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The Commission

The NRC is headed by five Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. One of them is designated by the President to be the Chairman and official spokesperson of the Commission.

 

 

Commissioner Kristine L. Svinicki
Commissioner Kristine L. Svinicki
Commissioner Gregory B. Jaczko
Commissioner Gregory B. Jaczko
Chairman Dale E. Klein
Chairman
Dale E. Klein
Commissioner Peter B. Lyons
Commissioner Peter B. Lyons
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Functions

The Chairman is the principal executive officer of and the official spokesman for the NRC. As principal executive officer, the Chairman is responsible for conducting the administrative, organizational, long-range planning, budgetary, and certain personnel functions of the agency. The Chairman has ultimate authority for all NRC functions pertaining to an emergency involving an NRC license. The Chairman's actions are governed by the general policies of the Commission.

The Commission as a collegial body formulates policies, develops regulations governing nuclear reactor and nuclear material safety, issues orders to licensees, and adjudicates legal matters.

Contacts

Commission Business Federal Intergovernmental Matters
Annette L. Vietti-Cook
Secretary of the Commission
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mail Stop O-16G4
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Spiros C. Droggitis
Assoc. Dir. for Federal & External Affairs
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mail Stop O-14E1
Washington, DC 20555-0001
(301) 415-1969
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