Key Issues

Policy Briefs

Briefing papers that provide the industry's position on nuclear safety and security.

Ensuring the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources

This fact sheet shows how NRC and the nuclear industry work together to secure the safety and security of radioactive materials used for industrial and consumer applications as well as for electric power generation.

International Nuclear Event Scale Enhances Public Communications

This policy brief describes the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Nuclear Events Scale and how it complements the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approach toward nuclear power plant safety and emergency events.

Science Proves Potassium Iodide Unnecessary Beyond 10 Miles of a Nuclear Power Plant

This policy brief details how potassium iodide can protect the thyroid gland against radioactive iodine and why it's unnecessary beyond the 10-mile emergency planning zone.