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 7, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 WEBINAR 

On April 7, 2016, a webinar was held to attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the 

effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of the 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 73 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

provided in Enclosure 2. The staff received 12 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 7, 2016, 10 CFR PART 37 ASSESSMENT 

 WEBINAR 

On April 7, 2016, a webinar was held to attain feedback from NRC stakeholders on the 

effectiveness of the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of the 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 73 stakeholders participated in the webinar. A list of the meeting participants is 

provided in Enclosure 2. The staff received 12 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 

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NAME LEusebio SAtack 

DATE 6/27/16 6/27/16 

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. Abkemeier, Erik 45. Olukanni, Michele 

2. Adams, Richard 46. Patton, Kim 

3. Alldredge, Jimmy 47. Peros. Richard 

4. Benson, Michael 48. Perry, Christopher 

5. Bergman, Jana 49. Peters, Clint 

6. Brown, Roy 50. Prioleau, Wagnus 

7. Brown, William 51. Ransohoff, William 

8. Cargill, Scott 52. Rezab, Steven 

9. Cipriano, Donald 53. Robinson, Jabari 

10. Courchesne, Amy 54. Rubin, Wendy 

11. Dailey, Dylan 55. Schlueter, Janet 

12. Davidson, Brian 56. Schmitt, Julia 

13. Davis, Adrienne 57.Schweitzer, Jim 

14. De la Guardia, Miguel 58. Shepherd, Mary 

15. Deible, Chuck 59. Shook, Warren 

16. DelGaudio, Jeffrey 60. Simpkin, Philip 

17. Dickinson, Terrance 61. Simpson, Daniel 

18. Dixon, Chris 62. Slaymaker, Matt 

19. Dresen, Laura 63. Sober, Julia 

20. Duffey, Sandra 64. Taylor, Steve 

21. Elliott, Susan 65. Tebo, David 

22. Gabriel, Sandy 66. Thompson, Jared 

23. Green, Ryan 67. Townsend, Rob 

24. Griffin, Keith 68. Truskowski, Ed 

25. Hall, Angie 69. Van Baalen, Mary 

26. Jordon, Kenny 70. Weber, Bryan 

27. Karie, Bruce 71. Wenke, Deborah 

28. Kendrick, Rachel 72. Whitlock, Michael 

29. Kouba, Andrew 73. Winkler, Gary 

30. Kratzer, Robert 

31. Krieman, Christine 

32. Landis, Raymond 

33. Lowe, Brian 

34. Loween, Melissa 

35. Luongo, Domenico 

36. Macatangay, Jose 

37. Martin, David 

38. Mason, Samantha 

39. McLaughlin, Timothy 

40. Mead, Jillian 

41. Merrill, John 

42. Meyer, Robert 

43. Meyer, Steve 

44. Norton, Jordon 
 Enclosure 3 

Stakeholder Attendees 

The NRC received 12 comments from stakeholders during the webinar: 

• Six comments were related to the trustworthiness and reliability (T&R) process. These 

comments were related to adjusting the 10-year reinvestigation periodicity; 

establishment of T&R criteria; reviewing the requirements for undisclosed references; 

clarification on where to submit information on newly approved Reviewing Officials (RO); 

background checks for individuals from foreign countries; and requirement for ROs 

receiving access to Safeguards Information; 

• Four comments were related to physical security measures. These comments were 

related to clarification of continuous monitoring and weekly check requirements; physical 

barrier requirements for mobile devices and isolation of radioactive material to prevent 

aggregation; and LLEA notifications that also require notification to the regulatory 

agency; 

• Two comments were related to training.