Public Law 93-438

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Public Law 93-438 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1974 that reorganized the nation’s nuclear energy and regulatory framework, notably creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
energy law ⓘ
nuclear law ⓘ
abolishedAgency Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
aimsTo enhance protection of the public and the environment from nuclear risks ⓘ
improve oversight of nuclear facilities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ERA of 1974 ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdAgency Energy Research and Development Administration ⓘ
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
createdCommissionStructureFor Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
dateEnacted October 11, 1974 ⓘ
definesMandateOf Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
enactedBy 93rd United States Congress ⓘ
establishedIndependenceOf Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
focusesOn civilian nuclear power ⓘ
health and safety in nuclear activities ⓘ
historicalContext post-Atomic Energy Commission reorganization ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeType public law ⓘ
officialName Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ⓘ
policyArea energy policy ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
public health and safety ⓘ
publicLawNumber 93-438 ⓘ
purpose to establish an independent nuclear regulatory body ⓘ
to separate nuclear regulatory functions from nuclear promotion functions ⓘ
region United States ⓘ
regulates commercial nuclear power plants ⓘ
use of nuclear materials ⓘ
relatedTo Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ
Energy Research and Development Administration ⓘ
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
reorganizedAgency Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
shortName Energy Reorganization Act ⓘ
signedBy Gerald Ford ⓘ
signingPresident Gerald Ford ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 88 Stat. 1233 ⓘ
subjectMatter nuclear energy regulation ⓘ
nuclear research and development ⓘ
nuclear safety ⓘ
radioactive materials licensing ⓘ
transferredFunctionTo Energy Research and Development Administration ⓘ
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
yearEnacted 1974 ⓘ

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linked to: Public Law 93-438