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ML18024A001
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Issue date: 01/22/2018
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To: Greenewald J
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NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA RESPONSE NUMBER (03-2017) r.f"'Rllf:O(I(.,

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..... .01 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RESPONSE TYPE D INTERIM [ZJ FINAL REQUESTER: DATE:

IJohn Greenewald 11 01/22/2018 I

DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:

Copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of the Agency Security Classification Management Program Data SF-311 forms filled out by your agency, for the last three years PART I. - INFORMATION RELEASED You have the right to seek assistance from the NRC's FOIA Public Liaison. Contact information for the NRC's FOIA Public Liaison is available at bttgs:LLwww mc gov/reading-rm/foia/contact-foia.html D Agency records subject to the request are already available on the Public NRC Website, in Public ADAMS or on microfiche in the NRC Public Document Room. .

0 Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.

Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or of interest to another Federal agency have been D referred to that agency (see comments section) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you.

D We are continuing to process your request.

D See Comments.

PART I.A - FEES .

NO FEES AMOUNT' D You will be billed by NRC for the amount listed.

0 Minimum fee threshold not met.

II II D You will receive a refund for the amount listed.

D Due to our delayed response, you will

  • See Comments for details D Fees waived. not be charged fees.

PART I.B -- INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE D We did not locate any agency records responsive to your request. Note: Agencies may treat three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records as not subject to the FOIA ("exclusions"). 5 U.S.C. 552(c). This is a standard notification given to all requesters; it should not be taken to mean that any excluded records do, or do not, exist.

[Z] We have withheld certain information pursuant to the FOIA exemptions described, and for the reasons stated, in Part II.

Because this is an interim response to your request, you may not appeal at this time. We will notify you of your right to D appeal any of the responses we have issued in response to your request when we issue our final determination.

You may appeal this final determination within 90 calendar days of the date of this response by sending a letter or e-mail to the FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or FOIA.Resource@nrc.gov, Please be

[ZJ sure to include on your letter or email that it is a "FOIA Appeal." You have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the NRC's Public Liaison, or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). Contact information for OGIS is available at.

httgs://ogis,archives,gov/about-ogis/contact-ioformation.htm PART I.C COMMENTS ( Use attached Comments continuation page if required)

Signature - Freedom of Information Act Officer or Deslgnee

/' Digitally signed by Stephanie A. Blaney 1Stephanie A. Blaney ,.1 ""Date: 2018.01.22 11 :32:29 -05'00' NRC Form 464 Part I (03-2017) /: Add Continuation Page I Delete Continuation Page Page 2 of 2

NRC FORM 464 Part II U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA (03-2017)

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RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF I 2017-0370 I

INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST

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PART II.A -- APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request are being withheld in their entirety or in part under the FOIA exemption(s) as indicated below (5 U.S.C. 552(b)).

D Exemption 1: The withheld information is properly classified pursuant to an Executive Order protecting national security information.

D Exemption 2: The withheld information relates solely to the internal personnel rules ~nd practices of NRC.

D Exemption 3: The withheld information is specifically exempted from public disclosure by the statute indicated.

D Sections 141-145 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data (42 U.S.C. 2161-2165).

D Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards Information (42 U.S.C. 2167).

41 U.S.C. 4702(b), which prohibits the disclosure of contractor proposals, except when incorporated into the contract between the agency and the D submitter of the proposal.

Exemption 4: The withheld information is a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial information that is being withheld for the reason(s)

D indicated.

The information is considered to be proprietary because it concerns a licensee's or applicant's physical protection or material control and D accounting program for special nuclear material pursuant to 1 o CFR 2.390(d)(1).

D The information is considered to be another type or confidential business (proprietary) information.

D The information was submitted by a foreign source and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(d)(2).

D Exemption 5: The withheld information consists of interagency or intraagency records that are normally privileged in civil litigation.

D Deliberative process privilege. '*

D Attorney work product privilege.

D Attorney-client privilege.

Exemption 6: The withheld information from a personnel, medical, or similar file, is exempted from public disclosure because its disclosure would result D in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

[ { ] Exemption. 7: The withheld information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is being withheld for the reason(s) indicated.

D (A) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with an open enforcement proceeding.

D (C) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(D) The information consists of names and other information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to reveal identities of confidential D sources.

0 (E) Disclosure would reveal techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or guidelines that could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law.

D (F) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.

D Other I I PART 11.B -- DENYING OFFICIALS In accordance with 10 CFR 9.25(g) and 9.25(h) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, the official(s) listed below have made the determination to withhold certain information responsive to your request APPELLATE OFFICIAL DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE/OFFICE RECORDS DENIED EDD SECY I Stephanie Blaney I IFOIA Officer/OCIO 11 Security related information I 0 D I 11 I D D I 11 I D D Appeals must be made in writing within 90 calendar days of the date of this response by sending a letter or email to the FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or FOIA.Resource@nrc.gov. Please be sure to include on your letter or email that it is a "FOIA Appeal."

NRC Form 464 Part II (03-2017) Page 1 of 1

AGENCY SECURITY CLASS('FICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DATA tSubmis,ion, musl be u11d11ssined and reach lhe lnformalion.Securil)' O,*ersight Ol'fict (IS00) 1111 lnler lhun :'iliHmher'l5 follii,vi11J:_ tbe.reporlini::11rriotl.)

PARTA: ldentifyin~ Information I. F.1itcr the Fiscal \'cur thut-this i*~porl cov.:rs. ..1, 2QJ4'

2. ldcnlif)' th.: Ocl)artmcnl, lndependenl a~ent')', or Esta'blishmenl that is 2.

l'.<>1.:n::d h\' this*rcpon. :U.S. Nuclear Regtilutory Commission II *'*' Enter the na111.:. tit!..:: mldrcss. plionc. fax. and c-nuiihtddrcss <1f tlic Senior 3.

