ML20134L457
| ML20134L457 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/10/1977 |
| From: | Karen Chapman NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| SECY-77-122, SECY-77-122-R, NUDOCS 9611210022 | |
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REVIEW Als DISPOSITION OF NATIORAL SECURITY ACTION AND DECISION MEMORANDA l
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Purpose:
Approval of a letter to the President
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Security Action (NSAM) ar.d Decision (NSDM) memoranda which are not currently under review internally within the l
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by a Presidential Review Memorandum (PRN).
l The proposed response to the White House (Enclosure 1) covers NSDM-254. Domestic Safeguards, and NSDM-347
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The Classification of Sensitive Nuclear Safeguards Information (see SECY-77-75) as the only NSDM's currently 1
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safeguards tafonaation generated Ity ERDA,. Approval of i
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facilities thru close coordination with ERDA. ERDA has advised that even if NSDM-347 were to be ruscinded, they would continue to classify safeguards information in the absence of any directive to the contrary. This could possibly result in major inconsistencies between ERDA and NRC policy if NRC chose not to classify such information in the private sector.
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This has been concurred in by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Executive Legal Director and i
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THE WHITC HOUSC WAS H IN GT O N February ll, 1977 MEMORANDC!1 FOR 4
The Secretary of State
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The Secretary of Defense The Attorney General The Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of licalth, Education and Welfare-The Director of Central Intelligence The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The Director, U.S. Arms Control and Dinarmament Agency The Director of the U.S. Information Agency The Director, Federal Preparednena Agency The Adminintrator, Energy nescarch and Develop:nent Adminintration The Administrater, Environmental Protection Agency
/ The Chairman, Huclear Regulatory Cormaiacion The Adminintrator of the Mational I.eronautico and Space Administration The Director, office of Management and Budget i
The Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors
SUBJECT:
Review and Dicponition of National Security Action and Decision Meirioranda A preliminary review has been undertaken by the NSC ctaff of I!ational Security Action (MSAM) and Deciclon (?!SDM) memo-randa innued 19G1 through 1976 and which' vere still carried as active by the nrevioun aci:ninintration.
Certain of these are current.jy undor review interna).ly within iho L'h i te iloune.
Othern are the nubiect of interanoney review directed by Prenident ial nov i ew M"mmr.indum (ImM).
Thnno which are not included in e i t her ca t. qor y :hould bo r and aaencien concerrmd be tog'ninne pr oceed..ev i eu< d 3J1g _w1_t;.h a rec.ommenda.-
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The critoria used by the I:::C utaf t to determine their initial r t c'>mme n'h t t ion s hau been incJud<>d.
Where noency recommendationn differ, you are encouraged to include rationa]c.
Addrenneer., are requested to review those IJSirls and NS/01c f rom thin list which are within your respective area to determine, 6
(a) whether it remains the authority for active programs and chould b'e confirmed as written; (b) ubether it can now be considered inactive because it has been superseded by later directivec, subsumed by established programs, or otherwise overtaken by events, or (c) whether it should be updated or consolidated with other guidance and reissued.
Agency viewn chould be forwarded to this office by 21 February.
A composito lict will then be prepared by the MSC staff for submiccion to the President.
It should be noted that NSDMc and USAtic carried as active by the ':FC uill remain in force tcchnically until confirmed or rescinded b/ Presidential Decision.
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however, aaencies contemolating substantive actions under the authority of tacce moraoranda should check with the I;SC before proceedinc.
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50 X
68 X
92 X
94 X
96 X
109 X
119 X
124 X
132 X
143 X
143 (NSN4)
X 163 X
165 X
F 182 X
197 (NSAM)
X 199 (NS A M)
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221 X
222 X
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246 X
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259 X
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263 X
266 X
267 X
277 X
283 X
290 X
293 X
295 X
296 X
299 (NSN1)
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307 X
312 X
313 X
314 X
316 (NS.91)
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328 X
329 X
330 X
332 X
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338 X
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340 X
340 (NSAM)
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343 X
344 X
346 X
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