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!rowspan="1"|No.
!rowspan="1"|No.
!rowspan="1"|Name (chair)
!rowspan="1"|Name (chair)
!rowspan="1"|Photo
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!rowspan="1"|Appointed by
!rowspan="1"|Appointed by
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|1
|1
|[[Bill Anders]]
|[[Bill Anders]]
|[[File:William Anders.jpg|70px]]
|January 19, 1975
|January 19, 1975
|April 20, 1976
|April 20, 1976
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|2
|[[Marcus A. Rowden]]
|[[Marcus A. Rowden]]
|[[File:Marcus_Rowden.jpg|70px]]
|January 19, 1975
|January 19, 1975
|January 15, 1977
|January 15, 1977
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|3
|[[Joseph M. Hendrie]]
|[[Joseph M. Hendrie]]
|[[File:Joseph_Hendrie.jpg|70px]]
|March 3, 1977
|March 3, 1977
|December 7, 1979
|December 7, 1979
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|4
|[[John F. Ahearne]]
|[[John F. Ahearne]]
|[[File:John_Ahearne.jpg|70px]]
|December 7, 1979
|December 7, 1979
|March 2, 1981
|March 2, 1981
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|5
|[[Nunzio J. Palladino]]
|[[Nunzio J. Palladino]]
|[[File:Nunzio_Palladino.jpg|70px]]
|July 1, 1981
|July 1, 1981
|June 30, 1986
|June 30, 1986
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|6
|[[Lando W. Zech Jr.]]
|[[Lando W. Zech Jr.]]
|[[File:Lando_Zech_Jr.jpg|70px]]
|July 1, 1986  
|July 1, 1986  
|June 3, 1989
|June 3, 1989
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|7
|[[Kenneth Monroe Carr]]
|[[Kenneth Monroe Carr]]
|[[File:Kenneth Monroe Carr.jpg|70px]]
|July 1, 1989
|July 1, 1989
|June 30, 1991
|June 30, 1991
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|8
|[[Ivan Selin]]
|[[Ivan Selin]]
|[[File:Ivan_Selin.jpg|70px]]
|July 1, 1991
|July 1, 1991
|June 30, 1995
|June 30, 1995
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|9
|[[Shirley Ann Jackson]]
|[[Shirley Ann Jackson]]
|[[File:Shirley Ann Jackson World Economic Forum 2010.jpg|70px]]
|July 1, 1995
|July 1, 1995
|June 30, 1999
|June 30, 1999
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|10
|[[Richard Meserve]]
|[[Richard Meserve]]
|[[File:Richard Meserve.jpg|70px]]
|October 29, 1999
|October 29, 1999
|March 31, 2003
|March 31, 2003
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|11
|[[Nils J. Diaz]]
|[[Nils J. Diaz]]
|[[File:Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.gif|70px]]
|April 1, 2003  
|April 1, 2003  
|June 30, 2006
|June 30, 2006
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|12
|[[Dale E. Klein]]
|[[Dale E. Klein]]
|[[File:Dale Klein.jpg|70px]]
|July 1, 2006
|July 1, 2006
|May 13, 2009
|May 13, 2009
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|13
|[[Gregory Jaczko]]
|[[Gregory Jaczko]]
|[[File:Gregory B. Jaczko.jpg|70px]]
|May 13, 2009
|May 13, 2009
|July 9, 2012
|July 9, 2012
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|14
|[[Allison Macfarlane]]
|[[Allison Macfarlane]]
|[[File:Chairman Allison M. Macfarlane.jpg|70px]]
|July 9, 2012
|July 9, 2012
|December 31, 2014
|December 31, 2014
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|15
|[[Stephen G. Burns]]<ref name="burns">{{cite web|url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commission/burns.html|title=Stephen G. Burns|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
|[[Stephen G. Burns]]<ref name="burns">{{cite web|url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commission/burns.html|title=Stephen G. Burns|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
|[[File:Chairman Stephen G. Burns.jpg|70px]]
|January 1, 2015
|January 1, 2015
|January 23, 2017
|January 23, 2017
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|16
|[[Kristine Svinicki]]<ref name="svnicki">{{cite web |url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commission/svinicki.html |title=Chairman Kristine L. Svinicki |access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
|[[Kristine Svinicki]]<ref name="svnicki">{{cite web |url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commission/svinicki.html |title=Chairman Kristine L. Svinicki |access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
|[[File:Kristine Svinicki.jpg|70px]]
|January 23, 2017
|January 23, 2017
|January 20, 2021
|January 20, 2021