.\2cncy Official tas dctinccl'in E.O. 13526. sectiiin 5.4(011 responsible for this MiC~~I K J11tm:.,11: [)..'J'l',11\ li'-"-...-wi,i: J>;r..'\'t,,t 1~1r <<.:.:.ct11r arJ f'f,.1,.iu.,.b~"-,; Pn*!,'1,1111~

I rl'pnrt. 11 ~5:0 r.fr,.*l,*1\i~ l'll.c. :-.bd \t.'P C)\\'fS lb-El$:R,~1..,iU"** Ml) ~S52

{>1\i\*'-*1,\r,1, .u.~111:i.. E:rn;iil Mi~h~I J,*~i:p,*111!_1111,; pw. "'"- Dill1~J5.111.1

-I. Enter the 1111111,:. ti tit:. plmne. fax .. and email address for the 11oint-ol~contuc1 4.

n:spc111sihlc for answc:ring qtiestioils. aborn this rcpon. li,um,.m w..-.-1. J1 , c.*htl'!*, lnforn1.11th1U S..'\:urit,* llm),:h.*t~lll1."i. \*fl~ll\;h:.¥" ~,;w11.,* 111111 t1~i.l..*nt lt1.""t1,;m...: _

0 1)(fiw '1.1u11~1:Vil~7 *.F,1'\ 1l.tJI) ,U~*!l."O. l~*m.:ul. fi,1111~,n WL":>J"urm; ~m PART B: Officials. With Oi"ii?itial Classification Authority 5_ Enter-the munben,f :tgency oflici:ils whose highcsl lc,*cl or original ch1ssilkation muhority is TOP SECRET. 5. 7

6. !-:mer Lhc nun1be1' of agency nflkiuls whose highesl level or original classilkmion authority is SECRET. (l,_.* 4
7. l'.ntcr th~ numbi.'r ofagcnc)* orticiul;; whose highcsl levcl'of original t'iassilkation a111hority*is C<:>NHDF.NTIAL. 7. 0
8. Total nu111hcn1furticials with nriginal*dussilication authority. (Sum ofhlqcks 5. 6. & 7) 8. II I PARTC: Original Classification Decisions Original classilicalion is :111 inili.tl (klennimniun Lhut the infom1iition to be clnssilicd has 1101 bet:n prc,:iously clussili~d by*anY illhcr authority. ll*also meet, the liillowing*condit'ions: (I) it was classified by an original classilicmion authority: (2).the informal.ion is*owncd by or Jbr; ur is under the comrnl of'thc LJnircd Stmcs Govcrnmcm: (3) it fall~ into.al tc*ast 01ic ofthc cutcgorics.from section 1.-1 ofE.O. 13526:-and-(4) unauthorized disclosure could rcasnnubly be expected to n.:sult in dmnagc to the natinf)al security. (Provillc,informutinn on-all-origin.ii-classification dccisions;. rcgardlcss,.of lhi: 111cdi:1. inch1dinl!* th6~1: ..documc11ti!d and disst:minated via email. Do not count reproductions or copit:s.)
9. Enter the number or:ori~in:1ITOP SECRET 1:lassilicatio1nlecisio11s rnadc during.the reporting period wilh* 9.

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dcrl:1ssilicutio11 instruc1ions of Ill ,*cars or less.

IO. l'.nt.:r the number nforigin:JI TOP.SECRET cla~silil.:atiun dedsions mudc during the rt:porting period with 10.

I 0 I dL*dassitit'ulinn instrnctions ranging from O\'cr IO ,*cars lo 25 nars.

11'.. To1:1l 1111111bcr nt"TOP SECRET.original classilh.:ution *dcdsions. (Sum ol'*hlo.cks 9 &

  • LO) .. 11.

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12. Enter th!! munhcr of oi*igin:11 SECRET .clussiticntitm clt:cbioi1s ni:1dc* during ihc rcpo11ing-period with dcclassilication 12.

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instrucliuns ol'JO \'C:lf's ur less.

13. EnH:r thi: numh.:r of nril!inul SECRET clussilicution decisions made Juring thc*rcporting p.::riod witl1tJeclassificnti1111 11 instrucliuns ra112i112*from o,*cr 10 years io 2:h'e:Jrs. 2 1'1. Tolal*numb.:r (li'SECRET original classilkatipn decisii111s: (Si1111ofblocks 12.& 13) l'i.

2 I 15. T~mcr .th.: mun her or original CON Fl l>ENTI Al, classitication-decisions nii1d.:.during tht* -rcpn11ing p.:rfod'wiih dccl:issifiL*:nion instructfons of 10 ,*curs or less.

or

16. Entl'l' the 11umbc1= orif?in:il CO*:\FI l>ENTIAL clussilicution decisions made during the r.:porting: period "'ith 15.

16.

0 ilcl'lassification instructions ranging l'rom over IO years to 25 veil rs. 0 Ii. Total numbi.:r of'CO:'IIFII>ENTIAL original classification decisions. (Sum of blocks 15'& 16) 17.

0 IR. Tol:tl numhcr of.original classification decisions. (Sum ol'hlocks 11. 14.,& 17) IX.

1 PARTD: Derivntive Classitica*tion Decisions Ocri\*ative clussillcatimi'is. tht* incorporating. purnphrasing. restating. or gt:ncrating in nt:w form infommtion that is*ulrt:ud)* classified. This includes

! classilication based on classilic:1tio11 guides or other source documents. (l'rovidc informntio\1 011 all dassilic,11io11 decisio_ns. n:gardless.orthe media:

incluiling those documented and disseminated via crnail. Do not count reproductions or cop ics.)

