ML20212N497

Quarterly Rept on Nondisclosure of Safeguards Info for Jan-Mar 1982

ML20212N497
Person / Time
Issue date:	03/31/1982
From:	NRC
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NUDOCS 8703130048
Download: ML20212N497 (3)

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BllNW NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPMISSION QUARTERLY REPORT ON NON-DISCLOSURE OF SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, prohibits the unauthorized disclosure of specific types of Safeguards Information.

This section also directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to prescribe such regulations as necessary to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of Safeguards Information. NRC's regulations implementing Section 147 were published in the Federal Register on October 22, 1981 (46 FR 51718). The attachment to this report identifies the specific types of infomation, documents, and reports that are protected from unauthorized disclosure.

Section 147, also requires that the NRC report on a quarterly basis the Commission's application during that period of every regulation or order prescribed or issued under this section. As required by Section 147, the following item indicates the only Safeguards Information withheld from public disclosure under the provisions of the implementing regulations during the period January 1,1982 through March 31, 1982.

Type of Information Withheld On one occasion information was withheld from public disclosure which was contained in a Preliminary Notification of Event or Unusual Occurrence report which identified the location of intrusion alarm systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Reactor.

Unauthorized Disclosure Could Have Adverse Impact The public disclosure of this type of information would significantly increase the likelihood of illegal entry into the facility and undetected access and removal of special nuclear material.

Assurance that Only the Minimum Amount of Information was Withheld All of the information in the report, except for the limited Safeguards Information, was made available to the public. The withholding of this type of Safeguards Information does not deny the public information concerning the possibility of an unauthorized entry into a research reactor. A line-by-line review was conducted of the document to ensure that only the minimum amount of information was withheld.

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ATTACHMENT IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC TYPES OF INFORMATION PROTECTED FROM UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE

1. Physical Protection at Fixed Sites Infor1 nation not otherwise classified as Restricted Data or National 1

Security Information relating to the protection of facilities that possess formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material and power reactors.

Specifically:

(1) The composite physical security plan for the nuclear facility or site.

' (ii) Site specific drawings, diagrams, sketches, or maps that substantially represent the final design features of the physical protection system.

(iii) Details of alarm system layouts showing location of intrusion detection devices, alarm assessment equipment, i

alarm system wiring, emergency power sources, and duress alarms. -

l (iv) Written physical security orders and procedures for members of the security organization, duress codes, and patrol schedules.

l (v) Details of the on-site and off-site comunications systems that are used for security purposes.

(vi) Lock combinations and mechanical key design.

(vii) Documents and other matter that contain lists or locations of certain safety-related equipment explicitly identified in the documents as vital for purposes of physical protection, as contained in physical security plans, safeguards contingency plans, or plant specific safeguards analyses for production or utilization facilities.

(viii) The composite safeguards contingency plan for the facility or site.

(ix) Those portions of the facility guard qualification and training plan which disclose features of the physical security system or response procedures.

(x) Response plans to specific threats detailing size, disposition, response time, and armament of responding forces.

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i (xi) Size, armament, and disposition of on-site reserve forces.

(xti) Size, identity, armament, and arrival times of off-site

-forces committed to respond to safeguards emergencies, i

2. Physical Protection in Transit

. Information not otherwise classified as Restricted Data or National Security Information relative to the protection of shipments of formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material and spent fuel.

Specifically:

(1) The composite transportation physical security plan.

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(ii) Schedules and itineraries for specific shipments.

(Routes and quantities for shipments of s are not withheld from public disclosure. pent fuel Schedules

' for spent fuel shipments may be released 10 da after the last shipment of a current series.) ys (iii) Details of vehicle immobilization features, intrusion

alarm devices, and communication systems.

(iv) Arrangements with and capabilities of local police response forces, and locations of safe havens.

j (v) Details regarding limitations of radio-telephone communications.

(vi) Procedures for response to safeguards emergencies.

3. Inspections. Audits, and Evaluations l

Information not otherwise classified as Restricted Data or National t

Security Information relating to safeguards inspections and reports.

l Specifically:

Portions of safeguards inspection reports, evaluations, audits, or investigations that contain details of a licensee's or applicant's physical security system or that disclose uncorrected defects, weaknesses, or vulnerabilities in the system. Information regarding defects, weaknesses, or vulnerabilities may be released after corrections have been made. Reports of investigations may be released after the investigation has been completed, unless i

withheld pursuant to other authorities, e.g., the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

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