ML20154J197
| ML20154J197 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/03/1986 |
| From: | Norry P NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
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| NUDOCS 8603100504 | |
| Download: ML20154J197 (9) | |
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, Paperwork R.* duction Act Ansaer all questions in Part 1. If this request is for review under E O. Of f e.e of Information and Regulatory Af fa.rs 12291, complete Part 11 and sign tt e regu:atory certif; cation if tnis Of fice of Management and Budget i request is for approval under the Paperwork Reductean Act and 5 CFR Attention- Docket bbrary, Racm 3201 1320, skip Part II complete Part til and s't;n the paperwerk certification WMhengton, DC 20503 PART l.-Complete This Part for All Requests.
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- 4. I stin at information coilect,on or ruiemameng
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) Survey of Licensees Possessing Strategic Special Nuclear Material 4
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, 2 O s ateoriocainevernments PART ll.-Complete This Part Only if the Request is for OMB Review Under Executive Order 12291
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- 8. Trce cf suormssnon (cr>ecir one in ex n carece1 Type of reusew requested Ctastricattore Staso of de velopment t Q standard i O uaier i O pr,p,nedora,er 2 O renens 0 f40nm,y, 2 O rirs o, int t- o,se. ..tni nor a,oim i 3 O emergenc, 6 3 O F<-ni or iriter>m ors =tru,t peu pnvaal 4 O Statutory or audioaldeaciwr
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! PART lli -Completa Thl2 Prrt Only if ths Rsquzst is for Appr:vil c f a CollIctirn j of Information Under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR 1320.
- 13. Abstrac'-D.scnbe t needs, uses and atrected pubt.c m $0.ords or less
" Nuclear facilities, radioactive materials, nuclear facility security, safeguards"
- j. NRC will survey nonpower reactor and certain other licensees to evaluate plans for i raducing quantities of strategic special nuclear material stored at sites and to l< evaluate the need for additional physical protection measures, t
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- 14. Type of information conection (chec A only one)
Intermetton cnHettiona not contained in rules 1 b Regu ar r subm.ss.on 2 O Ee -6ency suberusuon(cert ><> car.orr attecned>
h9ermation teHections containedin vs es i 3 Entmg regJation (no change proposed) 6 f.nalor mienm f nal without prior NPRM 7. Enter date of enputed or actuas Federat
! 4 O Not.c.of proposed ruiemanmg(NeRu) 4 O pesuiar subauss.on Ree, ster pubi. cat ca at in,$ sia e oi tuiema..ns 5 0 rmai. NPRu .as pr...ousi, puoi.sned o O Emertency subemss oa rcert <, cat oriattached) (moath. dar. **ar>
l 15. Type of reven requested (checA only one) 1 M New colWtion 4 O pe.nstatement or a pre use, approved coewi.on to, .n.cn appeo.ai has espwed
! 2 O Revis.on of a currentiy approved coCection
! 3 0 titens.on ei tne e p at<>n date ci a cureenity appeo ed eoriect.on s O t mimg conect.oa = use - taout an own contrai number I r watnout any enante m the sotatance or m t%e method o connectinn
- 16. Agency report form number (s)(octude srancard/optenal torm numberts)J 22. Purpow of mformation collection (chece as many as apply) i O appi. cation for benefits g