19. Emer thc.nunibcr ofdcrh*ali\'C TOP SECRET classification dccisinns*mudc during the.reporting period .. 19. 13
20. Enter thc number ol'derirntivc SECRET classilicrition-dccisions mad.:*during th.: n:porting_pcriod*. 20. 1.433
21. _1:ntcr the number- of,dcriv11li\'e CONFIDE:'ITL\L cl:i.ssilication.dccisions mud.: during the reporting period. 11. 98.7 n Total number of dcrivatin.: classilicatio11 decisions. (Sumot'blocks 19.20.-&21) 22. 2.433
,unO*'Ml. ARClll\."l
S *\:-11) RECORDS ,\l)ll.llMSrn.-\TI01';. ,\UTIIORIZED FOR LOCAL Rl:PRODUl..:TION ST:\NDARD'FORM JI I tRE\12-13)

Previous edition is unusable l'rl*scrihcd hv:NARA/ISOD 32 1..TIUOIJ I UJ 1,l:,~li

.PART-E: *l\fandatory Declassification Review Req1iests and Appeals

,\ *:Rcquesl'" is.an individual initial review request or appeal. regardless of the number ofdocurncnts or.pages tti be reviewed as part ol"thc request .

. Rcoorl onh* reC1ucs1s for rnur.aecilcv.in ,H1ich vo11r*112enn is rcsnonsible fur the linal decision.

23. Enter the nunibcr of requests rcccivc(l during the reporting period.

-~). 0 n l::ntcr, thc nurrilier iii' rcqucsh clo;;.:d during the :rcpiirting period. 24. 0

25. l:mcr 1hc m111ihcror1:c11ucsts'.tha1 have bccn unr.:sl)lvcd for over one year. _,_

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0 2(1. Enter- the average number or.days .to:rc:~(ifvc cach request 26. ()

I 27. Enter Ilic 11111i1bcr. of apre,ils received during.:thc reporting period. 27. 0 I 2S. Enlcr the mnnhernf appc,ifs.clos~*il*during the reporting. period. 2X. 0

29. bllcr the numbcr ol'appeals.tlrnt have been unrcsrilved l<)rovcr.une )'car. 29. .0
30. E111er.the::l\*crngc 11u111hen11'days to rcsolw each appeal. 3Cl. 0
31. Emenhe numhcr of referred :rc1111esls ,rcq:ivcd during ihc. reporting p.:riod: 31. 0

,_, Entcr the numhcr of 1-.cfi!rrcdJ1ppcals rcet:ivcd duri1ig 1hc n:por1ing.'peri11d:

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  • "-* 0 PART F: Mandatory Dcch1ssification Review Decisions iii Pages

" biter the numhcr or requested pages .that were dcclassi!icd iii full.

  • '--'** 33. ()
34. l:nlcr 1l1e number 1il"rc11ucstcd 1>11ges lhat werc dcdassilicd in part. .H. 0 35 .. Fnh:r the numhcr or requested 1u1gcs thaHvcrc dcnicd*dccla~silicarion. 35. ()

.,6. Toral*munhcr ot'rl!quested pages acted on. (Sum ol'hlocks.33. 34, &J5) 36. 0 37., Enter the numbcr oi: appealed pages that \\ere declassified in full. ':,7. 0

38. Enter the numhcr ,ii" :1ppi:aled pages that were declu!'si!ii:d in rarr. 3M. 0

.w. Enter the 11111111.icr of :appealed 1111gcs that \\'ere clcuied:declassi fieati,in, *39. ()

-rn. Touil number ol':1p11e:1lcd p11gcs acrcd*on ... (Sum of blocks 37.38. &. 31~! 40. 0 PARTG: Automatic,Systcmatic, and Discretionary Declassification Reviews

41. Enter th.: nu111hcrofin1g.cs:'rl:,*.iewcd that were subjcct.1011ut11malic dcclassilication under seciion 3.3 ol'E.O. 13526. 41. 0
42. Enr.:r the nunibcr oCpag<!s dccl:1ssificd.undcr :111111m:1iic declassification. 42. 0
  • 13. *Emcr the nuniher.111'.pagcs re,.icwe1J'tha1 ,\*ere subJ.ect to syslematk dcdi1ssific:11ion undcr.scctio11*3..t ofE.O. 1:3526. . *13, 0
44. Enter the number of*p,iges decfas~ilicd under syslematinlcdassilicalion. -1:J. 0 45 .. l:nter lhe number of pages reviewc11:tliat were subject lo discrction:11')* dccl11ssifica1ion under section 3.1 ofE.O: 13526. 45. 0 4(i. l:ntcr the numhcr of pages declassifieil under discretitimtl')" declassification: .J(,, ii P,\RtH: Internal Agency Oversight
47. En1cr the 11t1111bcr*orsclf-ins11cclions conductc10,) your ugcney. co\'Crillg any aspect Mihc.sccurity classilication prognun. during thc:rcponing period.
  • 47. 3 4X: Emcr the 11uti1hcr uf clmllengcs proeesscd:by your,ugeney ll> the clussificalion of information bdievcd tli.l1c improperly d11ssilkd or unclas~ili~d . .(E:O .. 13526. section 1.8) -IS. 0
49. Enrcnhc*nurnbcr lifchallengcs where the classiiicatio11 stams.was:fully affirmed. - 4.9. 0

.50. l':nter the number of cluillenges where. the classification sta.tus was 11,*erturned in whnle or in pnrl . 5,0, 01

51. Enter rhc m11nh.:r.11fsecurity l'lassilicalion guides,crcatcd by your agency arid currently in use ... 51. II N ..\T10:-;A1. ARCHIVES A1'D RECORDS ,\mllNISTRAno:-.: J\UTI IORIZED FOR WCAL REl'ROI>lJCTION STAN DARO FOR:-.D I I tRl'V ~- I .1)

Prcvi()lLS edition ;;iunusahlc Prcscrihcd hv N,.\ RA/[SOO 32 CFR 2mi I 1**.0 135~<,

Comments Ure 1/1/s .1*p(u'1: 10 dabor//1(' 011 illl,l' .rt'C:lio11 r~/'tliisform. ((more spm*e is needed. pmvid,* as*m1mtacl1111e1111ruhisjim11. Prol'ide explwu11iims/i11* at(!'

