These four regions oversee the operation of 104 power-producing reactors, and 36 non-power-producing reactors. This oversight is done on several levels, for example:
Each power-producing reactor site has Resident Inspectors, who monitor day-to-day operationsNumerous special inspection teams, with many different specialties, routinely conduct inspections at each siteWhistleblower reports are investigated by the Office of Enforcement, specifically the Allegations branchHeadquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Region I oversees 15 plants in the north-eastern United States.
Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in WaterfordMaryland
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in LusbyPilgrim Nuclear Generating Station in ManometSeabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in SeabrookHope Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lower Alloways Creek TownshipOyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked RiverSalem Nuclear Power Plant in Lower Alloways Creek TownshipIndian Point Energy Center in BuchananGinna Nuclear Generating Station in OntarioNine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station in ScribaBeaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station near ShippingportLimerick Nuclear Power Plant in Limerick Township, Montgomery CountyPeach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station in Peach Bottom Township, York CountySusquehanna Steam Electric Station in Salem TownshipThree Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station near HarrisburgHeadquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Region II oversees 19 plants in the south-eastern United States.
Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station in HollywoodBrowns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant near Decatur and AthensJoseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station near DothanCrystal River 3 Nuclear Generating Station near Crystal RiverSt. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant near Ft. PierceTurkey Point Nuclear Generating Station near HomesteadEdwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant near BaxleyVogtle Electric Generating Plant near Augusta and WaynesboroBrunswick Nuclear Generating Station near SouthportMcGuire Nuclear Station near CharlotteShearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in New HillCatawba Nuclear Station near YorkOconee Nuclear Station in SenecaH. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station near HartsvilleVirgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station near WinnsboroSequoyah Nuclear Generating Station near Soddy-DaisyWatts Bar Nuclear Generating Station near Spring CityNorth Anna Nuclear Generating Station near LouisaSurry Nuclear Power Plant near SurryHeadquartered in Lisle, Illinois, Region III oversees 16 plants in the northern mid-western United States.
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station in Will CountyByron Nuclear Generating Station near ByronClinton Nuclear Generating Station near ClintonDresden Nuclear Power Plant in MorrisLaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station near OttawaQuad Cities Nuclear Generating Station near CordovaDuane Arnold Energy Center near PaloDonald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station in BridgmanEnrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near MonroePalisades Nuclear Generating Station near South HavenMonticello Nuclear Generating Plant near MonticelloPrairie Island Nuclear Power Plant in Red WingDavis-Besse Nuclear Power Station near Oak HarborPerry Nuclear Generating Station in North PerryKewaunee Nuclear Generating Station in CarltonPoint Beach Nuclear Generating Station near Two RiversHeadquartered in Arlington, Texas, Region IV oversees 14 plants in the southern midwestern and the western United States.
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in WintersburgArkansas Nuclear One in RussellvilleDiablo Canyon Power Plant in Avila BeachWolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station in BurlingtonRiver Bend Nuclear Generating Station in St. FrancisvilleWaterford Nuclear Generating Station near HahnvilleGrand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station near Port GibsonCallaway Nuclear Generating Station near FultonCooper Nuclear Station near BrownvilleFort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station near Fort Calhoun and BlairComanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station near Glen RoseSouth Texas Nuclear Generating Station near Bay CityColumbia Generating Station near RichlandThe NRC previously had five regions. Region V was headquartered in Walnut Creek, California and was responsible for activities in the seven far-west states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The NRC decided in September 1993 to consolidate Regions IV and V into a single Region headquartered in Arlington, Texas. On April 4, 1994, NRC Region V was abolished, and the NRC Region IV office in Arlington, Texas was given expanded responsibilities to include the seven states formerly governed by Region V. The former NRC Region V office in Walnut Creek remained open as the redesignated Walnut Creek Field Office, supporting resident inspection activities at power plants in the Pacific states of Washington, Oregon and California until October 1, 1998, when the Walnut Creek Field Office was abolished to further reduce costs.
