ML19317D256

Proposed 10CFR11,50 & 70 Rules Requiring Clearances for Individuals Permitted Unescorted Access within Nuclear Power Plants

ML19317D256
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	03/11/1977
From:	Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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shone e. m.= se to swa we<estee pecesas sa spee<twaar to pensopose mi sie ewee rusasse paar as me essene. et une f.aes rwaes.

'i the opintpn of the Commission are im.

portant to the common defense and se.

curity, that may be conducted only by persons whose character, associations and loyalty shall have been investigated under standards and spec: Mentions estabilshed by the Commtssion and as to whom the Commission shall have deter.

I mined that permitting each such person

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to conduct the activity w1!! not be in.

Imacal to the common defense and escunty. * * *"

Pursuant to this statutory authortty, l

the Commisalon is proposing regulationa t

which would require certain mdividuals involved in the operation of licenwd nu.

clear power reactors and fuel reprocess.

i Ing platite. In the licensed use. process.

ing, or storage of certain quantitles of special nuclear materials. and tn the transoonauon by the private sector of certain quant!Ues of special nuclear matertal. to receive authortzauon from the Commission for access to or control over special nucleat material. Dese tv ;

ulations are being prepared to u*111:e.

personnel security program as a measure to protect against those employed in the affected nuclear activttles who might

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conspire to steal or divert special nuclear material or conduct sabotage which would endanger the puble by exposure to radlauon. Of couae, a clearance program itself does not..irely scIve the proclem of the " insider.", but. in the optruen of the Commission exper:ence has shosn that such programa do substantially re.

duce the risit of such corJpiracies More.

over, the proposed program is one of several elements in the Commlaston's overall safeguards program which to.

gether protect against threats. both In.

wrnal and external.

Tui levels of special nuclear material access authertzation are proposed. De higher level. NRC-U. would be be sed upon a full Meld bacirground investigation and would apply to att allindividuals the re.

quare unescorted a:ceu to spec:al nu.

c!*ar mater:al or sith:n vital areas, ital these 'cbs in 3htch an indistdual alene NUCLEAR REGULATORY C# 2" '*"'8'Y *;'h '"* " '"#l" d

COMMISSION who does not possess an NRC-U special

. nue:eer material access m ather:2ation

[ 10 CFR Ports 11. 50 and 70 )

could act to steal or divert srectal nue:esr 8 ' "" ' I'"

$PECIAL NUCLEAR WATERIAL drivers of mctor schicles and pliots of Author:ty for Access to se Control aircraft trstsportane certain cuant!!!es Section 1611 of the Atomic Energy Act of spec:a! nuclear mauria: and those wno cf 1954 as amended permits the Nuclear escort road rall air er ses sniements of Rega storv Commission to prescribe reg. Spec.al nue: ear ma'er:a! W :ow er level ulations :nstituting a clearance program NRC-R. scuid be cased upon a National for those individuals who have access to Agency Chect and sou d app;y to all trds-or control over special nuclear matertal.

Specifica!!y. the section provides tha vidt.als sho require unescortad acces. 'o Commission mar issue regulat:ons..t t.he. protected areas and aho are not requ:r*d designating activttles involving quanta. to possess an NRC-U special nuc; ear t;es of special nuclear matertal which in material access mat.horization.

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leel lloth th) flationc! Agerry Chark and quet4ns of cue" to smhl nuricar carvessa roe Da rrs w tw e=c gr ecam rv e rt.s th: full.fic:d bacligr%nd investigat:en maternal. and wme may not be perceived seersu. rwa 4. W f tstat Anata Au-are conducted by the Civil service Cam-as relevant in specific caws Also, there -

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rr.sssion The National Agency Cre< = rw y be cues in which additional erl. :::: apancatica er the ersteri, i

constats of a checa of files of the M11 teria. not now included in 10 CFR Part

1. fir.g e r pr tr.t. crtininal, and subversive

10. would be more to the point. However, 3,,,,,,,,, see i M LnmnW us; e 1sts. Pus L seact se Wt m m files). Civil Service Comnuuton esecu-these criterta do correapond to the Fed. 11s c steel.

i rity Investigative indes), and a check of crat Government's general approach to military records and records of other persortnel accu ity, and specifically, Oaissasa Pnovtsions i

i government asencies as appropriate The ERDA had adopted them for use in its l )).3 p.,p.,,

fuit.fteld background invesugation con-own materials access program H2 FR 1

sista of laitervices of references. cosiduct. 7946). Purthennore, the criteria are in This part establishca the requiremes.ts ed by investigative ager.t.s of the Civil the nature of guidelines to be used in a for special nucicar material auess au-Service Commluton. In addition to the decision process charactertzed by com. thortration. and the criteria and procc-records check Sources of information de.

mon sense judgments, rather than quan-dures for resolving qt *suens concerning veloped in the courne of the investigation titative criteria Moreover, the Commis-the e!Igibility of Indl.! duals to recetve are also Interviewed " Die full fletd back. sion ts reluctant to devise a new set of special nuclear saater19.1 access authorl.

groul.d investigat!cn conducted by the criterta without evidence that any new ration for conduct of certam actavataes.

