Regions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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 operations • Numerous special inspection teams, with many different specialties, routinely conduct inspections at each site • Whistleblower reports are investigated by the Office of Enforcement, specifically the Allegations branch ==Region I==

Headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Region I oversees 15 plants in the north-eastern United States. Connecticut • Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in Waterford Maryland • Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby Massachusetts • Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station in Manomet New Hampshire • Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in Seabrook New Jersey • Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lower Alloways Creek Township • Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River • Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Lower Alloways Creek Township New York • Ginna Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario • Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station in Scriba • James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba Pennsylvania • Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station near Shippingport • Limerick Nuclear Power Plant in Limerick Township, Montgomery County • Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station in Peach Bottom Township, York County • Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Salem Township • Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station near Harrisburg ==Region II==

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Region II oversees 18 plants in the south-eastern United States. Alabama • Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station in Hollywood • Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant near Decatur and Athens • Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station near Dothan Florida • St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant near Ft. Pierce • Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station near Homestead Georgia • Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant near Baxley • Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Augusta and Waynesboro North Carolina • Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station near Southport • McGuire Nuclear Station near Charlotte • Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in New Hill South Carolina • Catawba Nuclear Station near York • Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca • H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station near Hartsville • Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station near Winnsboro Tennessee • Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station near Soddy-Daisy • Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station near Spring City Virginia • North Anna Nuclear Generating Station near Louisa • Surry Nuclear Power Plant near Surry ==Region III==

Headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, Region III oversees 15 plants in the northern mid-western United States. Illinois • Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station in Will County • Byron Nuclear Generating Station near Byron • Clinton Nuclear Generating Station near Clinton • Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris • LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station near Ottawa • Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station near Cordova Iowa • Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo Michigan • Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station in Bridgman • Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Monroe • Palisades Nuclear Generating Station near South Haven Minnesota • Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant near Monticello • Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant in Red Wing Ohio • Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station near Oak Harbor • Perry Nuclear Generating Station in North Perry Wisconsin • Point Beach Nuclear Generating Station near Two Rivers ==Region IV==

Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, Region IV oversees 12 plants in the southern midwestern and the western United States. Arizona • Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Tonopah Arkansas • Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville California • Diablo Canyon Power Plant in Avila Beach • San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Diego County (in process of becoming decommissioned) Kansas • Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Burlington Louisiana • River Bend Nuclear Generating Station in St. Francisville • Waterford Nuclear Generating Station near Hahnville Mississippi • Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station near Port Gibson Missouri • Callaway Nuclear Generating Station near Fulton Nebraska • Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville Texas • Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station near Glen Rose • South Texas Nuclear Generating Station near Bay City Washington • Columbia Generating Station near Richland == Former regions ==

The 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 ==References==