Nuclear Regulatory Commission

[noo-klee-er reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee kuh-mish-uhn, nyoo-]

noun

U.S. Government.

1. an independent agency, created in 1975, that licenses and regulates the nonmilitary use of nuclear energy. NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

1. An agency of the United States government responsible for licensing and regulating nuclear power plants. Created in 1974, along with the Energy Research and Development Administration, it replaced the Atomic Energy Commission.

Pronunciation Note

See nuclear ( def. ).

Example Sentences

The analysts expect Oklo to earn approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate its first powerhouse sometime over the next 24 months.

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According to the ambitious billionaire duo, the Department of Education, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may all be on the chopping block.

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Also targeted by Ramaswamy for elimination when he was a presidential candidate: the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.

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Ramaswamy meanwhile has put forward plans to scrap a number of federal departments including the Department of Education, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Internal Revenue Service and the FBI.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission also oversees the plant and conducts its own investigations.

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