Ctvil Service Commission generally cow. criteria mould stantficantly improve licensed or otherwlae, thleh involve ac-ere the 15 year period of the individual's upon those thich presently extst Hence, cres to or control over unchssif'ed spe-adult Ilfe prtot to the investigation.

the Commtasjon's proposaJ to to rely on ctal nuclear material.

De program betng prorced by these the government-side criteria as gulde-g g g,3 5,,p,,

regulations ta intended to supersede any IAnee in deciding questions of access to existing requirements for licensees to or control over spectal nuclear material.

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• Die requirementa. criteria, and screen or otherwise assure the trust- ' Die Comm1aston particularly requests proceduns of this part apply to the es.

worthiness of their personnel comments both on the relevancer of indi-tablishrnent of and e!!sibility for specnal If the Commission adopts the preposed vadual criteria of 10 CFR Part 10. and nuclear material access authertsation amendments. lleensees and lleense appil.

n the cornpleteness and suitabGity of foe employees. contractors. consultants cants would be required to amend their the criteras as a whole for quespons of

. and appitcanta for employment with, security plans by identifytng and describ-access to r control over special nuclear 11emsees or contractors of the Muclear ing jobs at their fact!!tles which require matertaJ. ' Die commnasson tritands to give Regulatory Commission where such em.

autaortzation Affected individuals would caMul consaderauon to this asetter. la M6 conM neMee w Wta-the usht of commenta received in de-tion involm any Joe falling within the c rdi a the hedules set to th aning the provtatons of an efectJn C eha r.

ed o ho e a e obs wh re ne

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his p t a e in add Non to dur,gs,o job would requtre a matenal accesa su. 1954.

am nded by the Energy Re p n leu of any nqutMmmta, erl.

thortzation must obtain an authontation organtzauon Act of 1974 and secuen 553 before besinn.ns the job Authorization of uue 5 of the United States Code, teria, or procedures for access to or con-would be updated every five years notice is hereby given that adoptlon of mr clasaM special nuclear ma-With due recountzation of the gravity a new 10 CPR Part 11 and adoption of of estabitshing a matertal access author,- the following conforming amendmenta l 11.3 Policy, sation prosram in the licensed nuclear to 10 CFR Parts 50 and 70 is contem*

industry which would afect individuals plated. All Interested persons who destre It is the pobey of the Nuclear Regula-who are not etnployed by any licensee or to sumbit untten comments or sugges-tory Commuasion to carry out its au-thornty to establish and administer a l

contractor of the Commisuon as well as bons with Mspect to the proposed licensee employees,it ts the Commisanon's amendmenta, or any other matter peru-personnel security program m the inter-I intent to mtritmt2e both the impact on ent to the subject of this not:ce. should esta of the common defense and security j

the richta of privacy and anociation of send them to the Secretary of the Com* for the purpose of safeguarding spec 2al Individuals aSerted and the number of muston. U S. Nuclear Regulatory Com'. nuclear mater!al and preventing sabo-l Individuals aNected while prov!d:rg an mtssion. Washington. D C. 20555. Atten-tage which would endanger the public try e3ective measure of protection against tion: Docketing and Service Branch. bF exposure to radlauon in a manner con-those who would sees emcloyrnent alth.

. fay 16.1977. If suf!!c ent interest is evt. statent with traditional Amencan con-or use their position in. the nuclear sn-denced by comments received, the Com-cepts of justice. To this end. the Com-mission has established criteria for dustry for purposes of thefC or sabotare missten wil] glve considerauon to a public In prepartng these resulattens among the hearing on this matter Copies of com* determming ehg:blilty for spec:al nu-I matters conaldered were the scope of in-muta on the proposed amendmenta may clear material access authortsation and l

vesttsstions ve g, whether a full-fle!d be examined in the Commission's Pubtle will a5ord afected individuals the op-portunity for administrative review of l

backstound investlesuon should be re-Document Room at 1717.H Strett. N W.,

quesuons concerning their e!!gibility foe quared for all individuits). which job Washington. D C.

special nuclear matertal access authort-functlans should refluire matertal access authonzation se g reou:re authortzation

1. A new Part !! ts added to read as 88"0"-

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only for " key'* positmns or adopt a i

l rraded svstem with level of c!esrance de.

