ML033090413
| ML033090413 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 11/03/2003 |
| From: | Michelle Honcharik NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Warren C Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| honcharik, M C, NRR/DLPM, 415-1774 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC0966 | |
| Download: ML033090413 (5) | |
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November 3, 2003 Mr. Clay C. Warren Chief Nuclear Officer Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - USE OF PROTECTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR TRANSMISSION OF SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION (TAC No. MC0966)
Dear Mr. Warren:
By letter dated November 6, 2002, you requested approval for the use of protected telecommunications for the transmission of Safeguards Information for Cooper Nuclear Station.
Specifically, you requested approval for the use of the L3 Communications, PrivatelTM encryption system for unclassified Safeguards Information.
The regulation at Section 73.21(g)(3) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) states that... Safeguards Information shall be transmitted only by protected telecommunication circuits (including facsimile) approved by the NRC. The NRC considers as acceptable those encryption systems that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has determined conform to the Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2. In addition, although NIST no longer validates new encryption systems to FIPS 140-1, the NRC considers as acceptable those products that NIST has previously validated as conforming to FIPS 140-1. The Secretary of Commerce has made use of these products mandatory and binding for U.S. Federal agencies when a Federal agency determines that cryptography is necessary for protecting sensitive information.
NIST has validated the PrivatelTM Model 960v device to FIPS 140-1, and it is Number 108 on the Cryptographic Modules Validation List. Therefore, the use of this product is an acceptable method for protecting the telecommunication of U.S. Government sensitive unclassified information such as unclassified Safeguards Information. Approval of the PrivatelTM Model 960v encryption system is contingent upon continued NIST approval.
C. Warren In accordance with 10 CFR 73.21(a), you are required to establish and maintain an information protection system that satisfies 10 CFR 73.21(b) through (i). Compliance with the provisions of 10 CFR 73.21 is inspectable.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1774.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michelle C. Honcharik, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298 cc: See next page
C. Warren In accordance with 10 CFR 73.21(a), you are required to establish and maintain an information protection system that satisfies 10 CFR 73.21(b) through (i). Compliance with the provisions of 10 CFR 73.21 is inspectable.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1774.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michelle C. Honcharik, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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August 2003 Cooper Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. William J. Fehrman President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Mr. Paul V. Fleming, Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P. O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Ms. Cheryl K. Rogers, Program Manager Nebraska Health & Human Services System Division of Public Health Assurance Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South P. O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. Ronald A. Kucera, Director of Intergovernmental Cooperation Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 218 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P. O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Mr. Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 Mr. Scott Clardy, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570