The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was established when Congress passed the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. The commission s regulatory activities focus on reactor safety oversight and reactor license renewal of existing plants, materials safety oversight and materials licensing for a variety of purposes and waste management of both high-level and low-level waste. A five-member commission heads the agency with the President of the United States designating one member to serve as chairman and official spokesperson. The commission is headquartered in Rockville, Md. with a number of offices throughout the United States. The agency also has onsite inspectors permanently stationed at each nuclear facility that it regulates.
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