PaRT !!-CRITERIA AND PROCEDtJRES As used in this part' l

termined by Joba. ahether osychological F04 DETERMINING EUCISlu?Y F04 Terms defiried 'm Parta 10.50.70.

l useument snotJd be required and the ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OVER UN.

sa re;ation er the prowed preeram to cut-CLAS$1FIED $PECIAL NUCLEAR WATE. and 73 of this chapter have the same I

RIAL meaning when used m this part.

rent NRC and ERDA personnel security o g,,,,, p,o,s 3an, ibt *Special nuclear matertal access prc1rrams gg g pu authortzst:on" means an admmtstrative Ite Commiswn al*o rMmdered the

.33 secpe determination that an indtvidual vin.

Westion of shether r:e* enterta should 11 S Podcy CIudmg a Centractor 0F censultant) who be developed aga. rut ansch a dectmon ti 7 De n natione is employed by or la an appucant for em-l for authort2ation modd be made The fle r:aEMENTS ree Srfetat NUrtaan eftaLab u

present NRC secartty ricarance criteria

'10 CFR Part 10i mere developed for

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A t IS Apoucation for specal n ue:see control over special nuclear matettal and all crtterta :nay be equa:ly siamnficant for matenas acce e natacr:ssuon that permitting the mdividual to work IIQllat slGr$f ga. VOL 47. NO.12-rwusSoaf, asasos 17.

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at t?"it Job wmild not be lnimical to the f at til cf this section tytthout an NRC-U special nuticar mater:al acets4 authori-cornnian tiefen.c and scrurity.

special nuclenc m:terial access authirl. satbas. Spettal nucle 2r rnaterial acecu se e "Nitt' tr wrtal sity lenr materint sa tion. (21 Aft?r 1540 days foliosing author:2attuan for which a timely appil-are ew.eCline v it t.n" mein na nei silminia. pubitration in anal forms no individual catlan for newal lias becia made be con-ta stiev sts talmissut trin baml un'eelt a n.a.

may be perniitted unescorted acccui no tlnued beyond the espiration rinte pend

• tional age ne y a bn k asiul n full field any tirolested aren at a nurtear renctor trig final action on the applicatann. An bark grmmit hm.t 4 atWu romiurb it liy site subject km this part, and af teir 1100 applicatlott for rence al s til con =&st of the the Civil & rs as t- (*mnmt..lan tha t sin days foltoatng puldk atton in f!nal formt folloting:

Indivliliul tai ttie i nm -4 e.f etnplupnent swa todtvklu.nl may be pertuitted un.

!!) A Personnel Security @testion.

is ettg:ble to nork at a jnb faillog althin escorted actew to any protected area at natre, completed by the applicant.

the u tt4 s t;t of Il ll ll'ai fli or Il 13.

any other site subject to this part, with.

(3l A statement by the employer or ed: "NRC.'R'special nuclear rnaterial oat either an NRC.U or NRC.R special contractor that at the time of app!!ca.

access authns trat ton" means an adntints-nuclear material access authertsation.

tion for renewal the Individual's antgned or assumed job requires tfie lesel of spe-tra tive deta i nitim t ton based upon a g g g,y3 g,q, ;,,,,,,, g,,,,,,,,,,,, g,,,

clal nuclear material access authortra.

national agenty check that an individual In the coint.e of employment is eligible

'a' All1rldividuals sho af ter (180 days tion which he or she holds, justified by to moc k et a.ich falling within the ert-folloning publicataon in final form 8 appropr6ste refeeence to the licenace's teriortnfIillitats38.

drive motor wenicles In road shipmenta security plan.

of special nuclear matertal, pilot air-(di If at any tirne, due to new assign-Rrwusesas s wss son 8psenat Nucttan craf t att air shipments of special nucteer ment or tasumption of duties. a change Marsnist Actssa Auf tenstrattow matertal, act as monitors at transfer in special nuclear material access au-g II.il H. q uire em en..e f.s ol sier..

