[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR1.11]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 1--STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Headquarters
 
Sec. 1.11  The Commission.


    (a) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, composed of five members, one 
of whom is designated by the President as Chairman, is established 
pursuant to section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as 
amended. The Chairman is the principal executive officer of the 
Commission, and is responsible for the executive and administrative 
functions with respect to appointment and supervision of personnel, 
except as otherwise provided by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 
as amended, and Reorganizaton Plan No. 1 of 1980 (45 FR 40561); 
distribution of business; use and expenditures of funds (except that the 
function of revising budget estimates and purposes is reserved to the 
Commission); and appointment, subject to approval of the Commission, of 
heads of major administrative units under the Commission. The Chairman 
is the official spokesman, as mandated by the Reorganization Plan No. 1 
of 1980. The Chairman has ultimate authority for all NRC functions 
pertaining to an emergency involving an NRC Licensee. The Chairman's 
actions are governed by the general policies of the Commission.
    (b) The Commission is responsible for licensing and regulating 
nuclear facilities and materials and for conducting research in support 
of the licensing and regulatory process, as mandated by the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 
as amended; and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978; and in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended, and other applicable statutes. These responsibilities include 
protecting public health and safety, protecting the environment, 
protecting and safeguarding nuclear materials and nuclear power plants 
in the interest of national security, and assuring conformity with 
antitrust laws. Agency functions are performed through standards setting 
and rulemaking; technical reviews and studies; conduct of public 
hearings; issuance of authorizations, permits, and licenses; inspection, 
investigation, and enforcement; evaluation of operating experience; and 
confirmatory research. The Commission is composed of five members, 
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
    (c) The following staff units and officials report directly to the 
Commission: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Office of the 
General Counsel, Office of the Secretary, Office of Commission Appellate 
Adjudication, Office of International Programs, and other committees and 
boards that are authorized or established specifically by the Act. The 
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and the Advisory Committee on 
Nuclear Waste also report directly to the Commission.
    (d) The Offices of Congressional Affairs and Public Affairs report 
directly to the Chairman.

[52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, as amended at 57 FR 1639, Jan. 15, 1992; 59 
FR 63882, Dec. 12, 1994]

                            Inspector General