ML042030042
| ML042030042 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello, Palisades, Kewaunee, Point Beach, Prairie Island, Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 07/06/2004 |
| From: | Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/DLPM |
| To: | Weinkam E Nuclear Management Co |
| References | |
| +sispmjr200506, -RFPFR, FOIA/PA-2005-0236, TAC MC3355, TAC MC3356, TAC MC3357, TAC MC3358, TAC MC3359, TAC MC3360, TAC MC3361, TAC MC3362 | |
| Download: ML042030042 (8) | |
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July 6, 2004 Mr. Edward J. Weinkam Director, Regulatory Services Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54106
SUBJECT:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER, KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, PALISADES, NUCLEAR PLANT, MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT , POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2, AND PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
USE OF ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE FOR SECURE TRANSMISSION OF SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION (TAC NO. MC3355, MC3356, MC3358, MC3357, MC3359, MC3360, MC3361, AND MC3362)
Dear Mr. Weinkam:
By letter dated June 3, 2004, you requested approval to use encryption software for the transmission of Safeguards Information (SGI) for Duane Arnold Energy Center, Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant, Palisades Nuclear Plant, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, , Units 1 and 2, and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and
- 2. Specifically, you requested approval for the use of PGP Software (Enterprise, Corporate, or Personal) Desktop Version 8.0 or the latest validated version developed with PGP SDK 3.0.3 for encryption of sensitive unclassified SGI.
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.21(g)(3) states, in part,
. . . Safeguards Information shall be transmitted only by protected telecommunication circuits (including facsimile) approved by the NRC. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers 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, as being acceptable. The Secretary of Commerce has made use of Cryptographic Module Validation Program products mandatory and binding for Federal agencies when a Federal agency determines that cryptography is necessary for protecting sensitive information.
PGP Software Corporate Desktop Version 8.0 was developed with PGP SDK 3.0.3. NIST Certificate, Number 394, validates compliance of this software development tool with FIPS 140-2 requirements. Therefore, the NRC staff finds the use of this encryption software acceptable for processing and transmitting SGI electronically for your site. Later versions of PGP Software Corporate Desktop are also acceptable provided that:
- 1. They were developed using a software development tool e.g., PGP SDK 3.0.3 that meets and is validated by NIST to FIPS 140-2 requirements.
E. J. Weinkam 2. You notify the NRC of your intention to update your encryption software 30 days prior to its first use. When notifying the NRC, include a description of the new software you will be using and provide a statement indicating NIST certification of the software development tool.
It is important to remind you that 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, including the use of encryption software for transmittal of SGI, is mandatory and inspectable.
Additionally, only one public key is to be generated per site. The PGP file containing the public key must be named according to the following syntax: LastName_FirstName_SiteName.asc.
This naming convention represents the organizational point of contact indicated as owning the key-pair.
As stated in letter dated May 5, 2004, from R. P. Zimmerman, NRC, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, to Stephen D. Floyd, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), please provide the public key for transmitting sensitive, unclassified SGI and the point of contact information (name, telephone number and e-mail address) to NEI and the NRC points of contact provided below. Once this information has been provided, we will provide a copy of the NRC public key to your point of contact. All SGI holders must employ an appropriate credentialing process to verify that individuals providing public keys are legitimate users. Private keys must be controlled as SGI.
The NRC point of contact for all transmittals related to the review and approval of the supplemental responses to the security orders is Mr. Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager, Security Plan Review Team, Division of Licensing Project Management, who can be reached at (301)415-3308, or via e-mail at bkv@nrc.gov. For transmittal of other SGI, and for public key coordination, the NRC point of contact is Mr. Louis Grosman, Office of the Chief Information Officer, who can be contacted at (301)415-5826, or via e-mail at lhg@nrc.gov. As coordinated with the NEI, the industry point of contact for public key coordination is Mr. James W. Davis, who can be reached at (301)739-8105 and via e-mail at jwd@nei.org.