\ sig11//ica111 changes in 11*e11ci.1"1111111hers rom 1/1;~ .we,*ious vew: *.1* re ml'I. *

!Part B: Two of the four positions.delegated Secret original i:lassilkatioi1 authority arc occupied by individuals on a temporary basis. Individuals temporarily acting*in a position arc not delegated original "classification authority. At'which time individuals arc selected to pemiam:ntly occupy these

  • positions. then these individuals will be delegated Secret original classification authorityJ'roni Chairmall'Macforhme.

Part D: The increase in derivatiw classification decisions from FY2013 to FY20.J4 can be auributei:I to more accurate e$ti111mes ofderivntive classification decisions mudc *On *cJassilied e-mail content. hi priqr' years .. the .U.S.* NRC i:lid not account for an accurate estiri1a1e of dcrivutivc clnssilicution decisions associated with csnmil. I I

/ Part G: Dcclnssificationrcvicws*werc.not conducted iffFY2014 due to.resource constraints. Declassification rcv.iews will be conducted in FY2015. I

,I pending the availability*ofrcsourccs. I.

(b)(7)(E)

For ISOO Use .011(1' ISOO Analyst Name:

Date of QC:

Analyst Initials:*

N,\TIO~AL ARCI llVES :\~D l~EC'ORDS /\0~11NISTR:\'VI01' AUTIIORIZl'D FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION S'FAND/\RL>'FORM nr (REV :!-i J)

Prcv inus ~dition is unusable- *Prcsi:rihed hy NARAIISOO

-.12-crn 2001 1:.0. us::i1,

JtGENCY,SECIJRlT:Y'CLASSIFICATION.MANAGEM*ENT PROGRAM-DATA

(~ilboMs!i!i~s' must bi!!ilncJas~ificd a_nd re.~~lf ti!¢' Informatjon<Sei:tirity *Oi*erslghtOffii:e _(IS()O) iio la_tcr tha~~No,*eni~l!r J s: f(!llinving !lie repotth1g jj_c,fi_i)ct)

PART A: l(lentifyi11g :Iiiform11tioii k1~ Eiitefthe'l<'isca[Y~a(thiitJhisrcp,cirt,C9~ers.*  :+, 2015 1,2, Jderitif}'1'the:Dcpartment,.lndepcni_lcnt:agency, _oi:Establishmcnt tlillt .is 2:. ' ' ' ' . '

,ioverea:bfthis report- * *** ** *  : ,Urtitcd;States,:Nucl~a_t Reguiafory'.Coinm1ssfort.

J; iEnter-'the:nallie[i.in4Jitli{of!he'Sciifor;A.gerifyOffidal :* .. ... ...

(a~.:gefined in'E:0: 13526, ~edipn.f4(c!)),:rcspon~t~Ie for thisrep.ort

' :l'vi_ichael R. John.son (See explanatory C()lllments)

,4: :~~~~nlie,pa~c;, ti~lcjp_l\on,c;,!i'ild;cm~il,,~d4r¢ss for !h9.point:".CJHoiitatt* i .4:

l:responsi6ie:for,answerlng;questions *iiboui'.tliis;report..

I - * ' * * ' ' * , * . * ' ; , .a * *'!.*  :' *barrytH:.~arsol)s:(see expi~natory'.corrimerits)

PART B: .Officia_ls*with.Origi11aLClassification Authoqty
5*; Eritefthirnurrioer ofageric}' officiahhvhosc highc$t*tevcl ofori_giiiiil classifieatioii:iiuthotity is TOP SECRET. 5.-.. 7.

t'.6: Epter- thc-rhimiierolligcticy officials*wb'9sc'-highest.1evel oforiginai cl~ssifi¢atifni:mitliority is.SECRET; 4 ill

. PARTG: Original Classification.Decisions*

Original classification.is an:Jriitial dcterminatioiltha.~ the;infoimation:to be classified has not becn.previoflsly:i:lassificd _by any,;othcr.authcirityi. It.also

.rne,ctlqh~Jo\l<1wi1,1g f<Jriditiims: '(l}it..:w9;>:cllll!sificd by,an orig,i11~l clas~i:fi~ation a~t)l!)riiy;.(2) the infonpatjo_n_ is.owned by or,for,,\J~ is t1ndcr the.

29iitrql*,9f'theUnited'Statc;rGovermnen~;: (3) ,itJalls'irito a.( least'. OJ'!C. of tl'\c catc:gorics from:scetion J..4 ofE:0, l,3526;-and (4):unauthorized_ disclosure icqt1ld)erisopa_bly: 6e,~ipecteci *to result i1tdatj'iagiit~ .tne'natfonai *securjty, (Provide* inf!'1tjriati6n on* ait priginal .dassification ilecisioris, rega;Jless hf

tlic,media;'.'intluding,tlfose,ooclimentcdancl'clisseminatcd,vialcmail. Do not.counfreproductions*or.cop1es;)* .
9,, :en.ter,t),t:_*numJier:gf'otjgiilal'TO~\SECRETAlassificat_i~n:de~isions.mac:fo,dµting*thereporting*peridd',vith_ :9'..

l,declassific~tion:instiuctions'o{IOyears.odcss: - . . . . . 0

!*lO,.-;Eriter.the number of original ,TOP,SECRET'.cliissificatfoit,decisioiis made duiirigthe reportingperiod*with :JO.

l*declas~ificationinstructfons raneh12 fronfover 10years:to25-vears; *

J'f,/Totallnulllb!!r. of'.(()P _SECRET origh1at:classifi~a~iC>p, ~e.cisions;._ (Sqlll,of~l~cks} & I Of . I.I..

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J2:;)Eifrer::thc11tinibcr.:oforigirial *SECRETcfassificiitfori'dccisioris -rriadc.'difring therepbrling period:.with,declassilkation *:.12.,

hnsti'uctions of.10.vears:orless. * - * *' *.. O*

i lFEntpr)Jie numb~r:o,f ofigl~~I SE~RE_T::classifii:~aiioi'r~cc_i~ions,riiade c!tiriiig}lie_repci~ing pi:dod'"*ifh- declassmcation'. - . I J,'
instructions *ran2in2 from over .I O_yearsJo.-25 years; 0

'. J 4, 'Totalritimber ofSECRET 'ori~a(; classification decisidhii. (Sum of blocks l2 .&J3) * :t 4..

