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Protecting People and the Environment

Briefing on Materials

Licensing., and Security

April 30, 2008

Office of Federal and State Materials and

Environmental Management Programs

and

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident

Response
Overview

* Security and Control Program

* GAO Investigation & Action Plan

* National Source Tracking System

" Web-Based Licensing

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Radioactive

Material

Production

End-of-life

iManagement

Source/Devic

Design and

Manufacture

cl Appn

Licensing and

Inspection

Distribution

Tracking

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Security and Control Program

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Materials Security Pre-9/11

* Security Considered in Safety

Programs

* Not Focused on Malevolent Acts

* Recognized Need to Improve

Control of Risk-Significant

Sources

* IAEA Code of Conduct under

revision

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Material Security Post-9/11

* Applied a risk-informed graded

approach to significantly enhance

materials security

* Issued Orders: Large Irradiators,

Manufacturers/Distributors,

Transportation, Increased

Controls, and Fingerprinting

'Fingerprinting Order for non-M&D

Service Providers

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Interagency Coordination

* Radiation Source Security and

Protection Task Force

* Nuclear Government Coordinating

Council

• NRC/DHS/NNSA Trilateral

Activities

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Radiation Source Security and

Protection Task Force

* Chaired by NRC with Federal and

State participation

* Evaluate the security of radiation

sources

* Primary vehicle for advancing

issues across the government

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Radiation Sources Subgroup

* Develop a definition of what

constitutes a significant RDD/RED

and report to the task force by

May 2008

• Re-evaluate lists of isotopes and

threshold values that warrant

enhanced security and protection

and report to the task force by

November 2008

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Cesium Chloride Subgroup

* Conduct a study to assess the

feasibility of phasing out the use

of CsCI

* Final Report - estimated August

2008

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Alternative Technologies

Subgroup

* To evaluate the alternatives for

Category I and 2 sources

* Requested task force approval to

submit Final Report - Spring 2009

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National Academies Study on

Source Use and Replacement

* The National Academies

recommendations to enhance the

safety and security of radiation

sources are welcomed

* These recommendations will serve

as an important point and are being

considered along with others from a

number of different sources

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National Academies Study on

Source Use and Replacement

(Continued)

Replacement of radiation sources

with alternatives should be

implemented with caution,

ensuring that the essential

functions that radiation sources

perform are preserved.

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Related Security Rulemakings

* Physical security of sealed

sources

" GL Rulemaking

" Transportation Security

" Fingerprinting/Access

Authorization

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Increased Controls

* Increased Controls - Issued 11/05

Enhance control of material to

prevent unauthorized access for

malevolent use of material or

mitigate consequences

* Implementation Status

* Program Review

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Fingerprinting for Increased

Controls

* Fingerprinting - Issued 12/07

Fingerprinting is designed to

assist in the determination of the

trustworthiness and reliability

of an individual prior to being

granted unescorted access to

radioactive material

* Implementation Status

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GAO Action Plan Status

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2007 GAO Investigation

* Applied for and Obtained NRC

License

* Altered NRC License

* Contacted Suppliers to Sell

Material

* Parallel Attempt to Obtain

Agreement State License Aborted

When Notified of Site Visit

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Action Plan Overview

* Immediate Actions

* Independent External Review

Panel

* Pre-Licensing Working Group

" Materials Program Working Group

" NSTS and WBL

" GL Rulemaking

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Independent External Review

Panel

* Report issued March 11, 2008

* Commission Briefing

March 18, 2008

* Findings

* Staff actions

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Pre-Licensing Working Group

* NRC and Agreement State

Co-Chairs

* Issued revised pre-licensing

guidance on January 15, 2008 to

determine the legitimacy of

,applicants and uses

* Being implemented by all regions

and states

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Materials Program Working

Group

* NRC and Agreement State

Co-Chairs

* Three Objectives

-Short Term Solutions

-Evaluate Independent Panel.

Recommendations

- Review of Materials Program

* Pending policy issue on transfers

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STATUS OF NATIONAL

SOURCE TRACKING SYSTEM

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National Source Tracking

System

* System tracks transactions of

Category I -and 2 sealed sources

among NRC and Agreement State

licensees; includes DOE sources

• Designed and developed in

conjunction with stakeholders

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National Source Tracking

System Status

* Development completed; testi

underway

* Contractor has begun setup ol

hosting environment

* Initial Deployment 12/2008

* Licensees begin using 1/31/09

* MPKI

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Next Steps

* Rulemaking to expand- NSTS

* NSTS-Web-Based Licensing

Interface

• Procedures for access to

-information

* Interim Inventory

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Status of Web-Based Licensing

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Web-Based Licensing

" Replacement of License Tracking

System used for Materials

Licensing

" WBL development in coordination

with Agreement States - Working

Group

e Proceeding with procurement

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Automated License Verification

Service

* The purpose is to establish

automated verification checks

using-WBL and NSTS data

* Responsive to both GAO and IERP

Recommendations

*.Development in FY10

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Vision and Future

of the Materials Security Arena

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Life Cycle Approach to

Source Security

Tracking ý,

KEY

* Energy Policy Act Task Force

* Government Accountability Office/Senate Follow-up

• National Academies of Sciences/DSB

* Government Coordinating Committee/DHS &Trilaterals

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Acronyms

" CsCI - Cesium Chloride

" DNDO - Domestic Nuclear

Detection Office

" DOE - Department of Energy

" DHS - Department of Homeland

Security

" GAO - Government Accountability

Office

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Acronyms

• GL - General License

* IAEA - International Ator

Energy Agency

* IERP - Independent Exte

Review Panel

* M&D - Manufacturer and

Distributor

* MPKI - Managed Public I

Infrastructure

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Acronyms

• NNSA- National Nuclear Security

Administration

* NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission

* NSTS- National Source Tracking

Systems

• RDD- Radiological Dispersal

Device

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Acronyms

e RED - Radiological Exposure

Device

* WBL - Web-Based Licensing

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