ML23184A101

Radioactive Source Security and Accountability Rulemaking

ML23184A101
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Issue date:	06/29/2023
From:	Hector Rodriguez-Luccioni NRC/NMSS/DMSST/SMPB
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Radioactive Source Security and Accountability Rulemaking

Hector Rodriguez-Luccioni, Ph.D.

(Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs)

Acting Chief, Source Management and Protection Branch Division of Material Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

11 Key Messages

• Consistent with Commission direction in SRM-SECY 0083, the staff is conducting a rulemaking to revise the radioactive source security and accountability (RSSA) regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Rulemaking (10 CFR).

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• The proposed rule would affect applicants applying for a radioactive material license and licensees who transfer category 3 quantities of radioactive material.

2 Key Messages (cont.)

• It would also address recommendations from several U.S. Government Accountability Office reports and would further deter someone with malicious intent from purchasing category 3 Rulemaking quantities of radioactive material.

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• The Commission is reviewing the draft proposed rule (SECY 0 11 2).

3 Proposed RSSA Revisions:

Validity of License Applicants

• 10 CFR 30.33(a), 40.32(d), and 70.23(a)

• Applicants will have to demonstrate that the Rulemaking byproduct material, source material, and special nuclear material, will be used for the process purposes stated in its license application.

• Address the concern that applicants could use a fictitious company or provide false information to obtain a valid license or radioactive materials

4 Proposed RSSA Revisions:

Validity of License Applicants (cont.)

• Pre-licensing guidance (not publicly available) will inform the determination of whether the applicant would use the subject Rulemaking radioactive material as specified in the application process

• Level of information needed will depend on the proposed licensed activities and the type, quantity, and form of the proposed radioactive material to be possessed and used under the license

5 Proposed RSSA Revisions: License Verification for Transfers of Category 3 Quantities of Radioactive Materials

• 10 CFR 30.41(d)(1)(i), 40.51(d)(2), and 70.42(d)(1)(i)

• Require license verification through License Rulemaking Verification System (LVS) or by contacting the license-issuing authority process

• Verification must be conducted no

earlier than 7 days prior to the transfer

• Address concerns with:

o altering a valid license o use of counterfeit license

6 Proposed RSSA Revisions: Definition of Cat 3 and Cat 3 Quantities

• 10 CFR 30.4, 32.2, and 70.4; New appendix, Appendix F to Part 30- Category 3 Radioactive Materials Rulemaking

• New definition and the thresholds for process category 3 quantities of radioactive materials

• Facilitate implementation of requirements

7 Proposed RSSA Revisions: Follow -Up Verification Methods

• 10 CFR 30.41(d)(1)(ii), 40.51(d)(3), and 70.42(d)(1)(ii)

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• A more stringent follow-up verification method for licensees that process process emergency shipments

8 Proposed RSSA Revisions: Prohibition of Transfers of Category 3 Generally Licensed Devices

• 10 CFR 31.5(c)(8)(i), 31.5(f), and 32.51(a)(3)

• Exclude the transfer of category 3 sources to Rulemaking general licensees process

• Allow transfer of a category 3 quantity of radioactive material only to a specific licensee of the NRC or an Agreement State

9 Proposed RSSA Revisions: Remove Obsolete Verification Methods

• 10 CFR 30.41(d)(4), 40.51(d)(4), and 70.42(d)(4)

Rulemaking

• Remove the obsolete verification method of obtaining information from a reporting process service

10 Draft Interim Guidance, Radioactive Source Security and Accountability

• Interim guidance with frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Rulemaking o Facilitate implementation of regulatory changes process o Updates will be made in a future revision of the NUREG-1556 series to conform with this rulemaking effort

11 Next Steps

• Once Commission direction is received, publish proposed rule in the Federal Register Rulemaking

• Conduct further stakeholder engagements during public comment period process

• NRC Staff will consider all comments received in the development of a final rule

• Final rule due to the Commission in 2024

12 Have Questions?

Rulemaking POC:

- Andrew Carrera, Ph.D.

Rulemaking 301-415-1078, Andrew.Carrera@nrc.gov, or process

- Anita Gray, Ph.D.

301-415-7036, Anita.Gray@nrc.gov.

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