E. J. Weinkam Encrypted SGI information shall be transmitted as attachments to an e-mail directed to sprt@nrc.gov. The e-mail message must also contain the name of the NRC staff member who is to receive the attachments.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301)415-3308.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Security Plan Review Team Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.50-331, 72-32, 50-305, 50-255, 72-7, 50-263, 50-266, 50-301, 72-5, 50-282, 50-306, and 72-10 cc: See next page
ML042030042 OFFICE SPRT/PM SPRT/LA NSIR/DNS/SC OCIO/PMAS SPRT/SC NAME BVaidya CHawes SMorris LHGrosman JNakoski DATE 6/23/04 6/23/04 6/30/04 6/30/04 7/6/04 Duane Arnold Energy Center cc:
Mr. John Paul Cowan Daniel McGhee Executive Vice President & Utilities Division Chief Nuclear Officer Iowa Department of Commerce Nuclear Management Company, LLC Lucas Office Buildings, 5th floor 700 First Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Hudson, MI 54016 Chairman, Linn County John Bjorseth Board of Supervisors Plant Manager 930 1st Street SW Duane Arnold Energy Center Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324 Craig G. Anderson Senior Vice President, Group Operations Steven R. Catron 700 First Street Manager, Regulatory Affairs Hudson, WI 54016 Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Mark A. Peifer Palo, IA 52324 Site Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Management Company, LLC Resident Inspectors Office 3277 DAEC Road Rural Route #1 Palo, IA 52324-0351 Palo, IA 52324 Regional Administrator, Region III U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Jonathan Rogoff Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Bruce Lacy Nuclear Asset Manager Alliant Energy/Interstate Power and Light Company 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324
Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant David Zellner Chairman - Town of Carlton cc: N2164 County B Kewaunee, WI 54216 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Mr. Jeffery Kitsembel Chief Nuclear Officer Electric Division Nuclear Management Company, LLC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin 700 First Street PO Box 7854 Hudson, MI 54016 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Plant Manager Mr. Thomas Coutu Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Site Vice President N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511 Nuclear Management Company, LLC N490 Highway 42 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511 Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511 David Molzahn Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 600 N. Adams Street Green Bay, WI 54307-9002 Resident Inspectors Office U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission N490 Hwy 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511 Regional Administrator, Region III U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Jonathan Rogoff Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Larry L. Weyers Chairman, President and CEO Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 600 North Adams Street Green Bay, WI 54307-9002
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Commissioner Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Minnesota Department of Commerce Nuclear Management Company, LLC 121 Seventh Place East 700 First Street Suite 200 Hudson, WI 54016 St. Paul, MN 55101-2145 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Manager - Environmental Protection Division Resident Inspectors Office Minnesota Attorney Generals Office 2807 W. County Road 75 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 Monticello, MN 55362 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 Manager, Regulatory Affairs John Paul Cowan Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Nuclear Management Company, LLC Officer 2807 West County Road 75 Nuclear Management Company, LLC Monticello, MN 55362-9637 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Robert Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Nuclear Asset Manager Citizens Association (MECCA) Xcel Energy, Inc.
1051 South McKnight Road 414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 St. Paul, MN 55119 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Commissioner Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Site Vice President 520 Lafayette Road Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Regional Administrator, Region III Monticello, MN 55362-9637 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer Wright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Mr. Jeffery Kitsembel Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Electric Division Nuclear Management Company, LLC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin 700 First Street P.O. Box 7854 Hudson, WI 54016 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Mr. F. D. Kuester Nuclear Asset Manager President & Chief Executive Officer Wisconsin Electric Power Company WE Generation 231 West Michigan Street 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Milwaukee, WI 53201 John Paul Cowan Regulatory Affairs Manager Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Point Beach Nuclear Plant Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road 700 First Street Two Rivers, WI 54241 Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. Ken Duveneck Douglas E. Cooper Town Chairman Senior Vice President - Group Operations Town of Two Creeks Palisades Nuclear Plant 13017 State Highway 42 Nuclear Management Company, LLC Mishicot, WI 54228 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Chairman Public Service Commission Site Director of Operations of Wisconsin Nuclear Management Company, LLC P.O. Box 7854 6610 Nuclear Road Madison, WI 53707-7854 Two Rivers, WI 54241 Regional Administrator, Region III Dennis L. Koehl U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Site Vice-President 801 Warrenville Road Nuclear Management Company, LLC Lisle, IL 60532-4351 6590 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Tribal Council Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Prairie Island Indian Community Nuclear Management Company, LLC ATTN: Environmental Department 700 First Street 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Hudson, WI 54016 Welch, MN 55089 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Asset Manager Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Xcel Energy, Inc.
Nuclear Management Company, LLC 414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 1717 Wakonade Drive East Minneapolis, MN 55401 Welch, MN 55089 John Paul Cowan Manager - Environmental Protection Division Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Minnesota Attorney Generals Office Officer 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 Nuclear Management Company, LLC St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Craig G. Anderson 1719 Wakonade Drive East Senior Vice President, Group Operations Welch, MN 55089-9642 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Regional Administrator, Region III Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Mr. Joseph M. Solymossy Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Administrator Nuclear Management Company, LLC Goodhue County Courthouse 1717 Wakonade Drive East Box 408 Welch, MN 55089 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 121 Seventh Place East Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55101-2145 November 2003