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International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field.
Nuclear Energy Institute
NEI has hundreds of members and, with their involvement, develops policy on key legislative and regulatory issues affecting the industry. NEI was founded in 1994 from the merger of several nuclear energy industry organizations, the oldest of which was created in 1953.
U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has one of the richest and most diverse histories in the federal government. Although only in existence since 1977, the Department traces its lineage to the Manhattan Project effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II and to the various energy-related programs that previously had been dispersed throughout various federal agencies.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was created as an independent agency by Congress in 1974 to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while protecting people and the environment. The NRC regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials, such as in nuclear medicine, through licensing, inspection and enforcement of its requirements.

Nuclear Research

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research
Physicists and engineers at CERN use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles.
MIT Energy Initiative: Nuclear Energy Research
Since its inception in late 2006, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has become MIT’s hub for energy research, education, and outreach.
Idaho National Laboratory Research Programs: Nuclear Energy
INL is the nation’s laboratory for nuclear energy research and development. INL works in each of the strategic goal areas of DOE: energy, national security, science and environment.

Issues With Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Information and Resource Service
NIRS is a national non-profit organization devoted to a nuclear-free, carbon-free world.
Nuclear Power 101
Produced by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Nuclear Power Safety Concerns
An archived publication from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Nuclear Power
Created by the Union of Concerned Scientists.