{"description":"Documents matching 'protect against radiological sabotage appropriate'","count":316,"total_pages":16,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=protect+against+radiological+sabotage+appropriate&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Modernizing Security Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise its regulations to modernize security and fitness-for-duty requirements to enhance efficiency, consistent with Executive Order 14300, \"Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.\" The proposed revisions are intended to reduce regulatory burden, where appropriate, while continuing to provide reasonable assurance that safety and security will be adequately maintained at NRC-licensed facilities.","document_number":"2026-12989","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12989/modernizing-security-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12989.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12989.pdf?1782391523","publication_date":"2026-06-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"assurance of adequate protection <span class=\"match\">against</span> <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. This proposed change would support the effective implementation of the licensee's protective strategy by allowing site-specific applications that align with the licensee's facility layout and operational needs. \n 5. Response Requirements \n Current requirements in § 73.55(k) identify the minimum number of ten armed responders to implement a site's protective strategy to meet the performance objective to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> the design basis threat of <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. The proposed rule would"},{"title":"Law Enforcement Response in Power Reactor Physical Protection Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a notice of proposed interpretation of regulatory requirements to clarify that a power reactor applicant or licensee may, when designing or updating its physical protection program, incorporate law enforcement response into its site physical protection program through the implementation of a site-specific Security Bounding Time. This proposed interpretation would provide flexibility to applicants and licensees by allowing them to consider the assistance of law enforcement responders as part of the physical protection program. The NRC is requesting comment on the proposed interpretation and will hold a public meeting during the public comment period to address questions regarding the proposed interpretation and to facilitate public comments.","document_number":"2025-00974","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-00974/law-enforcement-response-in-power-reactor-physical-protection-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-00974.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00974.pdf?1737035118","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"must <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> the DBT of <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span> (74 FR 13926). Specific requirements for the design and implementation of the physical protection program are provided in § 73.55(c) through (q). These regulatory requirements establish that the licensee has the ultimate responsibility for <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> an operating power reactor site <span class=\"match\">against</span> an adversary force up to and including the DBT of <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. In the 2009 final rule, the Commission further stated that a licensee's ability to defend <span class=\"match\">against</span> the DBT of <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span> is not"},{"title":"Alternative Physical Security Requirements for Advanced Reactors","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to provide certain alternative, risk-informed, performance-based physical security requirements for advanced reactors that would result in greater regulatory stability, predictability, and clarity in the licensing process and reduce the need for exemptions. The term \"advanced reactors,\" as used in this rulemaking, refers to nuclear power reactors that are light-water small modular reactors or non-light-water reactors. Concurrently, the NRC is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide, DG-5072, \"Guidance for Alternative Physical Security Requirements for Small Modular Reactors and Non- Light-Water Reactors.\" The NRC also developed DG-5071, \"Target Set Identification and Development for Nuclear Power Reactors,\" which is withheld from public disclosure and can be made available to those members of the public with a need to know.","document_number":"2024-17598","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/09/2024-17598/alternative-physical-security-requirements-for-advanced-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-09/pdf/2024-17598.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-17598.pdf?1723121130","publication_date":"2024-08-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"commensurate with the potentially lower risks posed by advanced reactors.\n \n The current fleet of large LWRs <span class=\"match\">protects</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> the DBT of <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span> by preventing significant core damage and spent fuel <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. However, this requirement may not be <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> for all SMRs or non-LWRs. Accordingly, this proposed rule would add a new technology-inclusive requirement for advanced reactors to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> the DBT of <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. This new provision would require that an advanced reactor licensee's physical protection program be designed"},{"title":"Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). The current application and licensing requirements were primarily developed to address license requests concerning light water- cooled reactors and operational requirements for those types of reactors. This final rule responds to NEIMA by creating an alternative, technology-inclusive regulatory framework to accommodate licensing of future commercial nuclear plants, including advanced reactor designs that may not employ light-water technology.","document_number":"2026-06048","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/30/2026-06048/risk-informed-technology-inclusive-regulatory-framework-for-advanced-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-30/pdf/2026-06048.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06048.pdf?1774615514","publication_date":"2026-03-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"methods <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> and necessary to assess, test, and challenge the integration of the physical protection program's functions to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> the DBT. The performance evaluations must also address the licensee's measures to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> cyberattacks, in accordance with the required cybersecurity plan, and engineered systems designed to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> the DBT standalone ground vehicle bomb attack. \n Section 73.100(h) establishes performance requirements for maintaining security SSCs relied on to perform security functions to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> against"},{"title":"Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a risk-informed and performance- based regulatory framework for rapid licensing of new microreactors and other reactors with comparable risk profiles and for high-volume deployment of these reactors. The proposed rule would provide a flexible set of licensing pathways, reduce regulatory burden, and ensure that safety and security requirements remain commensurate with the potential hazards posed by these facilities.","document_number":"2026-08550","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08550/licensing-requirements-for-microreactors-and-other-reactors-with-comparable-risk-profiles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08550.