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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 availabledocuments in hard copy, documents in hard copy, microfiche, or CD microfiche, or CD-ROMA 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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PDR Collection PDR Collection

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; 19

0936; 19

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Title 10, 

Regulatio

Regulatio

199; 197

199; 197

U.S. Nuc

U.S. Nuc

Commiss

Commiss

1145)/AE

1145)/AE

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U.S. Nuc

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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records in PDF format records in PDF formatBasic and Advanced searching 

Basic and Advanced searching 

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Documents range from Novem

present present
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Source: Web-based ADAMS based ADAMS – Advanced Sear
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two ADAMS libraries: Public (P

Legacy

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Launched February 1, 2010 to 

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text records in PD

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The Legacy Library in The Legacy Library in ADAMS PUBLIC provides ADAMS PUBLIC provides bibliographic records bibliographic records for NRC documents NRC documents

Documents predate November 

Documents predate November 

most likely available on microfi

most likely available on microfi

PDR
Source: ADAMS PUBLIC Source: ADAMS PUBLIC

ADAMS PUBLIC Allows You 

ADAMS PUBLIC Allows You 

All ADAMS Librarie

All ADAMS Librarie
Source: ADAMS PUBLIC Source: ADAMS PUBLIC 

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Legacy Libra
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PUBLIC to locate the needed d

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either by availability or docume

either by availability or docume

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 

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PDR staff will record PDR staff will record billing and shipping billing and shipping information and information and prepare a document prepare a document request request
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The actual reproduction, billing 

The actual reproduction, billing 

shipping of documents is hand

shipping of documents is hand

Copy and Printing Incorporated 

Copy and Printing Incorporated 

company under contract to the 

company under contract to the 
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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