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NRC

American  
  1. National Research Council.

  2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.


NRC British  

abbreviation

  1. National Research Council

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The NRC will focus on the safe operations of reactors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“The dangers are so much different. Instead of an explosion, it just turns off. There’s no radioactive waste. So this light touch is exactly what the Congress overwhelmingly … wanted the NRC to do.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Oklo’s subsidiary, Atomic Alchemy, secured its first NRC license, allowing initial commercial sales of isotopes and a new revenue stream.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

At the end of September, Oklo confirmed that the NRC had accepted its principal design criteria topical report for review under an accelerated timeline.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Then the NRC, NSC and DIA issued follow-up reports that agreed with the origi- nal findings.

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