RIS 2005-12, Transportation of Radioactive Material Quantities of Concern NRC Threat Advisory & Protective Measures System.
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| Issue date: | 08/24/2011 |
| Revision: | 1 |
| From: | Patricia Holahan, Mcginty T Division of Security Operations, Division of Policy and Rulemaking |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR SECURITY AND INCEDENT RESPONSE
WASHINGTON, DC 20555-0001 August 24, 2011 NRC REGULATORY ISSUE SUMMARY 2005-12, REVISION 1 TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
QUANTITIES OF CONCERN
NRC THREAT ADVISORY AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES SYSTEM
ADDRESSEES
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees authorized to possess radioactive material that in a quantity that equals or exceeds the threshold values in the additional security measures for the transportation of radioactive material quantities of concern under their licenses under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 30, 32, 50, 70, and 71 licenses and Agreement State licensees similarly authorized to possess such material in such quantities under their Agreement State licenses.
INTENT
The NRC previously issued guidance about the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys (DHSs) Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) to certain groups of NRC licensees in Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2005-12, Transportation of Radioactive Material Quantities of Concern NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System, dated July 11, 2005. The NRC is issuing this revised RIS to identify a change in the implementation of the HSAS as outlined in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-3, Homeland Security Advisory System, dated March 11, 2002, and HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, dated February 28, 2003, for the addressees above who received RIS 2005-12. The change is required by Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-7, National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), dated January 26, 2011 (Enclosure 1 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML11188A030)). This RIS will supersede RIS 2003-16, NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System, dated October 7, 2003 and Information Notice 2009-08, NRC Rapid Change Notification of Licensees Following a Physical Attack against a Facility, dated May 8, 2009. This RIS requires no action or written response on the part of any addressee.
NOTICE: Enclosure 2 to the RIS contains Security-Related Information. Upon separation from Enclosure 2, this RIS is DECONTROLLED.
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BACKGROUND
On March 11, 2002, then-President George W. Bush signed HSPD-3, creating the HSAS, which was a graduated, color-coded threat advisory system to alert government authorities at all levels, private-sector stakeholders, and the general public about the risk of terrorist attacks.
The HSAS consisted of five levels ranging from the lowest threat level Green, to the most severe, Red. Based on HSPD-3, the NRC issued regulatory issue summaries to inform NRC
licensees of the descriptions of the various threat advisory conditions and to provide guidance to NRC licensees about the preplanning of graded protective measures to respond to changes in the threat environment.
On January 26, 2011, President Barack Obama issued PPD-7 which reaffirmed the need for a strong effective national-level advisory system and directed DHS to establish a new threat advisory system to replace the HSAS.
The NTAS has replaced the previous color-coded threat levels with a two-tiered advisory system designed to provide timely and relevant terrorist threat information to affected government, private-sector, and public stakeholders, as appropriate and in accordance with classification levels. The NTASs two threat levels are Elevated Alert and Imminent Alert.
An Elevated Alert warns of a credible terrorist threat against the United States and its territories that is general in both timing and target, or details significant trends and developments in terrorism such that it is reasonable to recommend implementation of protective measures to thwart or mitigate an attack.
An Imminent Alert warns of a credible, specific, and impending terrorist threat against the United States and its territories that is sufficiently specific and credible to recommend implementation of protective measures to thwart or mitigate an attack.
In the event that DHS issues an NTAS Alert, licensees should consider this RIS as notification by the Commission. Accordingly, the NRC recommends that licensees respond to the NTAS
Alert in a manner consistent with the guidance enclosed with this RIS. The Commission may provide licensees with supplementary information, as warranted, when DHS issues changes to the national threat level.
BACKFIT DISCUSSION
This RIS does not require any action or written response or any modification to plant structures, systems, components, or designs; therefore, the staff did not perform a backfit analysis.
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FEDERAL REGISTER NOTIFICATION
A notice of opportunity for public comment was not published in the Federal Register because this RIS is informational and pertains to a staff position that does not represent a departure from current regulatory requirements and practice.
CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT
The NRC has determined that the RIS is not a rule as designated by the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 801-808) and, therefore, is not subject to the Act.
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
This RIS references information collection requirements that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approval number 3150-0002.
PUBLIC PROTECTION NOTIFICATION
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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CONTACT
Please direct any questions about this matter to the technical contact listed below.
/RA/ /RA/
Patricia K. Holahan, Director Timothy J. McGinty, Director Division of Security Operations Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Security Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and Incident Response
Technical Contact:
Joseph H. Willis NSIR/DSO/DDSO/RSOB
(301) 415-6869 E-mail: joseph.willis@nrc.gov Enclosures:
1. PPD-7, National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS)
2. Threat Conditions and Specific Actions for Transportation of Certain Byproduct Material and Spent Nuclear Fuel Less Than or Equal to 100 Grams (OUO-SRI)
Enclosure 2 will not be released to the public because it contains Official Use Only - Security- Related Information.
Note: NRC generic communications may be found on the NRC Public Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, under NRC Library/Document Collections.
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CONTACT
Please direct any questions about this matter to the technical contact listed below.
/RA/ /RA/
Patricia K. Holahan, Director Timothy J. McGinty, Director Division of Security Operations Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Security Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and Incident Response
Technical Contact:
Joseph H. Willis NSIR/DSO/DDSO/RSOB
(301) 415-6869 E-mail: joseph.willis@nrc.gov Enclosures:
1. PPD-7, National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS)
2. Threat Conditions and Specific Actions for Transportation of Certain Byproduct Material and Spent Nuclear Fuel Less Than or Equal to 100 Grams (OUO-SRI)
Enclosure 2 will not be released to the public because it contains Official Use Only - Security- Related Information.
Note: NRC generic communications may be found on the NRC Public Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, under NRC Library/Document Collections.
ADAMS ACCESSION NO: ML11189A044 RIS: ML11189A072 Enclosure 2: ML11189A073 *via e-mail OFFICE NSIR/DSO/RSOB Tech Editor NSIR/DSO/RSOB NSIR/DSP NSIR/DPR
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