Status of Recent and Ongoing Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rulemaking Efforts

摘要

Since the formation of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), our mission has been tolicense civilian, peaceful uses of radioactive material but, at the same time, to ensure adequateprotection of the public health and safety, and to promote the common defense and security, andprotection of the environment. The events of September 11, 2001, heightened our concernsabout the use of special nuclear material, spent nuclear fuel, or radioactive materials in amalevolent act. The theft or diversion of such materials, in risk-significant quantities, from afacility or during transport could lead to their use in a malicious act. Since 2001, the NRCevaluated its regulations, identified areas where security could be improved and, as an interimsolution, issued several orders imposing additional security beyond the existing requirementsfound in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). With an interim solution in place,the NRC is moving forward with several rulemaking efforts to put in place additional in-transitsecurity requirements to the CFR. This paper will describe the rulemaking efforts in thesafeguards and security areas for NRC licensed materials at fixed sites and in transit.