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|17
|[[Christopher T. Hanson]]<ref name=nei-20210128>{{cite news |url=https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsbiden-appoints-new-head-of-nrc-8476871 |title=Biden appoints new head of NRC |publisher=Nuclear Engineering International |date=28 January 2021 |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
|[[Christopher T. Hanson]]<ref name=nei-20210128>{{cite news |url=https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsbiden-appoints-new-head-of-nrc-8476871 |title=Biden appoints new head of NRC |publisher=Nuclear Engineering International |date=28 January 2021 |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
|[[File:Commissioner Christopher T. Hanson.jpg|88x88px]]
|January 20, 2021
|January 20, 2021
|Incumbent
|Incumbent
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Portrait
!Commissioner
!Commissioner
!Took office
!Took office
!Left office
!Left office
|-
|-
|[[File:Marcus Rowden.jpg|100px]]
|[[Marcus A. Rowden]]
|[[Marcus A. Rowden]]
|January 19, 1975
|January 19, 1975
|April 20, 1977
|April 20, 1977
|-
|-
|[[File:Edward A. Mason.jpg|100px]]
|[[Edward A. Mason]]
|[[Edward A. Mason]]
|January 19, 1975
|January 19, 1975
|January 15, 1977
|January 15, 1977
|-
|-
|[[File:Victor_Gilinsky.jpg|100px]]
|[[Victor Gilinsky]]
|[[Victor Gilinsky]]
|January 19, 1975
|January 19, 1975
|June 30, 1984
|June 30, 1984
|-
|-
|[[File:Richard T Kennedy.jpg|100px]]
|[[Richard T. Kennedy]]
|[[Richard T. Kennedy]]
|January 19, 1975
|January 19, 1975
|June 30, 1980
|June 30, 1980
|-
|-
|[[File:Joseph Hendrie.jpg|100px]]
|[[Joseph Hendrie]]
|[[Joseph Hendrie]]
|August 9, 1977
|August 9, 1977
|June 30, 1981
|June 30, 1981
|-
|-
|[[File:Peter_A._Bradford.jpg|100px]]
|[[Peter A. Bradford]]
|[[Peter A. Bradford]]
|August 15, 1977
|August 15, 1977
|March 12, 1982
|March 12, 1982
|-
|-
|[[File:John Ahearne.jpg|100px]]
|[[John F. Ahearne]]
|[[John F. Ahearne]]
|July 31, 1978
|July 31, 1978
|June 30, 1983
|June 30, 1983
|-
|-
|[[File:Nunzio Palladino.jpg|100px]]
|[[Nunzio J. Palladiono]]
|[[Nunzio J. Palladiono]]
|July 1, 1981
|July 1, 1981
|June 30, 1986
|June 30, 1986
|-
|-
|[[File:NRC_Commissioner_Thomas_Morgan_Roberts.jpg|100px]]
|Thomas M. Roberts
|Thomas M. Roberts
|August 3, 1981
|August 3, 1981
|June 30, 1990
|June 30, 1990
|-
|-
|[[File:James_K._Asselstine.jpg|100px]]
|[[James K. Asselstine]]
|[[James K. Asselstine]]
|May 17, 1982
|May 17, 1982
|June 30, 1987
|June 30, 1987
|-
|-
|[[File:Fred Bernthal.jpg|100px]]
|[[Frederick M. Bernthal]]
|[[Frederick M. Bernthal]]
|August 4, 1983
|August 4, 1983
|June 30, 1988
|June 30, 1988
|-
|-
|[[File:Lando Zech Jr.jpg|100px]]
|[[Lando W. Zech Jr.]]
|[[Lando W. Zech Jr.]]
|July 3, 1984
|July 3, 1984
|June 30, 1989
|June 30, 1989
|-
|-
|[[File:Kenneth Monroe Carr.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kenneth Monroe Carr]]
|[[Kenneth Monroe Carr]]
|August 14, 1986
|August 14, 1986
|June 30, 1991
|June 30, 1991
|-
|-
|[[File:Kenneth_C._Rogers.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kenneth C. Rogers]]
|[[Kenneth C. Rogers]]
|August 7, 1987
|August 7, 1987
|June 30, 1997
|June 30, 1997
|-
|-
|[[File:James_R._Curtiss.jpg|100px]]
|James R. Curtiss
|James R. Curtiss
|October 20, 1988
|October 20, 1988
|June 30, 1993
|June 30, 1993
|-
|-
|[[File:Dr. Forrest J. Remick.jpg|100px]]
|[[Forrest J. Remick]]
|[[Forrest J. Remick]]
|December 1, 1989
|December 1, 1989
|June 30, 1994
|June 30, 1994
|-
|-
|[[File:Ivan Selin.jpg|100px]]
|[[Ivan Selin]]
|[[Ivan Selin]]
|July 1, 1991
|July 1, 1991
|June 30, 1995
|June 30, 1995
|-
|-
|[[File:Dr._E._Gail_de_Planque.jpg|100px]]
|[[E. Gail de Planque]]
|[[E. Gail de Planque]]
|December 16, 1991
|December 16, 1991
|June 30, 1995
|June 30, 1995
|-
|-
|[[File:Dr._Shirley_Ann_Jackson.jpg|100px]]
|[[Shirley Ann Jackson]]
|[[Shirley Ann Jackson]]
|May 2, 1995
|May 2, 1995
|June 30, 1999
|June 30, 1999
|-
|-
|[[File:Greta_Joy_Dicus.jpg|100px]]
|[[Greta J. Dicus]]
|[[Greta J. Dicus]]
|February 15, 1996
|February 15, 1996
|June 30, 2003
|June 30, 2003
|-
|-
|[[File:Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.gif|100px]]
|[[Nils J. Diaz]]
|[[Nils J. Diaz]]
|August 23, 1996
|August 23, 1996
|June 30, 2006
|June 30, 2006
|-
|-
|[[File:Edward_McGaffigan,_Jr.gif|100px]]
|[[Edward McGaffigan Jr.]]
