NRC ISSUES CITIZENS’ REPORT SUMMARIZING FY 2008 PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its FY 2008 Citizens’ Report that provides a summary of the agency’s fiscal year (FY) 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, which was relea...

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United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 97-005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Wednesday, January 15, 1997)NRC CHAIRMAN, WORKING GROUP MEETINGON FORMATION OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATOR...

FEDERAL AGENCIES, PRIVATE INDUSTRY REMOVE HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM FROM SUBURBAN SAN DIEGO The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced the successful removal of nearly 60 kilograms of spent nuclear fuel from an NRC-licen...

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPANo. ...

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 96-30 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Monday, February 12,1996)DR. THOMAS S. KRESS REELECTED ACRS CHAIRMANDR. ROBERT L. SEALE, REELECTED VICE...

NRC’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS ELECTS CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER-AT-LARGE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has elected Dr. Mario V. Bonaca as Chairman, Dr. Said Abdel-Khalik as Vice-Chairman, and Dr...

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: www.nrc.govNo. 0...

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 98-115 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Thursday, July 9, 1998)COMMISSION TO MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS JULY 17The Nuclear Regulatory Commission w...

NRC ISSUES FY 2008 PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Performance and Accountability Report for FY 2008 shows the agency has achieved its safety and security performance goals over the past 12 months. The NRC’s high-quality service to...

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 98-145 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Monday, August 17, 1998)NRC SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEEON THE MEDICAL USES OF ISOTOPESThe...

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public Affairs, Region IV611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400Arlington, Texas 76011-8064RIV: 98-36 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Breck Henderson September 23, 1998OFFICE: (817) 860-8128PAGER: (888) 876-2331E-MAIL: bwh@nrc.govNRC CALIFORN...

No. 95-17 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301-415-8200 (Friday, February 10, 1995)MITRE CORPORATION OFFICIAL TO SUCCEED BECKJORDAS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT NRCThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced theappointment of David L. Morrison of MITRE Corporation to beDirector of the...