2 Program evaluation
- 17. Annual reportmg of d4closu'e burde't 3 c,ng,,g pu, pose statestics t
1 Humber of respondents .
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I 2 Number of resoonse5 per resce.dce.t 5 @ Progeam plannmg or management 3 Tctal annual tnponses (1.n* I fees Ine 2, 33 6 0 nesearch 4 Hours per response 8 7 O A se;.t I
5 Thtet nours (tme 3 f.mes I.ne 4 > 264
- 18. Annual recordbeepmg burden 23. Frequency of recordneepmg or reporting (chec A ## feat appry) i Number of recorc>eepers ! O Record eepmg l
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- 20. Cunent (mos t recentJ oMB controi number ce comrnent number 24. Respondents' obbgation io compty(chec 6 tr'e strongest no!. prion ther appt es)
None 1 O voiuntary l _21. Requested esperatai cate 2 O Pequwed to obts.n or retam a benefit March 1987 3 [] vandatory as. Ar.ene respondenti unman 4,,cuc i,rxat agenen or anst tut.ons o, ri tne pnmary ourmse ov ine ca wi.on reiated to aederai edueat.on orog,*mst G vn O No
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SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR A SURVEY OF LICENSEES FJSSESSING STRATEGIC SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL Justification Need for and Practical Utility of Information Collected As part of its function to protect the public health and safety and the common defense and security, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates certain nuclear facilities where strategic special nuclear material (SSNM) is used and/or stored. During a recent re-evaluation of the security posture at certain licensed facilities, it was recognized that many nonpower reactor (NPR) facilities (includes research, test and critical facilities) had on-hand SSNM in the form of unirradiated high enriched uranium (HEU) fuel that was not needed for their current operations. Thus, the NRC believed that prudenco dictated the taking of reasonable steps to decrease the potential for any adverse consequences from the possession of HEU in excess of quantities sufficient for the maintenance of normal operations or for the replacement of depleted fuel and failed fuel elements. Accordingly, the NRC on September 27, 1985 issued to 31 NPR licensees an Order to Show Cause why all excess HEU fuel should not be removed to a secure location away from their reactor site. Many responses'to the Order indicated that licensees were going to ship excess fuel in order to comply with the Order. However, exact details of the amount to be shipped and the remaining amount that would be left on-site were not always given. In addition, many licensees did not respond in writing to the Order.
Therefore, it is not clear whether these licensees have or plan to ship any HEU off site.
In addition to the above, the NRC is considering whether to propose additional domestic physical protection measures to increase the level of conservatism in the protection of the more strategically significant classes of Category !!
material (i.e., SSNM of moderate strategic significance).
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! .i l In order to determine the residual potential risk associated with the possession of SSNM at these licensed facilities, the NRC needs to know the j amount and the characteristics of the SSNM remaining at these facilities.
Licensee responses to the information requested will be used by the NRC in its l deliberations regarding the need for additional physical protection measures.
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Descriptions of the Information Collection l
l Number and Type of Respondents Currently, there are 30 NPR licensees (One of the 31 licensees who received an Order to Show Cause is no longer authorized to possess HEU fuel) and 3 other i research licensees who would have to submit answers to the information requested i
Method of Collecting the Information, Reporting Period, and Reasonableness of Schedule l
The Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards has identified information which is needed to aid the NRC in its deliberations regarding the j need for additional physical protection measures. The specific information
, which is needed is described in Enclosures A and 8. Enclosure A pertains to i
! the NPR survey while Enclosure B pertains to the other 3 licensees.
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i Licensees would be sent a letter asking that they respond, in writing, to the l information requested within thirty (30 days). Most of the licensees already have certain of the information readily at hand as a result of the Order to Show Cause. Thus, 30 days is a reasonable time for submitting their information.
This is a one (1) time reporting requirement.
l Record Retention Period None f I l
l Duplication with Other Collection of Information i
No current'NRC reporting requirements provide this information at the Icvel of l detail necessary. Further, it is noted that although inspectors could collect this information during compliance inspections, this approach would require up to three (3) years to complete. A decision on whether to propose additional physical protection measuren must be made within the next two (2) to three (3) months.
i Effort to Reduce Small Business Burden i The NRC has determined that the af fected entities are not small entities or businesses as those tergs are used in the Regulatory,F1cxibility Act.
l Circumstances Which Justify Variation From OttB Cuidelines i
I There is no variation f rom OMB guidelines.
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( Consultations Outside the NRC i l
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Confidentiality of Information KRC provides no pledge of confidentiality for the collection of information l
l unless requested by a licensco pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.790 for proprietary information.
l l Sensitive Questions 1
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1 Entimated Cost to the Federal Government It is estimated that the evaluation of information collected will require an I average of eight hours of NRC ntaff time per report. For 33 renpondents the evaluation will require 264 hourn (8 ntaff houre/ report x 33 reportn = 264
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hours). Labor cost at $60 per staff hour will be $ 15,840 (8 staff hours /
report x 33 reports x $60 per staf f hour = $15,840). No additional costs are anticipated. Therefore, the total cost to the Federal Government will be approximately $15,840.
