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The Status of the Series 5 Regulatory Guide Revisions

The Status of the Series 5 Regulatory Guide Revisions. Steven L. Ward Material Control and Accounting Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMMSS Users’ Meeting May 20, 2010. Overview. What is a regulatory guide?

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The Status of the Series 5 Regulatory Guide Revisions

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  1. The Status of the Series 5 Regulatory Guide Revisions Steven L. Ward Material Control and Accounting Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMMSS Users’ Meeting May 20, 2010

  2. Overview • What is a regulatory guide? • Overview of Series 5 • Revisions • Update process • Questions & Answers

  3. What is a regulatory guide? Regulatory guides (RGs) provide guidance on: (1) implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations (2) techniques used by the NRC staff for evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents (3) data needed by the NRC staff for review of applications for permits or licenses (4) the preferred standard format and content for information submitted for NRC's approval of a specific program, license, permit, or certificate.

  4. What is a regulatory guide? • 10 Divisions • Power Reactors • Research and Test Reactors • Fuels and Materials Facilities • Environmental and Siting • Materials and Plant Protection • Products • Transportation • Occupational Health • Antitrust and Financial Review • General

  5. Overview of Series 5 • 25 guides for physical security • 31 guides for MC&A • 19 updated in the 70’s • 10 updated in the early 80’s • 2 updated in the 90’s

  6. Revisions • Provide current information • Match current threat environment • Reflect current regulations • Incorporate current technology • Guidance for new fuel cycle facilities • GCEP • Laser

  7. Revisions • Use best practices from past 40 years • Consolidate • Reduce overall number • Eliminate redundancy • Cut down on cross-referencing • Make more user friendly

  8. Revisions • Nondestructive Assay Techniques • Destructive Assay Techniques • Designing to Minimize Residual Holdup • Statistics • Inventory • Shipping, Receiving and Transfers • Tamper-Indicating Seals

  9. Revisions • 5.26 Selection of Material Balance Areas and Item Control Areas • 5.27 Special Nuclear Material Doorway Monitors • 5.51 Management Review of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems • 5.67 MC&A for Uranium Enrichment Facilities (Cat III)

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  14. Revisions Final version of this guide will be published in July 2010

  15. Update Process • Contractor develops technical basis for revision • NRC staff develop draft RG • Each draft RG will be available for public comment for 60 days • NRC will incorporate public comments and publish final RG

  16. Questions?

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