Noun
an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
Source: WordNetBecause of lack of progress and residents’ frustration, the Army Corps was authorized in 2002 by Congress to take over the cleanup from the jurisdiction of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Source: Internet
Kara McCullough, a scientist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has been crowned Miss USA. Source: Internet
Citing the plant's record and rating by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, critics of the plant have been repeatedly calling for it to close down. Source: Internet
He also extended his battleground to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), complaining about 2 million pounds of spent radioactive fuel rods stored on the nuclear site in South Miami-Dade, where they might reside for centuries. Source: Internet
No nuclear plants have been closed, license extensions for existing facilities continue to proceed, and the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has even greenlighted construction of two new reactors at a nuclear power plant in Georgia. Source: Internet
In addition, because the potential liability from a nuclear accident is so great, the full cost of liability insurance is generally limited/capped by the government, which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded constituted a significant subsidy. Source: Internet