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PDR Staff PDR Staff

The PDR is staffed The PDR is staffed by librarians from the by librarians from the Public Document Public Document Room and the NRC Room and the NRC Technical Library Technical Library
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PDR Hours PDR Hours

Walk-in Hours in Hours

7:45am –4:15pm 

Eastern Time Eastern Time Monday –Friday

Phone Hours Phone Hours

8:00am –4:00pm 

Eastern Time Eastern Time Monday –Friday
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PDR Collection PDR Collection

A collection of more than 2 A collection of more than 2 million million publicly available publicly available

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

A complete archive of A complete archive of publicly publicly 

available available NRC pre NRC pre-ADAMS 

documents that are retained documents that are retained as agency records in paper, as agency records in paper, microfiche, or in special microfiche, or in special cases, other formats cases, other formats
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Federal Register notices Federal Register notices relating to the NRC (June 1977 relating to the NRC (June 1977 to present) to present)Media Monitor (clippings from Media Monitor (clippings from news media and other printed news media and other printed sources concerning nuclear sources concerning nuclear energy; 1975 to June 2007) energy; 1975 to June 2007)NRC Commission Issuances NRC Commission Issuances (NUREG-0750; 1956 to 0750; 1956 to present) present)NRC Manual/Management NRC Manual/Management Directives (NRC administrative Directives (NRC administrative policies and procedures) policies and procedures)Nuclear Regulatory Legislation Nuclear Regulatory Legislation (NUREG-0980; 1984 to 0980; 1984 to present) present)

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Regulato

0936; 198

0936; 198

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Title 10, C

Title 10, C

Regulatio

Regulatio

199; 1977 

199; 1977 

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Commiss

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1145)/AE

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U.S. Nuc

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PDR Equipmen

PDR Equipmen

Four computers for Four computers for searching ADAMS searching ADAMSTwo microfiche reader / Two microfiche reader / printers printersTwo microfiche readers Two microfiche readers

Cost to print: 10 Cost to print: 10¢/ page
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Getting Copies of NRC D

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Web-based ADAMS provides f

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records in PDF format records in PDF format

Basic and Advanced searching 

Basic and Advanced searching 

Documents range from Novem

Documents range from Novem

present present
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Source: Web-based ADAMS based ADAMS –Advanced Sear
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Citrix-based ADAMS provides a

based ADAMS provides 

two ADAMS libraries: Public (P

two ADAMS libraries: Public (P

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Citrix-based Public ADAMS pro

based Public ADAMS pro

text records in PDF format text records in PDF format

Documents range from Novem

Documents range from Novem

present present
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Documents predate November 

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Members of the public contact 

Members of the public contact 

PDR staff verify that the docum

PDR staff verify that the docum

restricted either by availability o

restricted either by availability o

sensitivity sensitivity
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Once a document on microfich

Once a document on microfich

its reproduction can be ordered 

its reproduction can be ordered 

PDRPDR staff will record billing and 

PDR staff will record billing and 

information and prepare a docu

information and prepare a docu

request requestThe actual reproduction, billing 

The actual reproduction, billing 

shipping of documents is handl

shipping of documents is hand

contractor, Best Copy and Prin

contractor, Best Copy and Prin

Incorporated (BCPI) Incorporated (BCPI)
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PDR Hours and Loc

PDR Hours and Loc

Hours (walk Hours (walk

-in)

7:45am –4:15pm 4:15pm Eastern Time Eastern Time 

Monday –Friday

Hours (phone) Hours (phone)

8:00am –4:00pm 4:00pm Eastern Time Eastern Time 

Monday –Friday

Location Location

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room Public Document Room 

One White Flint North One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike 11555 Rockville Pike Room OWFN Room OWFN

-1 F21 1 F21 

Rockville, MD 20852 Rockville, MD 20852
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Contact the PDR Contact the PDR

Phone

(301) 415 (301) 415-4737(800) 397 (800) 397-4209

E-mail

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov PDR.Resource@nrc.gov

Web Page Web Page

http://www.nrc.gov/reading http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.htm

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U.S. Mail U.S. Mail

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room Public Document Room 

Mail Stop: OWFN Mail Stop: OWFN-1 F13 1 F13 Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555