Q:

Pf '.Enf~,:ttje,nuniq~i of:~rig~n;ff,~ONFil)EN1Ji\L Cl:,\SSifi£a,iion:decist~i:is n1a.de'4utjng t~ereporting P.eriC>d wjfh: . rs_ ..

1*declassifii:ation ,instrnctjonsiof!I o* years. or less:

,l 6kEnte'f thenurriberiof original.CONFIDENTIALclassificatfori* decisions made;during .the reportingj,eritid 'with: *:1 *6: *

!,*declassification: instructions'.*raheini?fronfoyer 10 :vearsJci'25.-years; 0

lY.,'J:o~;iJ:!lu~ber- o(CONf.IDE~TIAL.9rigimff classiticatfo1_1'dc~isi9ns. (Sum.ofbfoc~s Is {k :!'(~)', *.17.,

0 LJ Si Total:riiiinbcr oforiginaEclassificatioiU!ecisioiis:.

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(Suin ofblockS'll;*. :[ 4, &

17). - *.

18 ..

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P-AR'.f ,D: Deriv:1tive"Classificatio1i' Decisions Derivative ctassHibtioniis thc,incorporating,_parapiirasing, ro.stating;.or gcnc111_ting'.in nc,y}otm,inforrriatii?n tl1at i~'alr9atly dassified. This -ind:u_dcs

  • iiassificatfon pa_s.ed on.classification guicle$.OT o\iter, source,µocufl)ents. (Proyid~-,information*.on ail classification .dccisipns;,regaidless of the media; 1ntluding.tl1rise'dcicuniefit~d,and disscmiitat~iFvia'email: :Ctio rtdti:ounttcprodrictioiis-or'i:opics:) .... ,, .-. . - . . .. . - . . . . . "

,;1j; ;i~nter-t\ie,nurri~er e>f'derivati~e tot S.ECRET*classifii;ati,on,decisitms 111a~e ~ming the:rcporting period.. *_. 19. .7;232:

l'2i\::-~ntedhc ,numb1;r:o'f.dcrivatiye' SE¢RE,l'.,classificatior1cle¢isions__made*~ilring*thc reporting_pcriod,, '20., :2;537.:

21
,.Entcrtiienuriiber.of,iierivativc*coNFIDENTIAb classificaiion-clccisibiis:1iiadcdiiring*._tlic.foporting,pericid: *21. '71'0
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_ -.PART-E: -Mandatory_ l)eclassificati.on Re.vfe:W:R~quests:.a~d.Appeals A*,"Req~est,- js ari j.ndiviquat_ in,tti~I. i:~view*request*,ov appe!)J, regar~le~s.ofJ!~e !1ll':llhe.f _of doc'!,rµen!s-or pages)~-~e rt:vte~ed.atpart, c:if111~ ~,gue~t-

. Renort-onlv:reauests:for. vour.al!ency:in whicl1.,your,aiency'is* responsible for'.the:nnal-decision:

,iL:Entci'-'the:num6eioi'appealsrci:cived,oiiriiig'tlie.reporiinl.i?erioct.*

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28. '.Enter the nun-iber*of:appeals*closed during the "reporting J!erlod.  ;'28cc0*

_.29;;Enterthe number ofappeabnhat have*beeii imi"esolyeiHor O:V:er:one'.year., 29;:.0:*

, ..}O.-;Eilte(the ayeragfnlimber. of'd~yf(to.fes9Ive ea!;h appe~I. 130.0*

.'33L,Eiltei'otlie:ritimber.of requested-pages tliat*.were. deciassifiedhifull;.

34'.-.Enter the numbci:of.requested pages that were i:leclassifiec(hi,.part.-. ..

  • ,gs: iEritci:thc riu'mbet'of,reql)ested: pagei;:"tnat . wcfo denied dci::his~ification:

,,~6,,'Total<Iiitinbcrjjffe.qu'!!5ted pages-acted pQ: _(Sum:ofb_lq!,:ks *33;.34,.."l/.:;-3~),

.'41'.,Eiifor the*number.'.cif jiagi:s *revie,ved:thai were subJ~cttbautonfaticdecfassifica"tiliiiriii:de'{secifon 3:3:cif-E:0, f3:S26'. .

. *'.42;;,. Enterthe.Iiuinlier of J'ages declassified:under, autoinaticdecfassificatioii C. -

4.3.
Enter,tliefnufuberJ6fpages-revie~ed th_ijt were, subject ti)'sj~~eml!tic;decllis~ciltioil.uiider, section:3';!1-itifE.0, 13526., _ .'43;'.Q_.

4<t_,pme.r t11e number*qf pagt!s.il~_cl'clssitiedund~r:~s~eti.onllrY,*deci~.ssifi~ll#o~..

PA)l'.f :.!f: *, Inter:nai Age11cyJ)vers,igijt:

47..,,EhterJhe,i:JU:nibe.f!>f:challertge~.proc:e.s,saj by.yciur.'ageO:<<::yJp.thei:)as~it'jcatjtji(,6:finfqniiati9nbe!i¢:~e~:~cfb~'.i!)Jp(i_jp¢.tJf,

, classifieil'op~ndasi;ified: ~(E:o:J35t6, Sectio,i' i:s) - * * ** "

48... Ente(tlierim:nber ofchallenges *.where.~thelclassification:stafus was *fully,affirnied:

'48'o:

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Part A. Item 3:

Michael R. Johnson, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and.Preparedness Programs United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike, Mail Stop OWFN l6-El5, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Office: (301) 415-1713; Fax: (301) 415-2700 E-mail: Michacl.Jolmson@nrc.gov Part A, Item 4:

Darryl H. Parsons, Chief, Information Security Branch, Division of Security Operations, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response 11555 Rockville Pike, Mail Stop OWFN02-D15, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Office: (301) 415-7751; Fax: (301) 415-2190 E-mail: Darryl.Parsons@nrc.gov Part B: All four NRC Commissioners are delegated Top Secret original classification authority from the Chainnan. Currently, one of the Commissioner positions is vacant. At'which time an individual is appointed to occupy this position, then that individual will be delegated Top Secret original classification authority from the Chainnan.

