Nuclear safety information sharing agreement between NRC and DOE’s Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security

Nuclear safety information sharing agreement between NRC and DOE’s Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security.

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

December 17, 2014
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December 2014 agreement between NRC and DOE’s Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security to establish a framework for DOE and NRC to exchange information related to safety issues associated with non-reactor nuclear facilities.

The NRC-DOE Inter-Agency nuclear safety information sharing agreement provides a formal vehicle to exchange and share information between the two agencies. The Agreement defines both NRC and DOE’s regulatory responsibilities and outlines the information sharing process and authorities.