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    Useful and Informative Links
    Websites created by the US Government and government installations to inform the community and the public about nuclear energy.
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    1   Link   Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was formed in 1975 to regulate the various commercial and institutional uses of nuclear energy, including nuclear power plants. The agency succeeded the Atomic Energy Commission, which previously had responsibility for both developing and regulating nuclear activities. Federal research and development work for all energy sources, as well as nuclear weapons production, is now conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy.     		409
    2   Link   Department of Energy (DOE) - Nuclear Energy Page
    The Office of Nuclear Energy promotes nuclear power as a resource capable of meeting the Nation's energy, environmental and national security needs by resolving technical and regulatory barriers through research, development and demonstration.     		404
    3   Link   National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
    NNSA is responsible for the management and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. It also responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad. Additionally, NNSA federal agents provide safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials along with other missions supporting the national security.     		305
    4   Link   DOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
    Government and legislative information about waste storage and transportation. Congressional testimony and speeches from DOE program officers are available in full-text, along with current events in the world of waste management. In the resources section legal buffs can read the full text of 100 waste management bills under consideration by Congress plus the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Anyone who's looking for some basic information will be frustrated by the bureaucratic feel of the text. Information of wide interest is buried under main headings. Dig under Waste Acceptance, Storage, and Transportation to find two useful sections on how spent fuel is stored in the U.S. (with photos): Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, and Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel.     		428
    5   Link   Integral Fast Reactor (Archive.org)
    Take a glimpse of what might have been the cutting edge in reactor design--the Integral Fast Reactor. Developed at Argonne National Laboratory in the mid-'80s, this reactor would not only have generated electricity, but would have produced the fuel to run it, recycle the fuel and take care of the waste. The Clinton administration announced termination of the IFR project in 1994.     		347
    6   Link   Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
    Here is a repository of expert information about radiation and health. How exactly does radiation harm you? A mini-library of PDF files are here for downloading. Primers on radiation, the cell cycle, cancer and risk assessment are so effectively written, you'll feel like you've learned a lot of information in a short amount of time. Click on the section Human Radiation Experiments to read about the recently declassified experiments conducted on humans several decades ago, including subjects who were injected with plutonium.     		500
    7   Link   NEA Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD)
    This web page includes a FAQ on decommissioning nuclear power plants. Succinct in delivering the what, why, and how of shutting down a nuclear plant.     		429
    8   Link   Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
    The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is the policy organization of the nuclear energy and technologies industry and participates in both the national and global policy-making process. NEI has more than 300 corporate members in 15 countries. Members' businesses span the range of commercial nuclear technologies. The merger of several nuclear industry organizations resulted in the creation of NEI in 1994.     		283
    9   Link   Argone National Laboratory - Nuclear Engineering Division
    The Nuclear Engineering (NE) Division is one of the divisions within the Energy Sciences and Engineering Directorate of Argonne National Laboratory. Our mission is to advance the design and operation of nuclear energy systems and to apply our nuclear energy-related expertise to current and emerging programs of national and international significance. The NE Division participates in key DOE Nuclear Energy programs such as the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, the Generation IV Initiative, and the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative. We also have major roles in national security and non-proliferation programs conducted by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and other agencies.     		451
    10   Link   International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC)
    The International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC), which operates under the guidance of the Director of International Nuclear Safety and Cooperation (NN-30) in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has the mission of improving nuclear power reactor safety worldwide. The INSC is dedicated to the goals of developing enhanced nuclear safety technology and promoting the open exchange of nuclear safety information among nations. The INSC sponsors scientific research activities as collaborations between the U.S. and its international partners, who have also established safety centers in their countries. INSC activities are currently focused on Soviet-designed nuclear power plants in Russia and Eastern Europe.     		432

    Official Resources

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    The US Nuclear Regulator Commission website has a wealth of information on the plants, safety protocols, and more. Link
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    The International Atomic Energy Agency is the primariy international nuclear authority focussing on nuclear verification and security, safety and technology transfer. Link
    site-nnsa
    The National Nuclear Security Administration deals with military use of nuclear power and nuclear weapons safety and proliferation. Link

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