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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation rather than just read about it. In short: The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, is a subordinate part of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The office should not be confused with the NRC's Nuclear Regulatory Research.

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Reference excerpt

The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, is a subordinate part of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The office should not be confused with the NRC's Nuclear Regulatory Research. The office's current director is William Dean. It has deputy directorates for two areas: (1) Reactor Safety Programs and (2) Engineering and Corporate Support. It has program management, policy development and analysis staff as well as an array of divisions. The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation is responsible for ensuring the public health and safety through licensing and inspection activities at commercial nuclear power plants. However, the evaluation of license renewal applications is conducted by its Division of License Renewal. Of current interest to the public and elected officials is the proposed renewal license for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which is also sometimes referred to as the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. According to Victor Dricks, senior public affairs officer for NRC Region IV, the NRC recently conducted a review of the over 100 nuclear power plants in the United States, including Diablo Canyon, and the "found a high level of preparedness and strong capability in terms of equipment and procedures to respond to severe events..."

Scope of authority The office is in charge of nuclear reactor safety for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Its mandate includes four main areas:

Rulemaking Licensing Oversight Incident response team

Jurisdiction Commercial nuclear power reactors Test and research reactors

Mandate The office is charged with the priorities to protect the public health, safety, and the environment. It frequently works in conjunction with the NRC regional organizational structure and other task focused offices for these purposes. It works with the regions and other offices to accomplish its mission and contribute to the agency mission.

Divisions Safety Systems Component Integrity Engineering Risk Assessment License Renewal Operating Reactor Licensing Inspection and Regional Support Policy and Rulemaking

Reorganization In 1999, the office underwent reorganization under the aegis of the then-Director Samuel J. Collins.

Role during Three Mile Island accident In 1979, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation played a key role in the Three Mile Island accident that occurred in Pennsylvania. The office's director at the time, Harold Denton, personally advised President Jimmy Carter throughout the crisis. This direct liaison is notable in that it was NRC Chairman Joseph Hendrie, Denton's superior, who interacted with Pennsylvania's governor Dick Thornburgh. This event provoked considerable public interest that coincided with release of the film The China Syndrome, galvanizing public opinion on nuclear policy in the United States. Given this context, President Carter was advised to walk into the crisis zone in person in order to demonstrate that the dangers were not as high as many believed. These events occurred at approximately the same time as the beginning of the J. Samuel Walker term of service as the official historian of the NRC and are documented by him in Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective.

See also Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Nuclear safety Nuclear safety in the United States Nuclear policy in the United States Nuclear Accident Response Organisation Nuclear energy policy in the United States United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

References

External links US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear power safety and security

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

In research: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear power in the United States, Nuclear safety and security, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in simple terms?

The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, is a subordinate part of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The office should not be confused with the NRC's Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Why does Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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