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08550.pdf?1777553125","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"private security force of a licensed facility to defend <span class=\"match\">against</span> any applicable DBT. Due to the characteristics of reactors to be licensed under proposed part 57 and the associated physical security requirements to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>, it would not be <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> to require force-on-force exercises to evaluate the performance of these facilities. Therefore, reactors licensed under proposed part 57 would not be subject to force-on-force exercises, but these facilities would still have tailored security requirements and oversight consistent"},{"title":"Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations that govern the NRC's environmental reviews of new nuclear reactor applications under the National Environmental Policy Act. The rulemaking codifies the generic findings of the NRC's Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors. The Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors uses a technology-neutral framework and a set of plant and site parameters to determine which potential environmental impacts would be common to the construction, operation, and decommissioning of many new nuclear reactors, and thus appropriate for a generic analysis, and which potential environmental impacts would be unique, and thus require a project-specific analysis. The NRC is also issuing revision 4 to regulatory guide 4.2, \"Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations,\" and COL-ISG-030, \"Environmental Considerations Associated with New Nuclear Reactor Applications that Reference the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (NUREG-2249).\" This rulemaking is separate from NRC's comprehensive review and reform of its regulations, including those governing environmental review, in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 14300, \"Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.\"","document_number":"2026-08015","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-08015/generic-environmental-impact-statement-for-licensing-of-new-nuclear-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-08015.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08015.pdf?1776948316","publication_date":"2026-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"environmental impacts for some environmental resources (\n e.g., \n federally <span class=\"match\">protected</span> ecological resources and historic properties that require interagency consultation with Federal agencies or Indian Tribes,\n 8 \n \n ) the NRC assigns the <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> impact level (other than SMALL, MODERATE, or LARGE) in accordance with the terminology used in the relevant statutes and their implementing regulations. The NRC conducts consultations under specific statutes, as <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span>.\n 9 \n \n \n \n \n 8 \n  Per 36 CFR 800.2(c)(2)(ii), the agency official will consult"},{"title":"Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise the NRC's regulations to streamline and modernize its implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). These proposed revisions address Presidential directives in Executive Order (E.O.) 14300, \"Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,\" E.O. 14154, \"Unleashing American Energy,\" Executive Order 14192, \"Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,\" Executive Order 14270, \"Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy;\" recent amendments to NEPA; and relevant NEPA case law. In addition, these proposed revisions aim to reduce regulatory burden while complying with NEPA requirements. The proposed rule would narrow the scope of NEPA reviews to effects (or impacts) within the NRC's substantive statutory authority; revise definitions; update procedures for determining the level of NEPA review; establish new categorical exclusions; provide new flexibility for licensees, applicants, and petitioners for rulemaking to submit environmental information; and remove outdated requirements and consolidate content provisions to improve clarity and efficiency. Consistent with section 102(2)(B) of NEPA and E.O. 14300, the NRC consulted with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) during the development of this proposed rule. The NRC is issuing new draft guidance NUREG-2270, \"Environmental Review Guidance for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Actions,\" for the implementation of the proposed requirements in this rulemaking. The NRC staff will carry out its NEPA responsibilities consistent with the proposed requirements in this rulemaking and the guidance in NUREG-2270.","document_number":"2026-13687","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13687/implementation-of-the-national-environmental-policy-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13687.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13687.pdf?1783341914","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"condition or deny the permit to mitigate the non-<span class=\"match\">radiological</span> impacts—such as dust, noise, non-<span class=\"match\">radiological</span> water and air quality impacts, non-<span class=\"match\">radiological</span> ecological impacts, etc., during construction. \n See \n 72 FR 57416. The exception to this narrowed NEPA scope would be NEPA reviews for actions related to AEA § 11e.(2) byproduct materials (\n e.g., \n mill tailings), for which the NRC has additional regulatory authority to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> the public health and safety and the environment from <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> and nonradiological hazards associated with the"},{"title":"Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise the NRC's regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance- based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to promote full understanding of the proposed rule and facilitate public comments.","document_number":"2024-23434","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-23434/risk-informed-technology-inclusive-regulatory-framework-for-advanced-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-23434.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23434.pdf?1729687518","publication_date":"2024-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"3150-AK31),” dated March 4, 2024, the Commission approved a similar approach to defend <span class=\"match\">against</span> <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>.