ML18267A196
| ML18267A196 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/25/2018 |
| From: | Robert Beall, Phil Brochman Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, NRC/NSIR/DPCP/MWSB |
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| Download: ML18267A196 (9) | |
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Overview of Draft Final Enhanced Weapons Rule and Applicability to Cat II and III Fuel Cycle Licensees Robert Beall Philip Brochman September 25, 2018
Objective
- Provide an overview of the draft final Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications rule
- Review the applicability of the new suspicious activity reporting requirements to Cat II and III facilities
- The staff is not seeking nor accepting comments on the draft final rule during this meeting 2
History & Current Status
- Two public meetings were held on the proposed rule:
- June 1, 2011
- September 22, 2015
- Draft final rule was provided to the Commission on May 25, 2018
- Draft final rule package is publicly available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16264A000
- Commission is currently reviewing the draft final rule
- Draft final rule is subject to change by the Commission 3
Applicability Matrix CAT II/III CAT I Strategic CAT II/III Power CAT I SSNM Enrichment Hot Cells/ CAT II/III SNM SNM and Requirement ISFSIs NPUFs SNM Reactors Facilities Facilities w/ RD MRS/GROAs Transportation SNF/HLW Facilities Technology Transportation Stand-alone Preemption Authority X X X X (10 CFR 73.15)
Combined Preemption Authority and Enhanced Weapons X X X X Authority (10 CFR 73.15)
Firearms Background Checks (NICS) X X X X (10 CFR 73.17)
Physical Security Event Notifications X X X X X X X X X (10 CFR 73.1200)
Suspicious Activity Reporting X X X X X X X (10 CFR 73.1215)
GROA: Geologic repository operations area HLW: High-level radioactive waste ISFSI: Independent spent fuel storage installation MRS: Monitored retrievable storage installation NPUF: Non-power production or utilization facility RD: Restricted data SNF: Spent nuclear fuel SNM: Special nuclear material ADAMS Accession No. ML18250A197 4
Suspicious Activities
- Cat II and III SNM fuel facility licensees are not subject to the suspicious activity reporting (SAR) requirements (§73.1215)
- Focused on Restricted Data information, technology, or materials
- No focus on other aspects (SNM security) 5
Event Notifications
- First update since 1987
- Uses security-significance timeliness vs.
single 1-hour notification requirement
- New 15 min [imminent or actual hostile acts]
- 1 hr [significant security impact]
- 4 hr [security impact]
- 8 hr [programmatic impact]
- New 4 hr, 24 hr, and 48 hr [enhanced weapons related notifications]
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Implementation
- The rule would take effect 30 days from publication in the Federal Register
- Licensees will have 300 days from publication to implement the final rule requirements
- Updating procedures and training key personnel
- Security event notifications
- Suspicious activity reporting 7
Supporting Guidance
- Rev 2 to RG 5.62: Physical security event notifications
- New RG 5.86: Enhanced weapons and firearms background checks
- New RG 5.87: Suspicious activity reports
- Weapons Safety Assessment volumes
- GL-91-03 will be withdrawn
- Licenses should not use NUREG-1304 after rule takes effect
- Public workshop after implementation period for input to update NUREG-1304 8
References
- The proposed and draft final rule, as well as the public comments can be found at:
- Use Docket ID: NRC-2011-0018 9