|[[Edward McGaffigan Jr.]]
|August 28, 1996
|August 28, 1996
|September 2, 2007
|September 2, 2007
|-
|-
|[[File:Jeffrey_S._Merrifield.gif|100px]]
|[[Jeffrey S. Merrifield]]
|[[Jeffrey S. Merrifield]]
|October 23, 1998
|October 23, 1998
|June 30, 2007
|June 30, 2007
|-
|-
|[[File:Richard Meserve.jpg|100px]]
|[[Richard Meserve]]
|[[Richard Meserve]]
|October 29, 1999
|October 29, 1999
|March 31, 2003
|March 31, 2003
|-
|-
|[[File:Gregory B. Jaczko.jpg|100px]]
|[[Gregory Jaczko]]
|[[Gregory Jaczko]]
|January 21, 2005
|January 21, 2005
|July 9, 2012
|July 9, 2012
|-
|-
|[[File:Dr. Peter B. Lyons.jpg|100px]]
|[[Peter B. Lyons]]
|[[Peter B. Lyons]]
|January 25, 2005
|January 25, 2005
|June 30, 2009
|June 30, 2009
|-
|-
|[[File:Dale Klein.jpg|100px]]
|[[Dale E. Klein]]
|[[Dale E. Klein]]
|July 1, 2006
|July 1, 2006
|March 29, 2010
|March 29, 2010
|-
|-
|[[File:Kristine Svinicki.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kristine Svinicki]]
|[[Kristine Svinicki]]
|March 28, 2008
|March 28, 2008
|January 20, 2021
|January 20, 2021
|-
|-
|[[File:George_Apostolakis.jpg|100px]]
|[[George Apostolakis]]
|[[George Apostolakis]]
|March 29, 2010
|March 29, 2010
|June 30, 2014
|June 30, 2014
|-
|-
|[[File:William_D._Magwood_IV.jpg|100px]]
|[[William D. Magwood IV]]
|[[William D. Magwood IV]]
|March 29, 2010
|March 29, 2010
|August 31, 2014
|August 31, 2014
|-
|-
|[[File:William_C._Ostendorff.jpg|100px]]
|[[William C. Ostendorff]]
|[[William C. Ostendorff]]
|March 29, 2010
|March 29, 2010
|June 30, 2016
|June 30, 2016
|-
|-
|[[File:Chairman Allison M. Macfarlane.jpg|100px]]
|[[Allison Macfarlane]]
|[[Allison Macfarlane]]
|July 9, 2012
|July 9, 2012
|December 31, 2014
|December 31, 2014
|-
|-
|[[File:Jeff Baran.jpg|100px]]
|[[Jeff Baran]]
|[[Jeff Baran]]
|October 14, 2014
|October 14, 2014
|June 30, 2023
|June 30, 2023
|-
|-
|[[File:Chairman Stephen G. Burns.jpg|100px]]
|[[Stephen G. Burns]]
|[[Stephen G. Burns]]
|November 4, 2014
|November 4, 2014
|April 30, 2019
|April 30, 2019
|-
|-
|[[File:Annie Caputo, NRC Commissioner.png|100px]]
|[[Annie Caputo]]
|[[Annie Caputo]]
|May 29, 2018
|May 29, 2018
|June 30, 2021
|June 30, 2021
|-
|-
|[[File:David A. Wright official photo.jpg|100px]]
|[[David A. Wright]]
|[[David A. Wright]]
|May 30, 2018
|May 30, 2018
|Present
|Present
|-
|-
|[[File:Commissioner Christopher T. Hanson.jpg|100px]]
|[[Christopher T. Hanson]]
|[[Christopher T. Hanson]]
|June 8, 2020
|June 8, 2020
|Present
|Present
|-
|-
|[[File:Annie Caputo, NRC Commissioner.png|100px]]
|[[Annie Caputo]]
|[[Annie Caputo]]
|August 9, 2022
|August 9, 2022
|Present
|Present
|-
|-
|[[File:Bradley Crowell, NRC Commissioner.jpg|100px]]
|[[Bradley Crowell]]
|[[Bradley Crowell]]
|August 26, 2022
|August 26, 2022
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[[File:NRC Headquarters Campus site in Rockville, Md. (7845755802).jpg|thumb|The three building that comprise NRC's North Bethesda campus, with [[North Bethesda station]] in the right bottom corner]]
[[File:NRC Headquarters Campus site in Rockville, Md. (7845755802).jpg|thumb|The three building that comprise NRC's North Bethesda campus, with [[North Bethesda station]] in the right bottom corner]]
The NRC consists of the commission on the one hand and offices of the executive director for Operations on the other.<ref name=org>{{cite web|title=Organization & Functions|url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization.html|work=website|publisher=NRC|access-date=21 May 2014|date=27 November 2013}}</ref>
The NRC consists of the commission on the one hand and offices of the executive director for Operations on the other.<ref name=org>{{cite web|title=Organization & Functions|url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization.html|work=website|publisher=NRC|access-date=21 May 2014|date=27 November 2013}}</ref>
The commission is divided into two committees (Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes) and one Board, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, as well as eight commission staff offices (Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, Office of International Programs, Office of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Executive Director for Operations).
The commission is divided into two committees (Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes) and one Board, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, as well as eight commission staff offices (Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, Office of International Programs, Office of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Executive Director for Operations).