\n \n \n The fifth element, “<span class=\"match\">protecting</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> land and waterborne vehicle bomb assaults,” would provide a mechanism through which the licensee would be capable of <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> the plant <span class=\"match\">against</span> the DBT vehicle bomb assault. The methods that are relied on to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> a DBT land vehicle and waterborne vehicle bomb assault must be designed to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> the reactor building, structures containing safety or security related systems, and"},{"title":"Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations that govern the land disposal of low-level radioactive waste to expand regulatory coverage to include certain transuranic wastes. The rule also introduces a new risk-informed framework for low-level waste disposal in which sites can develop waste acceptance criteria based on site-specific characteristics rather than using prescriptive limits. The proposed rule would allow for a graded approach: facilities that do not plan to accept significant quantities of long-lived radionuclides or Greater-Than-Class C waste will only need to meet a streamlined set of requirements, while those managing these waste streams must conduct technical assessments to ensure long- term safety. The proposed rule would also introduce new options for disposal of higher concentrations of waste, providing new alternatives for safe low-level waste management. These innovations support public health and environmental protection, as well as safe disposal of low- level radioactive waste, encourage operational efficiency, and offer greater flexibility for both current and future disposal facilities. In addition, the NRC is issuing draft implementing guidance for public comment.","document_number":"2026-13302","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13302/integrated-low-level-radioactive-waste-disposal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13302.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13302.pdf?1782823519","publication_date":"2026-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"greater disposal depth to mitigate uncertainties. The GTCC wastes would also be required to be disposed with intruder barriers that are designed to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> an inadvertent intrusion for a least 500 years. For waste streams with significant quantities of long-lived radionuclides, the longevity of intruder barriers and site conditions need to be factored into the approach used to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> an inadvertent intrusion at a closed disposal site. Because the proposed rule would also define a specialized land disposal facility to exclude near-surface"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Remediation of Area IV and the Northern Buffer Zone of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and Conduct Public Scoping Meetings","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate additional alternatives for cleanup of soils in Area IV, including the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC), as well as the Northern Buffer Zone (NBZ) of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) (DOE/EIS-0402- S1) in eastern Ventura County, California, adjacent to Los Angeles County. DOE's operations bordered the NBZ. DOE is responsible for soil cleanup in Area IV and the portions of the NBZ where DOE's activities impacted the soils. This SEIS, prepared to supplement the \"Final Environmental Impact Statement for Remediation of Area IV and the Northern Buffer Zone of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and Conduct Public Scoping Meetings\" (Final SSFL Area IV EIS) (DOE/EIS-0402; November 2018), will include additional soils remediation alternatives not previously evaluated. DOE is initiating a 60-day public scoping period. DOE plans to hold two public scoping meetings.","document_number":"2024-30795","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/27/2024-30795/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-a-supplemental-environmental-impact-statement-for-remediation-of-area-iv","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-27/pdf/2024-30795.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30795.pdf?1735220719","publication_date":"2024-12-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"Quality, Climate Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Effects \n • Noise \n • Transportation including from <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> and non-<span class=\"match\">radiological</span> wastes to disposal sites and clean replacement soil to SSFL \n • Traffic \n • Human Health and Safety including occupational and public health and safety, and site accidents including from natural disasters (floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes) and intentional destructive acts (<span class=\"match\">sabotage</span> and terrorism) \n • Waste Management \n • Cultural Resources including archeological, paleontological, and Native"},{"title":"Modernizing Materials Licensing","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations for byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to modernize the NRC's materials licensing requirements. This proposed action is responsive to several executive orders and the NRC's mission to enable safe, efficient, and reliable licensing. These changes are deregulatory in nature and include streamlining the process for existing and certain new applicants to enable bringing power to the grid. Unnecessary regulations are being eliminated, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements are being changed. The NRC is proposing several other changes to clarify regulations that are confusing or ambiguous to make the overall licensing process more efficient. Finally, regulations governing the storage of radioactive material are being amended to accommodate new and advanced nuclear fuels.","document_number":"2026-12702","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12702/modernizing-materials-licensing","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12702.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12702.pdf?1782218718","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"authorized individuals located within or close to these robust structures, or observation by licensees' authorized individuals, are conducted in accordance with § 73.55(i)(5)(ii), “Requirements for physical protection of licensed activities in nuclear power reactors <span class=\"match\">against</span> <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>—Detection and assessment systems—Surveillance, observation, and monitoring.” These requirements make it likely that licensees would detect actual or attempted theft and diversion considering the time needed to accomplish these activities. \n Additionally, the NRC"},{"title":"Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend the regulations that govern the NRC's environmental reviews of new nuclear reactor applications under the National Environmental Policy Act. The rulemaking would codify the generic findings of the NRC's draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors. The draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors uses a technology-neutral framework and a set of plant and site parameters to determine which potential environmental impacts would be common to the construction, operation, and decommissioning of many new nuclear reactors, and thus appropriate for a generic analysis, and which potential environmental impacts would be unique, and thus require a project-specific analysis. The NRC expects that both the proposed rule and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors would streamline the environmental reviews for future nuclear reactor applicants. The NRC is also issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), \"Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations,\" and \"Environmental Considerations Associated with New Nuclear Reactor Applications that Reference the Generic Environmental Impact Statement.