Part D: The increase in derivative cla.~sification decisions from FY2014 to FY2015 can-be aurihuted to more accurate estimates of derivative

~lassification decisions made on classified e-mail content.

!'art G: Comprehensive declassification reviews were not conducted in FY2015 due to resource constraints. Increased declassification reviews will htt tonducted in FY2016, pending the availability ofresources:

I For ISOO Use Only ISOO Analyst Name:

Date of QC:

Analyst lilitials:

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P.AR,TA: identifyipg.l~for)J!ati~n I,, Eritedhe Fiscal:Year ihat:this:i-1por(covers,

). Identify)l)e ~ep!irtinertt;Jndepen~eilt age~_cy,.or * -.:-? ' - . . .. ' ' ---- . *'

  • Estii'tili~limcni:. ihat is_ covereO:bv:ihis report. -, :Uriited States Nuclear Regmatofy Conirriissioil

~3.:*Enter:CtJfo;nairie'arid,titlc ofthe:Senior'Agency- }, Miclfael;R. Johnson,,Depiity, ExectitiveDirectifrJor;Reactoi:-

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Title:

4b:cliief, Jnfomiatioii *sccuriiy _Branch, :Division'iJfSccun\y:Opera:tfiini omcc:c:,(,N uc!ei11' Sccilri_ty and liiddeni iles'pbn~.-

, '4c* - *_ - - -

- *,I)an,ylJ>llfspns@nrc;gov -

c5."'Erite(the_ntimbcif ofagcncy_ official$ whose:~igh!!'st 1¢ve[ofodgiiJal'classificatiQif;itithi:,ritY,. is 'J'OP-~EC~T: ;5,_.

,8.i Tofaliliin'iberiof officials*witli-originalcfossification autlfofffy. (Sum:of bkicks*5/6;faiid 7}'. .  :;g;

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  • _ ~,'\RT- C:. ()rJg!!Jal*Classificatio_~.De~ision~ _ _ _ __ * .

.Originar classitfoatiortk ail i~itiiil deteiiniriatiori tllat.the'oin'to'i*n1atioii to,!Je* c(a:ssified-lias iibt*been pfeviotislf cla.~sified by 1anf,othet ai.tthoiitj,; Ii alsq)neets.thdol)o~ing- condjtions: (I) 'it was .ciassified.by"ari .gr_ig\naFcla~~\ficat\qr* aulhodty;*.(2):die, inf9opµ~on 1s q~e-d liy. offor,,or;is,unq~r *

)4C?c9n~9l;of t4e;u~ited States poyc111ment; (3)-it f.alls jnf<;>,!(t least;o~e,()f:ihe/cat_eg1>nc:ll fr<>QJ sectimr 1:{qf E:o. ,l3.,~2~;._and'.(4)u!Jauih9~;z~cr *

'disdosure'toiiid.reasoilab\ybe'.expected,fo:resuh'hi'.drun~ge:10.the'.natioifa[ieciiiity;. *(Provide*.informaiiononrui::oi:iginafclassificiitiofrdecisfons;*

regardless1.of-tlie. media, including thos*e docurncnt~ and disseminated viiiemail. Do*not count reproductions*or: copies'.)

-:.9,: Eriter'ihe numbei:--:Cif original TOP,SECRET cfassification decisions.made during tner~jJoit.tng period ,vitb: '.9. -  :.O'

  • . dec1a*sslficatllin]ilsti:lictloris oflO'years or:lesS;- .-. -- --.. -

-HL EnterOthe.numbe?oforiginai TOR;SECRET classificai:ioii;dcciiiions*made~diiiirig th'c reporti[)g*perio<l,witlf -

  • declassification: instructions riin2ii11(from' over IO .yearstri:25-years.- .- -- --*

. 1();

q fJ, Totafntiinber.of-TOP:SECRET'..origiilal*ciassificatioii*ciecisions;, (Su111ofblocks.9*anci'10),

.6 Jt ~nterJhe':n)lmber._Qf ~rigiriai SECRET i=lass1fi~ati_on;:decisio1,1s nfade_duri_rigtherepc,rting penod,yi~h  ! 17., *o

, !'declassification -instructions' ofl0\year,i, or less.

I} .. Eiit_er.tne* i1uiliper of:origil)!il SECRET clas~ificatiol):cl~isions*.made,cluring ,the tcportingperiocl,vith :B ..

-:ticclassification-iilstructions ran2i~2:Jr.om- over' 10 years'to 25:ycars;. **

  • t4.: Totarn.µniber'of*SEC~l!,:T;op_girial:c!as~ifi¢'atipii clecisi6Iis .. *(Sum,pf.block)i**l2Jiid'.;l~)-, {4, 15.* Enter the,nuiµber of origimii CQ!lo!EIDENT.IAL: classifica_tion <iccisions:_made*duri11g)he rep9rting.p~riod,w*t.Ii is_,

. deela~slficatidninstructions'or-10'.vearsor.iess.: - .. -* -----*-- ,. - " _ ,_. -* - --* - -- .. --

I6: Entedhe number*of original CONFIDENtiAL classiticaiion decisions:made ci11dng. ihe.rcporHng perfoci\widi- ,'16, ii~cI~s~ifititi~~*in~fructions* ran"einiirroni ovetlll y~ars tiis y~~~:-: -- ' - .' . .. . . . .. - -,. --. .

