HyperDic: nrc

English > 1 sense of the word *NRC*:
NOUN	group	NRC, Nuclear Regulatory Commission	an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants

English > *NRC*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	An independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
Synonym	Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Broader	independent agency	An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments