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Approves Initiation of Rulemaking to Amend 10CFR74 to Establish Matl Control & Accounting Requirements for Commercial Centrifuge Enrichment Plants
ML20056A269
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Issue date: 03/14/1990
From: Taylor J
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To: Beckjord E
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES)
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FOIA-90-220, FRN-55FR51726 AD56-2-07, AD56-2-7, NUDOCS 9008060262
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Eric S. Beckjord, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research FROM:

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INITIATION OF RULEMAKING TO AMEND 10 CFR PART 74 TO KATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTRIFUGE ENRICHMENT PLANTS i

We have reviewed the proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part 74 and the rulemaking plans, as described in your memorandum dated March 1,1990.

The proposed rulemaking will establish material control and accounting requirements for.

special nuclear material of low strategic significance at comercial centrifuge enrichment plants, and will add a section of requirements to assure that no comercial gas centrifuge machine is used to enrich uranium above a specified r,aximum enrichment.. The material control and accounting requirements will be similar to those currently required under Section'74.31 Congressional action regarding NRC licensing of DOE enrichment facilities is possible.

However, this rulemaking would also be applicable to those facilities.

Therefore, I approve initiation of rulemaking. activity at this time except that the schedule should be compressed to 15 months with a proposed rule to the Commission in July of 1990.

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