18:. Tofaliiumber of'origiilal classificatiori*decisicins .. (Suniofblocks}l,*14: artcU7):

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P.~T D: ne:rivativ~passificlltfoirQecfsio11s* .

De~ivati ve cfassific;~tiqn.is ~~~ incorpo,ratingi pa,rnphrasing, ;-.es!ating1 or gsnc~ating in* newJqrm iiifo,nnati.cmthat is ~lrc.ady cla~sificcL This inci.udes*:cla.~sification based on:cl,as~i ficaiicih guideihir other*'sciu'rce: documei1tS: ._(Provide-iii formation ,fo allcla,.ssi fication decisions; regardless;of'

,the media,:induding'iliose documented*,and*disseminated:via email. Do*not counneoroductfons or cooies.)

19"i Eriter: the.number ofderivath*e TOP.SECRET:classificaifon decisiims made durfog_tlie r~porting period: 19. l, l20 C.2/L Entefllieruiriihefqf cierivativifSEC~ET cfossification._decisforis,made duririg :inc reporting period. 20.

4;,791

. ,*?i .. En~er_tht,i: numb~r:9( d~ri~atjve .C::qN_FII>ENilAt; ciassificatfon 4ecj~i\:mg,ma,.de.during;th~rcporting peri9d. 2L

, 'ii;: TQial'n.11-mbe! of de_rivative:cl~sifi~ation dcc_isicms.: {Sumof blocks 19, 20, and_ 2°1) _22,.

. . }!A~T E;r l\'fandatory Dechissifieation*Rc~i~,v:,~eques~: . . .

A'"Request is*an fodividual initial *review request, .regardless of the riumber ofdcicunfonts:or p;iges *10 be reViewed as part of the request,

.. Reoort.only*rcqlicsts for*yotif 'aecn*cv,in wliich**votir*aeency is'resp*onslblc for'.the* flnaFdcclslo*it

. "23: Eniefilforiumber:o(R~q(J_ESTS'received during th~ r~poriing:perfod:.. 1 23;.

3

24. Enteithe'ri1.1mher.of REQUEsrs.*ao~ed . during:tlie:reporiing'.period; 1

25:t.

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c. >>enied'decliisiimcauon:  ::"25c.. ,77 d.(l'i:)(iiFiiun"!berof-requcstedBiigcs iltfod.on .. (Sum of blocks a; b,.anc:I t) .*25d.

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,2"6: E~ter@~,num~er ofREQpEST~ that have been. unresotvcd foro.ver qnc year: . 26.. 0

'i80

/28 .. Eiitedlfo,niirnber ofREFERJlED REQUESTS rcccived"duririgthe rcportirig:period. (Ni:nribcr ofiequcsts *'28.

'.~feff!!d*tocyoora:gericyJrom:another agency} ** * * * *

,rA~T,F; .. Man~atory._Decla~s.ific:tt_fon Revie,v -Appeal~

An "Appeal"is an individ1,1~lJeq!cJest for appe~l 1 ~egardlc:~s of the_ ~um)>er of"doc~.mi;_nts or pages io be ~t,iviewed :ts.par:t of the request.-

0 Report onlv>anneals*for voilr-aliency,in which vour a!!encv is*resnonsible.for the.final decision.

.2J!'. Eit1er :th!!: nuw!>er of A:.PPEll$ rece!_red*.ci.uring ihe:reporting pcrfoct: * .2~,-

0

.. 30. Erifofthe i1ilmber of APPEAI:.S closed dudnftlie*reporllng period, .. .30.

.31.* QrtheAPPEAUS'entered intoobllic_k30,:enfer the niiniberi:if pages thafwere:: 31.

Q 0

c,.Denied*aec:Hissificatfofr, J.k, .0 d.;T~taliiwnbetof:appealed page's acted *.on. (Sµrii.ofblocks a,.b,;ruid c)

  • 3rd. 0

,-32, En,tert.h~'ri_l)_Illber.of APPEA~S.. tiiat liave :beemunresolved.-fornver o.ne _year. 32.. 0

.3_:( Eht~(the:i\:YE~GE NVNiBER bF,DAYS'tqre_solve eac~, appeal..  :,J3,

  • O
  • a,i:: Enter:the nuinber. of.REFERRED APPEALS reteived during the reporting periocL (Number ofapp'ealfreferred .34. 0 0

10 ,your: agcncffi6in.a1fothe(agcricy): * *

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0 PART *G:i *Aufomatic,Sysiefu:itic; antJ:i>iscretionarfDeclassification Revie,vs~

.35.* Eiiter*the* nuriiBei ofj;iages ru::viEWED:lliat.'were,.stibjeBtii{autom:atic:dei:lassit'ication*uhder:.sectiori3:3:6f*F:i0/ ij:S,.

13526:, .. * '

c36, Enier:the,nim'ibe:r. ofpil~cs DECLASSIFIED: undcr'aut~matic declassification, .:3'6. :0*

.,J'7..,;.. ~~t~(th.e.nµml:1¢r:.ofp!!gcs RE:V~WF.:.It!l.i!!tWcre ~iigjc:<:t:tftsfst¢1111itii,\cle(:llissiftcatj.c,:ii:,i1ii,;ii:r:s_e¢tio:n:~A:Rf 0

,;37,, :740

E:O, 13$26: * . .

38*. ~titer: the: numl>er *9f;pag~sJ~J:CLA5.SIFIEl)iJnder syste01!ltk.d.ei:la~sitit:atiori: ,'38. ,0

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  • 4.1. Eit!ef ihe.num~er of'CHALLENC:;E~ipr~c~ss~d hf yo~~ !!gency. fc1:1n~*c:lai~i.fic~t.1~fr ()fjnf~riniuion:~eii~v~;<I'fo ti~:, :,.4L  :'O, Jinifropcrtv classified or. unctassified, '(E0:,13526i*sectfon 1:8).*

'O

  • , 43 .* Eiiter:'tlie,niih'1ber, of.CHALLENGES whefo'thc,ctassifiCiiticfn,sfatu's .wru(ov.erliifoedJo*.,vnoleof:in:i>art: *i43:, *O' PARTI: inte!Ugcnce.Coipmunity:(IC::f}nform.atio11 . .

