ML24016A079
| ML24016A079 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/08/2024 |
| From: | Tara Inverso Division of Security Operations |
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| ML24016A083 | List: |
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| SA 2024-02 | |
| Download: ML24016A079 (1) | |
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SECURITY ADVISORY FOR LICENSEES (NRC AND AGREEMENT STATES)
THAT POSSESS, USE, SHIP, OR RECEIVE RISK-SIGNIFICANT RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SA 2024-02
SUBJECT:
NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collaborate to enhance the ability to prevent, protect against, prepare for, and, if necessary, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks during periods of heightened alert.
The Secretary of Homeland Security has designated the 2024 Presidential State of the Union Address, which will take place in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024, as a national special security event (NSSE). To date, the NRC has received no information concerning a specific, credible threat toward any U.S. nuclear facility or licensed material during this period.
The NRC is advising affected licensees to consider implementing the recommendations of this advisory. This advisory applies to all affected licensees that possess, use, ship, or receive category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive materials that are listed in Appendix A, Category 1 and Category 2 Radioactive Materials, to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 37, Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material.
As a prudent precautionary measure, the NRC is requesting that NRC and Agreement State licensees located within an approximate 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius of the NSSE (area of concern) that possess category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material maintain heightened vigilance for potential security threats during the time period surrounding the 2024 Presidential State of the Union Address. The NRC recommends that licensees consider implementing elevated protective measures as outlined in Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2018-03, National Terrorism Advisory System and Protective Measures for the Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material, dated June 1, 2018, as appropriate. Decommissioning power reactors and independent spent fuel storage installations using wet storage should also consider implementing the protective measures outlined in RIS 2002-12C, Revision 1, Decommissioning Power Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Using Wet StorageNRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System, dated August 24, 2011, as appropriate.
February 8, 2024
2 During the time period surrounding the 2024 Presidential State of the Union Address, affected licensees are asked to avoid receiving, shipping, or transporting category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material through the area of concern. If a licensee determines that such a shipment or transport must proceed through the area of concern during the specified time period, the NRC requests that the licensee notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center in advance of such planned shipments as soon as possible. The NRC will inform the DHS of any proposed shipments to ensure coordination of these activities and to avoid conflict. Coordination of possible supplemental security measures may involve the licensee, the NRC, the DHS, and affected States.
The NRC will continue to monitor threat-related reporting and other relevant developments and will coordinate its assessment activities with other Federal and State agencies for any indication of a threat to licensees.
Any information regarding threats or suspicious activities should be reported promptly. The NRC requests licensees to contact each of the listed organizations or agencies in the following order:
local law enforcement agency local Federal Bureau of Investigation field office Agreement State official (for Agreement State licensees)
NRC Headquarters Operations Center at 301-816-5100 applicable Federal Aviation Administration contact (if aircraft incident)
If the NRC receives additional information concerning site-specific or general threats involving radioactive material, the NRC may recommend taking additional site-specific actions, provide guidance specific to any new information received, advise individual licensees to further coordinate onsite activities with offsite support agencies, or otherwise instruct licensees to implement elevated protective measures and provisions described in the NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System, as appropriate. If you have any questions concerning this advisory, contact the technical point of contact below.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This security advisory does not contain any new or amended collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Title 44 of the United States Code 3501, et seq.). Existing collections of information were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approval number 3150-0214.
3 Public Protection Notification: The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
This security advisory expires on March 8, 2024.
Approved by Tara Inverso, Director Division of Security Operations Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Technical
Contact:
Eric Wharton, NSIR 301-287-3621 Email: Eric.Wharton@nrc.gov Signed by Inverso, Tara on 02/08/24
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