The NRC recognizes the public's interest in the proper regulation of nuclear activities and provides opportunities for citizens to make their opinions known. The NRC seeks to elicit public involvement early in the regulatory process so that safety concerns that may affect a community can be resolved in a timely and practical manner. This process is considered vital to assuring the public that the NRC is making sound, balanced decisions about nuclear safety. This booklet briefly describes various ways you can learn about and participate in the NRC's regulatory process. The Federal Register is a daily publication announcing rules, policies, and other important actions of the Federal Government.
Copies are available at many local libraries.
You may search the table of contents for today's issue of the Federal Register . You may also search the Federal Register database for 1995 through the current date . For major actions, the NRC issues press releases, which reach the public through local newspaper articles, mailings, and the internet. These regulations address such issues as siting, design, construction, operation, and ultimate shutdown of nuclear power plants, uranium mills, fuel facilities, waste repositories, and transportation systems. NRC regulations also address other uses of nuclear materials, such as nuclear medicine programs at hospitals, academic activities, research work, industrial applications such as the use of gauges and testing equipment, and the import and export of nuclear materials and technologies.