ML19260A088
| ML19260A088 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 02/25/1977 |
| From: | Rusche B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Arnold R METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7910290709 | |
| Download: ML19260A088 (3) | |
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p-February 25, 1977 DISTRIBUTION:j DOCKET FILE V NRC PDR L POR
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d NRR Rag TJCarter RReid RIngram Metropolitan Edison Company GZwetzig ATTN: if r. R. C. Arnold WRoss vice President - Generation Attorney, OELD P. O. sox 542 01&E (3)
Reading, Pennsylvania 19603 DEisenhut TBAbernathy Gentlemen:
JRBuchanan ACRS (16)
RE: THREE 11ILE ISLAND 'JHIT N0. 1 Gray File This letter is being sent to all licensees authorized to operate a nuclear power reactor and to all applicants with applications for a license to operate a power reactor (FSAR docketed) to 1dvise you that the Huclear Regulatory Commission has forwarded to the FEDERAL REGISTER amendnents to its regulations 10 LFR Part 50, " Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities", and 10 CFR Part 73,
" Physical Protection of Plants and itaterials". These new requlations identify neasures to be taken for the protection of nuclear power reactors against industrial sabotage. Copies of these new require-r.ents are enclosed. Of particular interest is the adoption of a new section 10 CFR 73.55, "Requirenents for physical protection of licensed activities in nuclear power reactors against industrial sabotage". The new regulations require that you submit an amended physical security plan within 90 days of the publication of the rule in the FEDERAL REGISTER describing how you olan to comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55, including schedules of implementation.
To provide additional detailed guidance on implenenting the new rule, we are scheduling recional meetings to discuss the recuirenents of 10 CFR 73.55, to present an acceptable fomat and content for the required amended physical security plan and to provide preliminary acceptance criteria which the NRC staff will use to oetermine the acceptability of submittals. An agenda for these neetings is enclosed, including the dates and location of the meeting for each P C Region ara supplemental infomation relateo to some of the tocics listed on the anenda.
In order to provide a forum for effective discussion, yo's are requested to send no nore than four representatives to the neeting.
You may wish to include your A/E or security censultant within this nunber. Please cenplete the pL enclosed Registration Fom and return it in the envelopa prnvided.
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4-4 l'atrocolitan Edison Conpany The Connission has under active consideration a requircrent that security clearances be cDtained for certain licensee employees.
We will present an overvicw of this proposal at the meeting and util consider any coments that you wish to give.
The Connis; ion also has under development anendments to its regulations that would require nuclear power plant licensees to develop and follow safeguards contingency plans for dealing with threats, thefts, and sabotage relating to special nuclear material and nuclear facilities. A presentation and discussion on this subject is on the meeting agenda and background inforaa-tiorr on this mbject is also enclosed.
If you have any particular related topics or generic safeguards problens that you would like discussed at the meeting, please let us know. For any further infomation or comme 1ts, please contact James R. Miller of my staff (301/492-7014).
Sincerely, cf....:sl Li; cad by Ben C. Rusche, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
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Copy of Amended Regulations ghhO f
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Meeting Agenda 3.
Registration Form and Return Envelope L
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Draft Standard Format and Content:00cument 5.
Contingency Planning Infomation"~'
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Metrotolitan Edison Company cc:
G. F. Trowbridge, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts, & Trowbridge 1800 M Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
20036 GPU Service Corporation Richard W. Heward, Project Manager Thomas M. Crimmins, Jr., Safety and Licensing Manager 260 Cherry Hill Road Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Pennsylvania Electric Company Mr. R. W. Conrad Vice President, Generation 1001 Broad Street Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907 Mr. Weldon B. Arehart, Chairman Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township 2148 Foxiana Road Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 tiiss Mary V. Southard, Chainnan Citizens for a Safe Environment P. O. Box 405 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 Government Publications Section State Library of Pennsylvania Box 1601 (Education Building)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126 1479 2
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