UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 

June 27, 2016 

MEMORANDUM TO: Sabrina Atack, Acting Chief 

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

FROM: George E. Smith, Senior Project Manager /RA/ 

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF APRIL 19, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 WEBINAR 

On April 19, 2016, a webinar was held to attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the 

effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 

37, “Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material,” and 

associated guidance documents. 

The feedback received during the webinar will be used to inform the ongoing assessment of the 

effectiveness of 10 CFR Part 37. The results of the staff’s assessment will be reported to 

Congress in December 2016. 

In order to encourage stakeholder feedback on the rule and associated guidance documents, 

specific questions were provided in a Federal Register Notice (81 FR 13263) that was issued on 

Monday, March 14, 2016. These questions were used to facilitate discussion during the 

webinar. 

A total of 61 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

provided in Enclosure 2. The staff received 18 comments relating to 10 CFR Part 37 and its 

associated guidance documents during the webinar. These comments are summarized in 

Enclosure 3. 

CONTACT: George E. Smith, NMSS/MSTR 

 (301) 415-7201 

Enclosures: 

1. List of NRC Attendees 

2. List of Meeting Participants 

3. Summary of Stakeholder Comments 
June 27, 2016 

MEMORANDUM TO: Sabrina Atack, Acting Chief 

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

FROM: George E. Smith, Senior Project Manager /RA/

 Source Management and Protection Branch 

 Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal, 

 and Rulemaking Programs 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF APRIL 19, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 WEBINAR 

On April 19, 2016, a webinar was held to attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the 

effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 

Part 37, “Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive 

Material,” and associated guidance documents. 

The feedback received during the webinar will be used to inform the ongoing assessment of 

the effectiveness of 10 CFR Part 37. The results of the staff’s assessment will be reported to 

Congress in December 2016. 

In order to encourage stakeholder feedback on the rule and associated guidance documents, 

specific questions were provided in a Federal Register Notice (81 FR 13263) that was issued 

on Monday, March 14, 2016. These questions were used to facilitate discussion during the 

webinar. 

A total of 61 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

provided in Enclosure 2. The staff received 18 comments relating to 10 CFR Part 37 and its 

associated guidance documents during the webinar. These comments are summarized in 

Enclosure 3. 

CONTACT: George E. Smith, NMSS/MSTR 

 (301) 415-7201 

Enclosures: 

1. List of NRC Attendees 

2. List of Meeting Participants 

3. Summary of Stakeholder Comments 

 ML16158A204 

OFFICE SMPB SMPB/Chief

NAME LEusebio SAtack 

DATE 6/6/16 6/9/16 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
 Enclosure 1 

NRC Staff Attendees 

1. Adams, John (NRR) 

2. Atack, Sabrina (NMSS) 

3. Cervera, Margaret (NMSS) 

4. Coggins, Angela (OGC) 

5. Crawford, Carrie (NMSS) 

6. Eusebio, Linda (NMSS) 

7. Gattone, Robert (RIII) 

8. Goldberg, Paul (NMSS) 

9. Gray, Anita (NMSS) 

10. Lee, Willie (NMSS) 

11. Lukes, Kim (NMSS) 

12. Peralta, Juan (NRR) 

13. Smith, George (NMSS) 

14. Williams, Vince (NSIR) 

15. Wu, Irene (NMSS)
 Enclosure 2 

Stakeholder Attendees 

 

1. Allison, Don 45. Schmidt, Michael 

2. Amoroso, LeAnne 46. Schmitt, Julia 

3. Ashkeboussi, Nima 47. Sheehan, Karen 

4. Bacon, Gerald 48. Snee, Michael 

5. Bartelme, Jeffrey 49. Stephens, Mike 

6. Bevill, Bernard 50. Stone, Craig 

7. Bici, Narenta 51. Sullivan, Carl 

8. Conly, John 52. Taylor, Larry 

9. Cookie, Alan 53. Tedla, Hailu 

10. Dickinson, Terrance 54. Trump, Mark 

11. Dionne, Bruce 55. Tubman, Christopher 

12. Elliott, Susan 56. Tucker, Susan 

13. Flynn, Chuck 57. Vinson, Gibb 

14. Freeman, Billy 58. Von Ahn, Karl 

15. Gonzalez, Antonio 59. Welty, Richard 

16. Greger, L. Robert 60. Yates, Vaughn 

17. Grenier, Fran 61. Yusuf, Siaka 

18. Hammel, Lee 

19. Haniffy, Fred 

20. Hesch, James 

21. Hyland, Jay 

22. Kark, Joanne 

23. Kern, Philip 

24. Krahenbuhl, Melinda 

25. Krishnasarma, Sasikala 

26. Kuhl, Dan 

27. Leon, Daryl 

28. Magda, Dominic 

29. Manley, Raymond 

30. Martin, David, 

31. McLain, Michael 

32. Meyer, Steve 

33. Minden, Angela 

34. Moak, Jayson 

35. Muzzaklupo, Robin 

36. Osborn, Chris 

37. Parsons. Ronald 

38. Pawlowski, Marc 

39. Quinn, Shannon 

40. Rezab, Steven 

41. Ribaudo, Cathy 

42. Rolph, James 

43. Sant, Robert 

44. Schlueter, Janet 

 

 
 Enclosure 3 

Stakeholder Comments 

The NRC received 18 comments from stakeholders during the webinar: 

• Three comments were related to defining terminology in the rule and in the associated 

guidance documents; 

• Six comments were related to clarifying and aligning 10 CFR Part 37 requirements with 

requirements contained in 10 CFR Part 72 and 10 CFR Part 73; 

• Four comments were related to the requirements in Subpart B of the rule and included 

discussion of adjusting the 10-year reinvestigation periodicity; clarification of what 

information is required for a 7-year period review for trustworthiness and reliability 

(T&R); accepting service provider’s T&R certification; and relief from background 

investigation under transport; and 

• Five comments were related to the requirements in Subpart C of the rule and included 

the following topics: physical security requirements for radioactive material collocated 

with spent fuel; clarification of requirements for continuous monitoring of Category 1 

sources and weekly verification of category 2 sources; physical barrier requirements for 

mobile devices; requirements for a temporary security zone; and responsibility for 

material in a nuclear power plant’s owner-controlled area.