National Resources
DOE - Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management- A program of the U.S. DOE assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors and high-level radioactive waste from national defense activities.
DOE - Office of Environmental Management - A program of the U.S. DOE responsible for the risk reduction and cleanup of the environmental legacy of the Nation's nuclear weapons program.
National Academy of Sciences, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board - The Board provides an open forum for discussion and to organize and oversee studies on safety, security, technical efficacy, and other policy and societal issues arising from the application of radiation-based technologies.
Nuclear Energy Institute- The policy organization of the nuclear energy and technologies industry that participates in both the national and global policy making process.
 Nuclear Regulatory Commission- An independent agency established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to regulate civilian use of nuclear materials. The NRC is headed by a five member commission.
 The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board- An independent agency of the U.S. Government who's sole purpse is to provide independent scientific and technical oversight of the U.S. program for management and disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power plants.
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