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Part 74 Material Control and Part 74 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Accounting (MC&A) Rulemaking UpdateRulemaking Update NMMSS Users Annual Training MeetingNMMSS Users Annual Training Meeting

Las Vegas, NV – May 20, 2010Las Vegas, NV – May 20, 2010

Thomas Pham Thomas Pham

Material Control and Accounting BranchMaterial Control and Accounting Branch

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OverviewOverview

BackgroundBackground Proposed changesProposed changes Current statusCurrent status Next stepsNext steps

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BackgroundBackground After 9/11 events, staff were asked to conduct a After 9/11 events, staff were asked to conduct a

comprehensive review of safeguards and security programscomprehensive review of safeguards and security programs

Aug 5, 2005 – staff recommended revising MC&A regulations Aug 5, 2005 – staff recommended revising MC&A regulations (SECY-05-0143)(SECY-05-0143)

Nov 18, 2005 – Commission directed staff to evaluate MC&A Nov 18, 2005 – Commission directed staff to evaluate MC&A regulations and develop comprehensive rulemaking planregulations and develop comprehensive rulemaking plan

Apr 25, 2008 – Staff submitted the rulemaking plan and Apr 25, 2008 – Staff submitted the rulemaking plan and technical basis (SECY-08-0059)technical basis (SECY-08-0059)

Feb 5, 2009 – Commission selected Option 4 of the proposed Feb 5, 2009 – Commission selected Option 4 of the proposed rulemaking planrulemaking plan

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Proposed ChangesProposed Changes Under Option 4 :Under Option 4 :

Part 74 will be revised to be applicable for Part 74 will be revised to be applicable for current and future facilitiescurrent and future facilities

Most MC&A regulations in other chapters Most MC&A regulations in other chapters will be consolidated in Part 74will be consolidated in Part 74

MC&A regulatory guides and NUREG MC&A regulatory guides and NUREG publications will be updated in conjunction publications will be updated in conjunction with the Part 74 rulemakingwith the Part 74 rulemaking

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Proposed ChangesProposed Changes Revise Subpart B – General Provisions - to include Revise Subpart B – General Provisions - to include

general performance objectives and basic system general performance objectives and basic system capabilities for all licensed facilitiescapabilities for all licensed facilities

Revise and add definitions (e.g., MC&A, item, MBA, Revise and add definitions (e.g., MC&A, item, MBA, physical inventory, waste)physical inventory, waste)

Revise and eliminate exemptions (e.g., reprocessing Revise and eliminate exemptions (e.g., reprocessing facilities, 500-gram item control for Cat. III)facilities, 500-gram item control for Cat. III)

Addition of “two-person” ruleAddition of “two-person” rule

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Proposed ChangesProposed Changes Enhance tamper-indicating device (TID) Enhance tamper-indicating device (TID)

programprogram

Relocate Part 72 MC&A requirementsRelocate Part 72 MC&A requirements

Will not relocate Part 40 and 150 Will not relocate Part 40 and 150 requirementsrequirements

Other changesOther changes

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Current StatusCurrent Status

Staff submitted final technical basis in March Staff submitted final technical basis in March 20102010

NRC staff working group has been formedNRC staff working group has been formed

Working group will develop draft rule and Working group will develop draft rule and submit by April 2011submit by April 2011

Staff are also revising MC&A regulatory guidesStaff are also revising MC&A regulatory guides

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Next StepsNext Steps After draft rule is presented to the Commission, After draft rule is presented to the Commission,

expect approval in June 2011expect approval in June 2011

Draft rule will go out for public comment in July Draft rule will go out for public comment in July 20112011

Public comments will be addressed and the final Public comments will be addressed and the final rule will be submitted in early 2012rule will be submitted in early 2012

Expect the final rule to be published around June Expect the final rule to be published around June 20122012

Work will continue on revising regulatory guides Work will continue on revising regulatory guides and NUREGs and NUREGs

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Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers