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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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This agency's goals, progress, and results

Read the key documents that describe what this agency wants to achieve, its performance to date, and what it plans to learn through research and evaluation

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Mission

The NRC licenses and regulates the Nation’s civilian use of radioactive materials, to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the common defense and security, and to protect the environment.

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Where is this agency headed?

Strategic goals are updated every four years and represent the broad outcomes and impacts an agency aspires to achieve over the course of an Administration's term. To advance those goals, agencies define more specific, targeted Objectives to complete.

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Ensure the safe and secure use of radioactive materials

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Continue to foster a healthy organization

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Inspire stakeholder confidence in the NRC