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Facility Information FinderUse this page to find operating power reactors and major nuclear materials facilities licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), as well as NRC-licensed sites undergoing decommissioning. Operating Nuclear Power ReactorsA power reactor is a facility that makes electricity by the continuous splitting of uranium atoms (i.e., a nuclear reaction). This facility is often referred to as a nuclear power plant. Materials FacilitiesThe NRC currently regulates fuel cycle facilities and uranium recovery facilities in 10 States across the Nation. In addition, the NRC currently administers approximately 3,800 licenses in the United States for Medical, Industrial, and Academic Uses of source, byproduct, and special nuclear materials, while its Agreement States administer approximately 18,500 licenses for similar uses of nuclear materials. Fuel cycle facilities convert, enrich, and fabricate uranium to produce fuel for use in nuclear reactors. As the precursor to the nuclear fuel cycle, uranium recovery focuses on extracting (or mining) natural uranium ore from the Earth and concentrating (or milling) that ore. These recovery operations produce a material, called "yellowcake," which is then transported to a fuel cycle facility. Facilities Undergoing DecommissioningThe NRC's regulatory activities include decommissioning nuclear facilities. This involves safely removing a facility or site from service and reducing residual radioactivity to a level that permits the license to be terminated, with the property released either for unrestricted use or under specified restricted conditions. The NRC and its Agreement States regulate the decontamination and decommissioning of the following types of nuclear facilities:
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