[[Christopher T. Hanson]] is the chairman of the NRC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commfuncdesc.html|title=NRC: The Commission|website=www.nrc.gov|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> There are 14 Executive Director for Operations offices:
[[Christopher T. Hanson]] is the chairman of the NRC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commfuncdesc.html|title=NRC: The Commission|website=www.nrc.gov|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref>  
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, [[Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation]], Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Office of Enforcement, which investigates reports by [[nuclear power whistleblowers]], specifically the Allegations Program,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/allegations-resp.html |title= Allegations |date=28 June 2013|publisher=NRC}}</ref> Office of Investigations, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Region I, Region II, Region III, Region IV, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Administration, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, and Office of Small Business and Civil Rights.
 
=== Operations offices ===
There are 14 Executive Director for Operations offices:


Of these operations offices, NRC's major program components are the first two offices mentioned above.
# [[Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards]]
# [[Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation]]
# [[Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research]]
# [[Office of Enforcement (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)|Office of Enforcement]], which investigates reports by [[nuclear power whistleblowers]], specifically the Allegations Program<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/allegations-resp.html |title= Allegations |date=28 June 2013|publisher=NRC}}</ref>
# [[Office of Investigations (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
# [[Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (Region I)]]
# [[Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (Region II)]]
# [[Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (Region III)]]
# [[Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (Region IV)]]
# [[Office of the Chief Information Officer (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
# [[Office of Administration (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
# [[Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
# [[Office of Small Business and Civil Rights (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]


NRC's proposed FY 2015 budget is $1,059.5&nbsp;million, with 3,895.9 full-time equivalents (FTE), 90 percent of which is recovered by fees. This is an increase of $3.6&nbsp;million, including 65.1 FTE, compared to FY 2014.<ref name=budget>{{cite web|title=Congressional Budget Justification: Fiscal Year 2015 (NUREG-1100, Volume 30)|url=https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1100/v30/|work=NUREG-1100, Volume 30|publisher=NRC|access-date=21 May 2014|date=March 2014}}</ref>
Of these operations offices, NRC's major program components are the first two offices mentioned above. NRC's proposed FY 2015 budget is $1,059.5&nbsp;million, with 3,895.9 full-time equivalents (FTE), 90 percent of which is recovered by fees. This is an increase of $3.6&nbsp;million, including 65.1 FTE, compared to FY 2014.<ref name="budget">{{cite web|title=Congressional Budget Justification: Fiscal Year 2015 (NUREG-1100, Volume 30)|url=https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1100/v30/|work=NUREG-1100, Volume 30|publisher=NRC|access-date=21 May 2014|date=March 2014}}</ref>


=== Headquarters ===
NRC headquarters offices are located in unincorporated [[North Bethesda, Maryland]] (although the mailing address for two of the three main buildings in the complex list the city as [[Rockville, MD]]), and there are four regional offices.
NRC headquarters offices are located in unincorporated [[North Bethesda, Maryland]] (although the mailing address for two of the three main buildings in the complex list the city as [[Rockville, MD]]), and there are four regional offices.


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