ML20058L042
| ML20058L042 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 11/03/1993 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Lehman R, Lieberman J, Sharp P HOUSE OF REP., HOUSE OF REP., ENERGY & COMMERCE, SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20058L043 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-58FR58804, RULE-PR-73 CCS, NUDOCS 9312160109 | |
| Download: ML20058L042 (3) | |
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
1 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is sending the enclosed proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part 73 to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. NRC has concluded that there is no indication of an actual vehicle threat against the domestic commercial nuclear industry. However, based on recent events, NRC believes that a vehicle intrusion or bomb: threat-to a nuclear power plant could develop without warning-in the future. To -
maintain a prudent margin between what is the current threat estimate (low) and the design basis threat (higher), NRC is proposing to amend 10 CFR Part 73 to modify the design basis threat for radiological sabotage to include protection against malevolent use of vehicles at nuclear power plants.
l The proposed amendments would explicitly require measures to ' deny the access of a four-wheel drive land vehicle by an adversary for the transport of 4
personnel, hand-carried equipment, and/or explosives.
Specifically, the rule would require applicable licensees to. establish vehicle control measures to protect against use of a land vehicle as a means of transportation to gain unauthorized proximity to vital areas. Licensees would also be required to
-1 provide substantial protection against a vehicle bomb.-
Current plans are to complete this rulemaking within 41/2 months from-
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proposed rule publication. The proposed amendments will be published in the Federal Reaister with a 60-day public comment period.
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The Honorable Philip R. Sharp, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of' Representatives Washinaton. DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is sending the enclosed proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part 73 to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. NRC has concluded that there is no indication of an actual vehicle threat against the domestic commercial nuclear industry. However, i
based on recent events, NRC believes that a vehicle intrusion or bomb threat to a nuclear power plant could develop without warning in the future. To maintain a prudent margin between what is the current threat estimate (low) and the design basis threat (higher), NRC is proposing to amend 10 CFR Part 73 to modify the design basis threat for radiological sabotage to include protection against malevolent use of vehicles at nuclear power plants.
The proposed amendments would explicitly require measures to deny the access of a four-wheel drive land vehicle by an adversary for the transport of personnel, hand-carried equipment, and/or explosives.
Specifically, the rule would require applicable licensees to establish vehicle control measures to protect against use of a land vehicle as a means of transportation to gain unauthorized proximity to vital areas.
Licensees would also be required to provide substantial protection against a vehicle bomb.
Current plans are to complete this rulemaling within 41/2 months from proposed rule publication.
The proposed Anendments will be published in the Federal Reaister with a 60-day public comment period.
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 3, 1993 The Honorable Richard H. Lehman, Chairman Subcomittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Comittee on Natural Resources United States' House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) is sending the enclosed proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part 73 to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. NRC has concluded that there is no indication of an actual vehicle threat against the domestic comercial nuclear industry. However, based ori recent events, NRC believes that a vehicle intrusion or bomb threat to a nuclear power plant could develop without warning in the future. To maintain a prudent margin between what is the current threat estimate (low) and the design basis threat (higher), NRC is proposing to amend 10 CFR Part 73 to modify the design basis threat for radiological sabotage to include protection against malevolent use of vehicles at nuclear power plants.
The proposed amendments would explicitly require measures to deny the access of a four-wheel drive land vehicle by an adversary for the transport of personnel, hand-carried equipment, and/or explosives. Specifically, the rule would require applicable licensees to establish vehicle control measures to protect against use of a land vehicle as a means of transportation to gain unauthorized proximity to vital areas.
Licensees would also be required to provide substantial protection against. a vehicle bomb.
Current plans are to complete this rulemaking within 41/2 months from 1
proposed rule publication. The proposed amendments will be published in the Federal Reaister with a 60-day public coment period.
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
As stated cc:
Representative Barbara Vucanovich
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