The
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is the policy organization of the
nuclear energy and technologies industry and participates in both the
national and global policy-making process. NEI’s objective is to ensure
the formation of policies that promote the beneficial uses of nuclear
energy and technologies in the United States and around the world.
The U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency established by
the U.S. Congress under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to ensure
adequate protection of the public health and safety, the common defense
and security, and the environment in the use of nuclear materials in the
United States.
Edison Electric Institute
(EEI) is the association of U.S. shareholder-owned electric
companies, international affiliates and industry associates worldwide.
Our U.S. members serve over 90 percent of all customers served by the
shareholder-owned segment of the industry. They generate approximately
three-quarters of all the electricity generated by electric companies in
the country and service about 70 percent of all ultimate customers in
the nation. EEI's mission focuses on advocating public policy; expanding
market opportunities; and providing strategic business information.
The Department of
Energy's mission is to foster a secure and reliable energy system
that is environmentally and economically sustainable; to be a
responsible steward of the Nation's nuclear weapons, to clean up our own
facilities and to support continued United States leadership in science
and technology.
The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC)
is an independent regulatory agency
within the Department of Energy that regulates the transmission and sale
for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce; regulates the
transmission of oil by pipeline in interstate commerce; regulates the
transmission and wholesale sales of electricity in interstate commerce;
licenses and inspects private, municipal and state hydroelectric
projects; oversees related environmental matters and administers
accounting and financial reporting regulations and conducts of
jurisdictional companies.
EPRI is a nonprofit
organization committed to providing science and technology-based
solutions of indispensable value to our global energy customers. To
carry out our mission, we manage a far-reaching program of scientific
research, technology development, and product implementation.
The International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world's central
intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the
nuclear field, and as the international inspectorate for the application
of nuclear safeguards and verification measures covering civilian
nuclear programs.
The World
Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) unites all nuclear
electricity operators in the world. It facilitates the exchange of
operating experience, so that its members can work together to achieve
the highest possible standards of safety and reliability in operating
their nuclear power plants. In the United States of America, the
organization associated with WANO is
INPO,
The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
The World
Nuclear Association (WNA) is the global industrial organization that
seeks to promote the peaceful worldwide use of nuclear power as a
sustainable energy resource for the coming centuries.
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