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Fact Sheets

Brief, easy-to-read descriptions of NRC programs and regulatory topics.

Nuclear Power Plant Fact Sheets

• Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants
• Effects of Electric Utility Deregulation
• Emergency Planning and Preparedness at Nuclear Power Plants
• Environmental Monitoring
• Force-On-Force Security Exercises at Nuclear Power Plants
• Next-Generation Reactors
• NRC Reactor License Transfers
• NRC Review of Paper on Reducing Hazards From Stored Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Nuclear Insurance and Disaster Relief Funds (Price-Anderson Act)
• Nuclear Power Plant Fire Protection
• Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process
• Nuclear Reactor Risk
• Oversight of Nuclear Power Plants
• Power Uprates for Nuclear Plants
• Reactor Operator Licensing
• Reactor License Renewal
• Reactor Pressure Vessel Issues
• Research and Test Reactors
• Steam Generator Tube Issues
• The Accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
• The Accident at Three Mile Island 2
• Tritium Production

Nuclear Materials and Waste Fact Sheets

• Byproduct Materials
• Commercial Irradiators
• Dirty Bombs
• Dry Cask Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Fuel Facilities
• Medical Use of Radioactive Materials
• Mixed Oxide Fuel
• Radioactive Waste
• Plutonium
• Transportation of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Materials
• Uranium Enrichment
• Uranium Mill Tailings

Other Fact Sheets

• Allegation Process
• Biological Effects of Radiation
• Nuclear Security Enhancements Since Sept. 11, 2001
• Probabilistic Risk Assessment

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