Public Document Room (PDR) Services 

1. Where is the PDR located? The PDR is located in OWFN-1 F21. From the main OWFN entrance, go left past the OWFN guards’ desk. Go down the stairs or ramp. The PDR is the first door on the left, across the hall from the Commission Hearing Room. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Room OWFN-1 F21 Rockville, MD 20852 2. When is the PDR open? Walk-in Hours 7:45am – 4:15pm Eastern Time Monday – Friday Phone Hours 8:00am – 4:00pm Eastern Time Monday – Friday 3. What’s in the PDR’s collection? The PDR’s collection includes:  a collection of more than 2 million publicly 

available documents in hard copy, microfiche, or CD-ROM 

 a complete archive of publicly available NRC 

pre-ADAMS documents that are retained as agency records in paper, microfiche, or in special cases, other formats 

More recent documents are available in electronic form via ADAMS. 

The PDR collection consists of a variety of agency documents, including NRC NUREG-series publications, Weekly Information Reports, transcripts of Commission meetings, existing and proposed regulations and amendments, material from NRC's licensing dockets, and correspondence on technical, legal, and policy matters. The PDR offers a variety of current and retrospective indexes. General reference sources are also available, such as:  Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR, Parts 1-199; 1977 to present) 

 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NUREG-1145)/AEC Annual Reports (1947 to 1998) 

 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Inspection Manual 

 NRC Manual/Management Directives (NRC 

administrative policies and procedures) 

 Federal Register notices relating to the NRC 

(June 1977 to present) 

 Nuclear Regulatory Legislation (NUREG-0980; 

1984 to present) 

 NRC Commission Issuances (NUREG-0750; 

1956 to present) 

 Regulatory Agenda (NUREG-0936; 1982 to 

present) 

 Media Monitor (clippings from news media and 

other printed sources concerning nuclear energy; 1975 to June 2007) 

 Press releases (1947 to present)  Speeches (1955 to present) 4. What equipment is available in the PDR?  four computers for searching 

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by the PDR? The PDR uses a private contractor to reproduce documents. Orders for documents and payment method must be submitted to the PDR. Additional information about our copy service contractor is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr/copyservice.html. 

The copy service picks up orders from the PDR twice a day. There is a cut-off time of 3:00pm Eastern Time. If you are interested in ordering one or more documents, please provide the PDR staff with your billing and shipping information. 

7. How can I get copies of NRC documents?  Search ADAMS, NRC's Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management System, to locate the needed documents 

 Members of the public contact the PDR  PDR staff verify that the document is not 

restricted either by availability or document sensitivity 

 Once a document on microfiche is found, its 

reproduction can be ordered via the PDR 

 PDR staff will record billing and shipping 

information and prepare a document request 

 The actual reproduction, billing and shipping 

of documents is handled by our private contractor 

ADAMS Access 

NRC documents are available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or online from the PARS component of the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 

There are two versions of ADAMS: Web-based ADAMS and Citrix-based ADAMS. Web-based ADAMS  provides full-text records in PDF format  documents range from November 1999 – 

present 

 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/webbased.html

Citrix-based ADAMS  provides access to two ADAMS libraries: 

Publicly Available Records (PARS) and Legacy 

 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/citrixbased.htmlCitrix-based PARS  provides full-text records in PDF format  documents range from November 1999 – 

present 

Citrix-based Legacy  provides bibliographic records for NRC 

documents 

 documents predate November 1999 and are 

most likely available on microfiche in the PDR 

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