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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and began operations on January 19, 1975. As one of two successor agencies to the United States Atomic Energy Commission, the NRC's role is to protect public health and safety related to nuclear energy. It oversees reactor safety and security, reactor licensing and renewal, licensing of radioactive materials, radionuclide safety, and spent fuel management including storage, security, recycling, and disposal. Wikipedia*

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission has hosted 8 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1987 News Conference. The year with the most events was 2011 with three events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2012 with an average of 507 views per video. Most appearances with Gregory B. Jaczko (6), Kristine Svinicki (5), William Magwood (4). Most common tags: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Incident/Accident, Nuclear Hazards.

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