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No. 06-151 December 15, 2006

 NRC GIVES WEB SITE A NEW LOOK 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Web site is taking on an entirely new look. It

incorporates the agency’s new graphic and tagline – Protecting People and the Environment – and

features a less cluttered, public-friendly look. A new Google© search engine is also available at the top

of every page to make it much easier for site visitors to find NRC documents and Web information.

The new site is being modernized, reorganized and streamlined in two phases. Today marks

completion of the first phase that involves changing the graphic on about 40,000 pages of the Web site

to capture the new look. The second phase will be completed in about three months and will reflect the

final streamlined format with key agency programs featured prominently. The Office of Information

Services is working to complete the new design of the Web site before the NRC’s Regulatory

Information Conference in early March 2007. 

“We took a fresh look at our Web site and found it was too cluttered, too dated in its

appearance, and not very user-friendly for the public,” said Office of Public Affairs Director Eliot

Brenner. “At the request of the Chairman’s Office, we compared our site to other regulatory agencies

and found it could be made much cleaner, simpler, and more understandable. We believe this new look

will help reinforce the agency’s mission of ‘protecting people and the environment,’ give the public

easier access to information, and perhaps help in our recruiting efforts as the agency grows.”

The following table is designed to help users during the transition to find information that is no

longer available from its previous location on the home page. It is available on the Web at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/where-did-it-go.html . Web questions or problems should be directed to

Jeffrey Main at WEBWORK@nrc.gov or 301-415-6845.
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