10 CFR Part 73- Final FRN NUREG-0561, Rev 2 - Guidance

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 73
[RIN XXXX-XXX]
[NRC-2010-0340]
NUREG-0561 Revision 2
Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance; availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing the revised NUREG0561, “Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel.” This revised document
provides guidance to a licensee or applicant for implementation of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 73.37, „„Requirements for Physical Protection of Irradiated
Reactor Fuel in Transit,” and 10 CFR Part 73.38, “Personnel Access Authorization
Requirements for Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit.”

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-XXXX-XXXX when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to
this document, which the NRC possesses and are publicly available, using the following
methods:

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Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket ID NRC-XXXX-XXXX. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher;
telephone: 301-492-3668; email: [email protected].

NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may
access publicly-available documents online in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select “ADAMS Public Documents” and then select “Begin
Web-based ADAMS Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to
[email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this
notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is
referenced.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Clyde Ragland, Fuel Cycle and Transportation
Security Branch, Division of Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
(301) 415-7008; or e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I.

Introduction
The NRC recently published a final rule that revised and amended the security

regulations pertaining to the transport of spent nuclear fuel. The final rule was published on
December XX, 2012 (77 FR XXXXX). Documents related to the final rule can be found at
http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC–XXXX-XXXX.

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Revision 2 of NUREG-0561, “Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor
Fuel” was made available in draft form for public comment on November 3, 2010 (75 FR
67636). This NUREG provides guidance to a licensee or applicant for implementation of
10 CFR Part 73.37, „„Requirements for Physical Protection of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit,”
and 10 CFR Part 73.38, “Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Irradiated Reactor
Fuel in Transit.” It is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and NRC staff. The revised
NUREG-0561 describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing 10 CFR Parts
73.37 and 73.38. Methods and solutions different from those described in the document are
acceptable if they meet the requirements in 10 CFR Part 73.37 and 10 CFR Part 73.38 as
applicable.

II.

Further Information
Electronic copies of NUREG-0561, Revision 2 are available through the NRC's public

Web site under “NUREG-Series Publications” at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/
and through the NRC's ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, under Accession
No. MLXXXXXXXXX. In addition, NUREG-series publications are available for inspection at the
NRC's PDR located at Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852-2738. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 205550001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209, by fax
at (301) 415-3548, and by email to [email protected]. NUREGs are not copyrighted, and NRC
approval is not required to reproduce them.

At this time, the NRC is announcing the availability of NUREG-0561, Revision 2,
“Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel.” The document provides guidance
on implementing the provisions of 10 CFR Part 73.37, „„Requirements for Physical Protection of
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Byproduct Material‟‟ and 10 CFR 73.38, “Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for
Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit.”

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this XX day of December 2012.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert K. Caldwell
Chief, Fuel Cycle and Transportation Security
Branch
Division of Security Policy
Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

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on implementing the provisions of 10 CFR Part 73.37, „„Requirements for Physical Protection of
Byproduct Material‟‟ and 10 CFR 73.38, “Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for
Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit.”

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this XX day of December 2012.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert K. Caldwell
Chief, Fuel Cycle and Transportation Security
Branch
Division of Security Policy
Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

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