(1) Safety: ensuring protection of public health and safety and the environment. (2) Security: ensuring the secure use and management of radioactive materials. (3) Openness: ensuring openness in our regulatory process. (4) Effectiveness: ensuring that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely. (5) Management: ensuring excellence in agency management to carry out the NRC's strategic objective. (NRC, Enforcement Program Annual Report, Calendar and Fiscal Years 2005, August 15, 2006, page ix)