pointa, or escort road. rail, sea. Or air thortzstion level from N7tC "R" to "U*

shtuments of special nuclear material ts required, the Individaal shall apply for iat Each licensee who 8af ter 90 days subject to the appropria te phyancal a change of level of special nut! ear ma-fellowing pubitention in final forme uses* protection requirements of ll 73J0. 73 31 terial access authortzation. Such an ap-p*ocesacs or stores special nuclear ma-73 35 or 73 38 of this chapter shall have plication shall includt a description of terlat subject to the phys! cal protection NRC-U special nuclear matertal access the new duties to be easigned or as-requirements of Part 73 of this chapter. authorization-sumed, juatuted by appropriate reference or who operates a nuclear reactor subject ibe Licensees who af ter (180 days after to the !!censee's security plan W eemnin Mal Wml transM w W Each appuente for sWal nu-Pa t 73 of ts ch by mn et mho dellser to a carrter for transport clear matertal access authortsattort, re.

to his security plan shall identagy at has smal nucim mMal subjMt to tM W w hp m W1 M w um factitty or plant and describe to the physical protection requirements of panied by the employer's remittance C',*""l'f"obs m *nich an mdividuai

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=cca< dins ta the fo!!**2nr achedule:

chapter shall confirm and record prior W N w app M A U"- ~... M could steal or divert 9pecial nuclear ma-to shipment the name and special nu*

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~ mo tartal. or commit satmtase t hsch mould clear maternal access authortantion i s t homews2 "tr* oc T........ aso endanger the puclic by esposure to radi. number of at! drivers. escorta, and mee w ee %i m' te 'U".

ease etion, by aurku.g alone or m cooperation tors amgM to W shipmnt.

WC sith an individual who does not possess

tn NRC..tJ special nuclear maternal ac-5 11.11 spplication for Special hueles' U oe E....,

No c harge cess authortsation or by directtrig or

%lascesel Access suihocia tion.

(e) convers estatsee N7tc or coercing any indiv6 dual to assist in the ins Application for special nuclear ma.

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• Y"""T thef t. disersion. or sabotase Such loba terial access authortsation renewal. or include but are not 12m.'ted to-change in level shall be flied by the em-L)21 to.. '... '. No charge ett All positions in the !!censee's se. Ployer on tehalf of the applicant with or curtty force.

the Dtrector. Ot' ace of 4dmintatration, 11 5 Nuclear Regu!a to Commiastoa. Ca2Tsaza rom Dmautzmo nacrwT1r isti Management positions sith the Washington. D C. 20S53'.ry roe Acc ae to. ce Coatsos, ovsa. Ses.

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'As Direct the actions of members 40s Applications for special nuclear ctat haam Mattatat of the urity force or alter security g

g ina suppM by the Commia 88 Direct routine movements of spe, (al e decisloc. to grant or deny spe-p cial nuclear matertal access authortza-ciel nuclear material. or ile A Personnel Security Quest 100,

'C' Direct tJte routine status of vital tion ta a comprenens4ve. common.nense nelre

• PSQi completed oy the individual.

judgment. made af ter cons. derat.on of all A Sngerprmt card with the in,

'tui All loba thtch require unescorted di.'dds angerprmts dnguprtnts may the relevant infermetton. f avorable or t 8 l

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I nuclear matertal or sc.c u e empM er w con'racWr. adentp lytaat the Joo to be ass;gned to er assumed and security and is or is not clently con-a b All fobs *nich require unesc rted tne andamual and the level of su. statent s1th the rational tr.terest 10 To as.sast in making tnese detsr-accen 4;tnin protected trema and *hich thor;uttoo needed. Nttfid by appro.

da tiot f.ul etthin the criterton of para.

minations. on the Cast 9 of all the :nfor-tate sefe ence to tne llCetwee 3 secur1gy grach

a. 18 of ma section mation in a particular case there are set s an forth in i 1011 of this chapter a numeer b'

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Socetal nutteer matertal access M spede types M hgam ema-tiration in finial f orm e no individual w ho a.thortrat.on shall evo:re 5 years follow-t'on. These crtterts are not exhaustave u are at a run l car reactor we'ect ti this me the Jute of Law.e !! continued special but centsin the principal types of derosa.

f. ort and.t!ter.180 days followir's uub.

wdrar materal acreu authort2ation is tory mWmation Weh m W oppn

tration in 'inal 'orm no other individ*

ran..s ej.in u.ptication for renewal shall of the Commmton create a Questlan as to ual ma) te permitted to wort at any he 3.c:n.tted at least 90 days pr:or to ex.

