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National Nuclear Regulator

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) is South Africa's statutory regulator of nuclear and radiation safety, established in 2000 to supersede the Council for Nuclear Safety.

National Nuclear Safety Administration

The National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA, 国家核安全局) is China's regulator for nuclear and radiation safety, established in 1984 and operating within the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

National Research Universal

The National Research Universal (NRU) was a 135 MWt, heavy-water research reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, in service from 1957 to 2018 and a leading world source of medical isotopes.

Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant

The Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant (Kernkraftwerk Neckarwestheim) was a German station with two pressurized water reactors near Heilbronn, shut down by 2023 and now being dismantled by EnBW.

New Jersey zero-emission certificates

New Jersey zero-emission certificates, created by the state in 2018, paid the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants for their emission-free attributes until the program ended in 2025.

New York ZEC

The New York Zero-Emission Credit (ZEC) is a certificate that load serving entities must buy through NYSERDA to keep qualifying upstate nuclear plants financially viable, established August 1, 2016.

Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Ontario near Oswego, New York, capable of producing up to 1,907 megawatts.

Ningde nuclear power plant

The Ningde nuclear power plant is a six-unit nuclear station in Fuding, Fujian, China, operated by China General Nuclear Power Group, with units running from 2013.

NIST Center for Neutron Research

The NIST Center for Neutron Research is a national user facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland, whose research reactor provides neutron beams to more than 3,000 U.S. researchers each year.

Nogent nuclear power plant

The Nogent nuclear power plant (centrale nucléaire de Nogent-sur-Seine) is a French nuclear station operated by EDF in the Aube département, with two 1,300 MWe reactors commissioned in 1987 and 1988.

North Anna nuclear power plant

The North Anna nuclear power plant is a two-unit plant in Louisa County, Virginia, operated by Dominion Energy, with Westinghouse pressurized water reactors online since 1978 and 1980.

Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority

The Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Direktoratet for strålevern og atomsikkerhet (DSA), is Norway's government directorate for radiation protection, nuclear safety, and radioactive waste, formed in 1993.

Novovoronezh nuclear power plant

The Novovoronezh nuclear power plant (Нововоронежская АЭС) is a Russian nuclear station near Novovoronezh, Voronezh Oblast, the first in Russia to use VVER reactors, operating since 1964.

NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Ltd

NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Ltd (NPUNL) is a wholly owned nuclear energy subsidiary of NTPC, India's largest power generator, incorporated on 7 January 2025 to carry on nuclear energy business.

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (原子力安全・保安院, NISA) was the Japanese body regulating nuclear and industrial safety from 2001 until 2012, when the Nuclear Regulation Authority replaced it.

Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation

The Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (原子力損害賠償・廃炉等支援機構, NDF) is a Japanese government-backed body providing financial support for nuclear damage compensation and technical support for Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is a UK government body established under the Energy Act 2004 that owns and cleans up Britain's earliest civil nuclear sites, including Sellafield.

Nuclear Energy Agency

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is an OECD intergovernmental agency, founded in 1958 and based near Paris, promoting cooperation on nuclear safety, science, and law.

Nuclear Energy Agency of Japan

The Nuclear Energy Agency of Japan, formally the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), is Japan's national nuclear research and development agency, created in 2005 by merging two institutes.

Nuclear Energy Institute

The Nuclear Energy Institute is the policy organization of the United States commercial nuclear energy industry, founded in 1994 and based in Washington, DC, promoting nuclear power through policy advocacy.

Nuclear Fuel Services

Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) is a nuclear fuel fabrication company in Erwin, Tennessee, owned by BWX Technologies, supplying fuel for all U.S. naval reactors since 1957.

Nuclear Industry Association

The Nuclear Industry Association, formerly the British Nuclear Industry Forum, is the UK's civil nuclear trade association, representing over 340 member companies and campaigning for nuclear power.

Nuclear Installations Inspectorate

The Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) was the United Kingdom's regulator for licensing and inspecting nuclear installations from 1960 until 2011, when its functions passed to the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

Nuclear power by country

Nuclear power by country describes the world's 442 nuclear reactors in 31 countries, which generate about 9% of global electricity, led by the United States, France, and China.

Nuclear Power Corporation of India

Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is a Government of India public sector company under the Department of Atomic Energy, incorporated in 1987 to operate the country's commercial nuclear power plants.

Nuclear power in France

Nuclear power in France is the country's largest electricity source, from a fleet of 57 EDF reactors at 18 stations that produced 361.7 TWh in 2024, about 67% of generation.

Nuclear power in India

Nuclear power in India, or nuclear energy in India, comes from 24 reactors with 8,880 MW capacity, supplying about 3.1% of electricity, with a 100 GW target for 2047.

Nuclear power in the United Kingdom

Nuclear power in the United Kingdom began at Calder Hall in 1956 and today runs nine reactors at five sites, generating about 12% of UK electricity.

Nuclear power in the United States

Nuclear power in the United States is electricity generation from commercial fission reactors, 94 reactors at 54 plants in 2024 supplying about 19% of US power.

Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear program: K.A.CARE, NRRC regulator, SNEHC operator, Duwaiheen tender for two 1.4 GWe reactors with CNNC, EDF, KEPCO, Rosatom bidding, no reactor built, SQP rescinded 2024, no Additional Protocol.