Tliis section, applies'only to,*JC agencies arid JC compoiienis of,othei'agendes<wtio\_;,.igiiza/ly ipplj:.'.tlie ORCN ancHORGbN;USQ()V .

  • ,d1~scm{nattqn \:(ll1t~L This:'in(qrinl!~tm, ai9ng w\tli ISOO:s>\iIµ1!:1~:l~p¢c\jQ1!,reporrs'.~)n be,µ~~4;t<j:iiif<;\on ,~11ra@4(i;rep.ortfto'the Pl')U:011,;,1.he;

. . * . . ;use*ot,dal)Sificaiion,martdngs, * . * ' . .

Organiz*tioil is ~fas)ifie<I diss¢mhiatcd* analytic. prod ~c,: (!1$*<lefine~. i11.1t1no6 *Sti.u.tc.iiig Refquit~ii1ents.JotJ)isse,iii1iatgd:4iuiiytic'.P;.1:Jidi{ct)\

.ori11iitallv marked.ORCON;, *

  • 44,;E,:rite(P;~~<:;EIS;TJ\GJi;' of:yp,ur,cirgiiilizatii>1' *s C)\issi'fi~d@~~¢mirtai¢4;im;iJytic prcid~C!S'.cirjgjitiilly,h)~ke4 tmOO%
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45_,E~for/fO;T~)~'JJl\!IJE~ o(yoµr.orgi1njzatio11'.scl115sifiect;fliss¢njiilat~gJna.M.icpr.04llcts <.>
rigin,al)y Iiia,rlc;ed oRcoN: . . . . . . ..
  • 47)Ent~r:~lie:NUi\1liER'Qi(REQU¢$'1'S*app~ved for/~xpa11de~:,4is~e'!1foationq(QR<;Qffin.par,!, f~vi~~. *,47-.
  • exofanatfonJ'or; oartiai denfaJ:in,pariJ below..
  • 4~,;i::n~~t!h.e. 'Q!JlllQ~r ,cif\PR¢9N:.~i111and¢ ~i.s~e.l1ljn.ati,0Rr~gt1_e~ts D~.N.(~1,>. *Prgvi9~;~l(pl~?ti~nA~r:.d~111aJjn**p~~J' i 4~,.

.':below:. _ . - . . - *-*

. Qtgari~at.fQJi's: t:!~ssif!¢d.di.sse,~inatcd. ~na.iytic* pr,o,duct (a..s d_eflried in)CJt206.:$i>.Ii,;cJiig R~q1,iriJ_ilfe,1tsJor D}ss.evtiiiq(eµ~),J!iyii~ Rto.tiifc,t) '

  • orfofualiv markedJ>RCON,USGOV, .

,*s 1j,~~ide TOTAL NUMBER ofteports of potelitiai niis~pplii:iitiiiri ofth~ORCON'iii~ldng; .fu~~ide backgici~nci :sJ,,

'irifomiatiolfoii each*.occurrence in:PartJ'b.elow; . ... .. ..

52, Ha,~ ;your.organizilti.ori):ieeii':N.E;GAt1VELY *1MP. A'(}TED bY, infonn;idoir being;marke~\vith"ORCON. or: i?Z:* N?.A:
ORCON~USGOV,control markirtg?,'If yes, pioyide expfailati(in_:iii Part Jlj'eiow, . .. ..
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... * * ** ** ~e~i~us:~diti~n.iiu~us~bi~*. - * -

  • United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission PART J: Explanaton*Comments Use this space to elaborate on any section of this form. If more space is needed, provide as a11 artachme/11 to this form. Provide explmratio11s for a11y si1111i(icam cha1111e.~ in trends/1111111/Jer.v .from tire previous vear's repol'l.

Part B: All four NRC Commissioners arc delegated Top Secret original classification authority from the Chairman. Currenlly, two

.ofthe Commissioner positions arc vacant At which time individuals are appointed to occupy .this position, then those individuals will be delegated Top Secret original classification authority from the Chairman.

r .

rart C: The !ncrease i~ ori~inal c~assification ~ecisions from fisc~l year (J:Y) 2? 15 to. FY 2016 ~an be _attributed to the issuance cif new and revised classtficatmn guidance. Specifically, the following class1ficatmn guides were issues m FY 2016:

- CG-NRC-CI-1, "Classification Guide for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Counterintelligence Program"

- CG-NRC-ITP-1, "Classification and Designation Guide for the United States Nuclear .Regulatory Commission Insider Threat Program"

- CG-NRC-TSCM,J, "Classification Guide for the United States*Nuclear Regulatory Commission Technical Surveillance Countermeasures.[TSCMJ Program"

  • CG-RDD-2, "Joint DOE/DHS/NRCClassification Guide for Radiological Dispersal Devices and Radiation Exposure Devices,"

which supersedes CG-RDD-1, "Joint DOE/DHS/NRC Classification Guide for Radiological Dispersal Devices and Radiation Exposure Devices" *

  • CG-UUSA-l, "NRC Classification.Guide for Louisiana Energy Services doing business as URENCO USA Gas Centrifuge Safeguards & Security" *
  • CG-UUSA-1, Change 1 "NRC Classification Guide for Louisiana Energy Services doing business as URENCO USA Gas

~entrifoge Safeguards & Security"

  • CG-UUSA-1, Change 2 .NRC Classification Guide for Louisiana Energf Services doing business as URENCO USA Gas Centrifuge Safeguards & Security"

- CB-DBT.:I, "Classification Guidance for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Theft or Diversion Design Basis Threat for Category I F:ue_l Cycle Facilities" Part D: The changes in derivative classification.decisions from FY 2015 to FY 2016 can be attributed to more accurate estimates of tlcrivativeclassification decisions made.on classified e-mail content.

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