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Nuclear Regulatory Commision and the Department of Energy
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear reactors, for nuclear weapons, for other military applications and for other some modest civilian applications.
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In the US there are many states that have no nuclear plants, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and so on. (I am talking about nuclear power plants, not research facilities). See the NRC website www.nrc.gov for maps and details.
Australia has plenty of cheap coal so does not need nuclear power, and Australians prefer to keep it that way, though they don't mind selling uranium ore for peaceful purposes to other countries The following is taken from www.world-nuclear.org"In Australia the possibility of nuclear power is hindered in Victoria and NSW, by legislation enacted by previous governments. In Victoria the Nuclear Activities (Prohibitions) Act 1983 prohibits the construction or operation of any nuclear reactor, and consequential amendments to other Acts reinforce this. In NSW the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986 is similar. In 2007 the Queensland government enacted the Nuclear Facilities Prohibition Act 2006, which is similar (but allows uranium mining)."
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In the United States. these activities are regulated by the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Most other countries have similar politically-independent regulatory agencies.
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The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) regulates nuclear power plants in the US.
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board was created in 1988.
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There is no one agency in the US that regulates all of workplace safety. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (and about 26 equivalent organizations in State Plan States) issues safety and health standards for the Long Shoring Industry, the Construction Industry, and General Industry. The Mine Safety and Health Administration regulates metal and non-metal mining. The Coast Guard regulates the safety of working conditions on vessels at sea and in port. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates nuclear workplace safety. Certain Federal and State government agencies are responsible for regulating the safety within their own workplaces.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., is a United States federal law that is, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "the fundamental U.S. law on both the civilian and the military uses of nuclear materials." [1] It covers the laws for the "development and the regulation of the uses of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States." [1]It was an amendment to the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and substantially refined certain aspects of the law, including increased support for the possibility of a civilian nuclear industry.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commision and the Department of Energy
no, they barely even have roads.