Estimate of__ Burden It is estimated that the burden for this information collection is cinht hours for each licensee to prepare one (1) response. For 33 respondents the total burden will requiro 264 hours0.00306 days <br />0.0733 hours <br />4.365079e-4 weeks <br />1.00452e-4 months <br /> (8 licensee staf f hours / report x 33 reports = 264 hours0.00306 days <br />0.0733 hours <br />4.365079e-4 weeks <br />1.00452e-4 months <br />). Labor cost at $60 per licensee staf f hour will be a total of $15,840 (8 licensco staff hours / report x 33 reports x $60 per 11-censee staff hour = $15,840).
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ENCLOSURE A Thirty (30) nonpower reactor licensees will be requested to provide specific information on the following:
- a. The number of elements, plates, or other SSNM, includis q grams U-235, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g., IRIGA fuel, UA1 fuel, etc.), of untrradiated high enriched uranium (HEU) which was or is being shipped in order to comply with the September 27, 1985 Order to Show Cause,
- b. The number of full and/or partial HEU fuel elements / plates burned-up in a normal 90 day period, including grams U-235, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g., TRIGA fuel, UA1 fuel, etc.),
- c. The maximum amount of unirradiated fuel elements / plates, including grams U-235, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g., TRIGA fuel, UA1 fuel, etc.), which will be kept to maintain a 90 day period of normal operation,
- d. The type of element (s)/ plate (s), including grams U-235, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g., TRIGA fuel, UA1 fuel, etc.), that will be kept on site to replace one failed element for each different type element in the core,
- e. The amount of strategic special nuclear material (SSNM) kept on-site in forms other than f uel, including grams U-233, U-235 and Pu, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g., fission chambers, plutonium-boryllium sources, etc.),
- f. The number of irradiated fuel elements, plates, or other SSNM currently:
(1) in core; (2) in spent fuel storage and/or (3) in other storaqo, and to the extent practical without violating ALARA principles, the identift-cation of their rem per hour (rem /hr) reading at 3 feet (i.e. , e.1 rem /he ,
>.1 - (10 rem /hr, >10 - (100 rem /hr, >100 -<300 rem /hr,>300 -<500 rem /hr,
>500 -< 1000 rem /hr, and nver 1000 rem /hr,
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- g. The amounts and dates of untrradiated fuel and other SSNH shipments received at the reactor facility within the last five (5) years, including grams U-235, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g.,
IRIGA fuel, UA1 fuel, target material etc.), and
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- h. The amounts and dates of spent fuel and other SSNM shipments made within the last five (5) years, including grams U-235, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g., TRIGA fuel, UA1 fuel, etc.).
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ENCLOSURE 8 Three (3) Ifcensees will be requested to provide specific information on the following:
- a. The typical and current amount of unirradiated strategic special nuclear material (SSNN) kept on-site, including grams U-233, U-235, and Pu, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g. , fission chambers, plutonium-beryllium sources, etc.),
- b. The typical and current amounts of irradiated SSNM on-site, including grams U-233. U-235, and Pu, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g. , fission chambers, plutonium-beryllium sources, Pu in spent fuel etc.), and to the extent practical without violating ALARA principles, the identification of the rem per hour (rem /hr) at 3 feet for each item (i.e. , <.1 rem /hr >.1 -<10 rem /hr, >10 - <100 rem /hr, >100 - <300 rem /hr,
>300 - <500 rem /hr, >500 - <1000 rem /hr, and over 1000 rem /hr,
- c. The amount and dates of unirradiated SSNM shipments received at the facility within the last five (5) years, including grams U-233, U-235 and Pu, the associated enrichment and the specific f orm (e.g. , fission chambers, plutonium-beryllium sources, etc. ),
- d. The amount and dates of irradiated SSNM shipments received at the facility within the last five (5) years, including grams U-233 U-235 and Pu, the associated enrichment and the specific form (e.g., spent fuel), and
- e. Any plans for the shipment of irradiated and/or unirradiated SSNN, including approximate amounts and dates of shipment.