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listed below.
Exelon
Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric
utilities with approximately 5 million customers and more
than $15 billion in annual revenues. The company has one
of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation
capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in
the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity
to approximately 5 million customers in Illinois and Pennsylvania
and gas to more than 440,000 customers in the Philadelphia
area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the
NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Oyster
Creek is located in Lacey Township, Ocean County, near
the New Jersey shore. Oyster Creek began operating in 1969
as the first large-scale commercial nuclear power plant
in the United States. Its single boiling water reactor produces
636 net megawatts.
The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent
agency established by the U.S. Congress under the Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974 to ensure adequate protection
of the public health and safety, the common defense and
security, and the environment in the use of nuclear materials
in the United States.
The Nuclear
Energy Institute (NEI) is the policy organization of
the nuclear energy and technologies industry and participates
in both the national and global policy-making process. NEI's
objective is to ensure the formation of policies that promote
the beneficial uses of nuclear energy and technologies in
the United States and around the world.
The Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent
regulatory agency within the Department of Energy that regulates
the transmission and sale for resale of natural gas in interstate
commerce; regulates the transmission of oil by pipeline
in interstate commerce; regulates the transmission and wholesale
sales of electricity in interstate commerce; licenses and
inspects private, municipal and state hydroelectric projects;
oversees related environmental matters and administers accounting
and financial reporting regulations and conducts of jurisdictional
companies.
The Department
of Energy 's mission is to foster a secure and reliable
energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable;
to be a responsible steward of the Nation's nuclear weapons,
to clean up our own facilities and to support continued
United States leadership in science and technology.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's mission is to protect human health
and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and
land - upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been
working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American
people.
The New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is committed
to providing a high quality of life for the residents of
New Jersey. To assist the residents of New Jersey in preserving,
sustaining, protecting and enhancing the environment to
ensure the integration of high environmental quality, public
health and economic vitality.
For over two decades, the Yucca
Mountain Project has conducted an extensive scientific
effort to determine whether Yucca Mountain, Nevada is a
suitable site for a deep underground facility called a repository.
The purpose of a repository is to safely isolate highly
radioactive nuclear waste for at least 10,000 years.
Edison Electric
Institute (EEI) is the association of United States
shareholder-owned electric companies, international affiliates,
and industry associates worldwide. Our U.S. members serve
97 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder
owned segment of the industry, and 71 percent of all electric
utility ultimate customers in the nation. They generate
almost 60 percent of the electricity produced by U.S. electric
generators.
The World
Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) unites all
nuclear electricity operators in the world. It facilitates
the exchange of operating experience, so that its members
can work together to achieve the highest possible standards
of safety and reliability in operating their nuclear power
plants.
The World
Nuclear Association (WNA) is the global industrial
organization that seeks to promote the peaceful worldwide
use of nuclear power as a sustainable energy resource for
the coming centuries.
The PJM
Interconnection plays a vital role in the U.S. electric
system. As a regional transmission organization (RTO), PJM:
Coordinates the movement of electricity through all or parts
of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
A Guide
from the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
to let you know what to do in the unlikely event that an
emergency arises at a nuclear generating station. You and
your family should familiarize yourselves with the procedures
outlined in this booklet and keep this information handy.
As with any situation, it is always best to be informed
and prepared should unexpected circumstances occur.
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