Depleted uranium means the byproduct residues from the uranium enrichment process in which the concentration of the isotope U 235 is less than that occurring in natural uranium. Director means the Director, or his or her designee, of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Limiting conditions for operation means the lowest functional capability or performance levels of structures, systems, components, and their support systems required for normal safe operation of the plant. Limiting control settings means settings for automatic alarm or protective devices related to those variables having significant safety functions. National Security Information means information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 12356 or any predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
Process means a series of actions that achieves an end or result.
Radioactive material means source material, special nuclear material, or byproduct material, possessed, used, transferred, or disposed of under part 76. Restricted Data means all data concerning design, manufacture or utilization of atomic weapons, the production of special nuclear material, or the use of special nuclear material in the production of energy, but does not include data declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category pursuant to Section 142 of the Act. Safety limits means those bounds within which the process variables must be maintained for adequate control of the operation and that must not be exceeded in order to protect the integrity of the physical system that is designed to guard against the uncontrolled release of radioactivity. Sealed source means any radioactive material that is encased in a capsule designed to prevent leakage or escape of the radioactive material. Security facility approval means that a determination has been made by the NRC that a facility is eligible to use, process, store, reproduce, transmit, or handle classified matter.