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Notification of Fr Notice Re Amend to 10CFR73.55, Requirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors Against Industrial Sabotage
ML19206A631
Person / Time
Site: Crane 
Issue date: 11/28/1977
From: Case E
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Herbein J
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 7904200307
Download: ML19206A631 (2)


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\\N November 23, 1977 Kr-39C OH64CCQ) p 0 fG<4n EC2 TO ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES

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RE: AMENDMENT TO 10 CFR 73.55 This letter is being sent to all licensees authorized to operate a nuclear power reactor and to all applicants with apolications for a license to operate a power reactor to advise you that the Nuclear Regulatory Comission has published in the FEDERAL REGISTER (Vol. 42, No. 189, September 29,1977) an effective amencment to its regulation 10 CFR 73.55, "Recuirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors Against Industrial Sabotage."

A copy of the FEDERAL REGISTER notice is enclosed.

The amendment delays implementation of the chysical search requirement of paragraoh (d)(1) for regular emoloyees of a licensee at the site at which the licensee is authorized to coerate a nuclear power reactor until August 24, 1978 unless the Comissior, directs otherwise prior to that date.

In keeping with the above, the NRR staff position as to acceptable methods of implementing the attached effective rule has been changed.

. Guidance (dated Septemoer 30,1977) for complying with the performance requirement of paragraph (d)(1) for searching of all individuals entering the protected area is enclosed.

For any further information on the implementation of the search recuirement, please contact James R. Miller, Assistar.c Director for Reactor Safeguards at 301-492-7014 Sincerely,

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