,oD de'ermtred by the Commisstor' to piratian date Fasture to maae a timely the indistdaal s elts;D.hty fer Special nu-l

!all *ttriin the criterton of paragraph JpLt.Catnan w;11 result in eXptration of Clear material access authortat!on.

Dese critetta are sublect to continuing 1%. eas tcnee ror speclan nuclear matertal review and mS) De rettsed from ttme to rh.s i.ee n $t si'er the requirement ter me 9 *ts t 4 ceva mrtm49ste within na.

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PRCPOSED RutES 11M3 ec; When the reports of Investigation requiremente of Part 13 of thb chapter, of an individual contain informitton if rpplierble, at the proposed facility f).

reasonably f alling within one or more cluding the identification and description of the classes of derogatory Information of jobs at the proposed fact!!ty as re.

listed in 11011, the app!! cation of the quired by i ll.ll(s) of tinas chapter' criteils shall be made in light of and Part II shad list teste,10spectione. and with specific regard to wh(ther the other means to be used to demonstrate estatence of such information creates a comp!!ance with such requirefnents, If q.,estion na to the individual's eligibility applicable.

for specla! nuclear material access au.

thuslaation by ratsing a reap.onable belief PART 70--SMCIAL NUCLEAR that the Individual would une his access to or control over special nuclear ntate-

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3. Paragraph th) of l 'l033 la amended rial for theft or diversion of specist to read sa follows:

nuclear material, or sabotage which would endanger the public by esposure $ 70.23 Centent. of applicat6ena.'

to radiation The Executive Director for

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e Operations may authorise the granting th) Each application for a license to of specla! nue ear material access au-posaeas or use at any site or contiguous thorization on the baaLa of the informa-sites subject to control by the utensee tion in the case or may authorize the urantum 235 (contained in uranium an.

conduct of an interview with the individ-riched to 20 percent or more in the ura.

ual and, on the basta of such interview njum 335 tactope), uranium 333, or and such other investigation sa he deema plutonium alone or in any Dombination appropriate. may authorise the stanting of special nuclear matertal access au*

in a quantity of 3.000 stems or Issere computed try the formula. greme=

thorisation Otherwise, a question con

• israma contained U-336) + 3 A t ernes cerning the ellstbility of an tridividual ty.333+ grama plutonium), other than a for special nuclear maternal access au-Itcense for pomasesjon or use of such ma-thortsatiott shall be resolved in accord-terial in the operation of a nuclear rgac.

ance with the procedurea set forth in tor licensed pursuant to Part 50 of tala il 1030 through 10 37 of this chapter-chapter. shall include a physical security tdl In resciving a question concern-plan, consisting of two perta. Part I shall ing the eligtbtlity or continued eligibility address vttat equipment, vital aresa. and of an individual for special nuclear taclation tones, and shall demonstrate matertal access authortsation by action how the applicant plans to meet the of the Per onnel Securtty Board.' the physical prctection requirements of Part following principle shall be applied by 73 of this chapter in the conduct of the the Board Where there are grounde activity to be licensed inctuding the auftetent to establ!3h a reasonable belief identtftcation and description of jobs as as to the truth of the mformation re-required by l 11. Ilia) of this chapter.

varded sa sabstantially derogstory and Part II shall llat testa, inspections. and when the entstence of such information other means to demonstrate corppliance raises e reasonable belief that the in-with such requirements.

dividual may ase hla access to or control over special nuclear material for thef t Dated at Washington. D C. this lith or diversion of special nuclest matertal day of March.1977.

or sabotage ahich would endanger the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commia.

public by exposure to radiation. this shall ston.

be the basis for a recommendation for SauvtL J. Cmix.

denying or revolung special nuclear Secretary of the Commastsog.

maternal access authoraation tf not satisfactorily rebu6ted by the individual Ira Doc 77-s023 Fueet 3-16-77.s:44 ami or suomTi to be mit: gated by circum-sta nce.

PsRT 50--LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES 2 Paragraph 'c' of 150 34 ts amended ta read n I-ku 1 L).3 4 Conente of epptwas..m.: sceli.

nk al inform.aion.

l ac e Physteal security plan Each appt!-

cat;on for a license to crerate a prcduc-I tien or utlltratlon facility shall include a physical security plan The plan shall y

corutst of too parta Part I shall addresa y

vital equipment v:tal areas. and tsola-t:on zones, and shall demonstrate how a

the applicant plans ta comply gath the I f

a.' erd '.s dewritwd m Psrt so of Wa chapterTSe functton cf the Personnel Security I l

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