\"","document_number":"2024-22385","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/04/2024-22385/generic-environmental-impact-statement-for-licensing-of-new-nuclear-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-04/pdf/2024-22385.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-22385.pdf?1727959515","publication_date":"2024-10-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"impact statement. The NHPA Section 106 analysis includes consultation with the State and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, American Indian Tribes, and other interested parties. \n \n \n \n Environmental Hazards—<span class=\"match\">Radiological</span> Environment \n \n \n \n Construction: \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Radiological</span> dose to construction workers \n 1 \n SMALL \n For protection <span class=\"match\">against</span> radiation, the applicant must meet the regulatory requirements of: 10 CFR 20.1101 Radiation Protection Programs if issued a license 10 CFR 20.1201 Occupational dose limits for adults 10 CFR 20.1301 Dose limits"},{"title":"Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is proposing to impose cyber risk management (CRM) requirements on certain pipeline and rail owner/operators and a more limited requirement, on certain over-the-road bus (OTRB) owner/operators, to report cybersecurity incidents. With the proposed addition of requirements applicable to pipeline facilities and systems, TSA is also proposing that a requirement to have a Physical Security Coordinator and report significant physical security concerns be extended to the same facilities and systems. Finally, TSA is proposing clarifications and reorganization of other regulatory requirements necessitated by these changes.","document_number":"2024-24704","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/07/2024-24704/enhancing-surface-cyber-risk-management","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-07/pdf/2024-24704.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24704.pdf?1730900722","publication_date":"2024-11-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Transportation Security Administration","name":"Transportation Security Administration","id":494,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/494","parent_id":227,"slug":"transportation-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"critical, additional layer of security to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> asset accounts whose credentials have been compromised. Aggressive activity being demonstrated by threat actors <span class=\"match\">against</span> both IT and OT systems stems from identity management abuse, which can be significantly mitigated by using strong access control measures, such as MFA. Accounts using only a username and password are vulnerable to multiple modes of compromise, including password spraying and credential stuffing. Multi-factor authentication effectively <span class=\"match\">protects</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> these tactics and associated unauthorized"},{"title":"Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This action would implement section 2209, of the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, by establishing a process for operators and proprietors of certain fixed site facilities to request and maintain an unmanned aircraft flight restriction. The proposal also establishes requirements for applicants to demonstrate the unmanned aircraft flight restriction is necessary for: aviation safety, protection of people and property on the ground, national security, or homeland security. Lastly, the proposal identifies the types of operations that are allowed in the unmanned aircraft flight restriction UAFR.","document_number":"2026-08943","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08943/designation-restrict-the-operation-of-unmanned-aircraft-in-close-proximity-to-a-fixed-site-facility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08943.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08943.pdf?1777985132","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"fixed site facilities, and to interpret, to the extent <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span>, critical infrastructure consistent with the definition in 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e).\n 40 \n \n Third, FAA proposes to have an applicant be required to have protective security measures in place that are commensurate with the site's criticality to national security, homeland security, aviation safety, and protection of persons and property on the ground. As high-risk sites, FAA expects them to have layered security measures to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> a multitude of threats, including threats from unmanned"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53.","document_number":"2026-12559","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12559/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-1-2-4-33","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12559.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12559.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"agency will receive socioeconomic credit for meeting agency small business goals, where applicable. Requesting agencies must provide the <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> agency/bureau component code as part of the written interagency agreement between the requesting and servicing agencies (see part 17). \n (c) Agencies awarding contract actions with a mix of <span class=\"match\">appropriated</span> and non-<span class=\"match\">appropriated</span> funding must only report the full <span class=\"match\">appropriated</span> portion of the contract action in SAM Contract Awards Management. \n (d) Agencies may consolidate, at least monthly, multiple action reports"},{"title":"Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing a final rule comprehensively revising its Acquisition Regulation in order to update and streamline the policies, procedures, provisions and clauses that are applicable to the Department's contracts. This rulemaking updates or eliminates coverage that is obsolete or that unnecessarily duplicates the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and retains only that coverage which either implements or supplements the FAR for the award and administration of the DOE's contracts. The rule adds several new clauses and amends several existing clauses in order to promote more uniform application of the DOE's contract award and administration policies.","document_number":"2024-23817","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/13/2024-23817/department-of-energy-acquisition-regulation-dear","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-13/pdf/2024-23817.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23817.pdf?1731419115","publication_date":"2024-11-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"suggested order and use require (for each type of effort) calculating an <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> percentage derived from considering the significant factors (and applying it to the product of the maximum fixed fee and the classification factor). The current fee policy's suggested order and use—implied at sections 970.1504-1-5(c) and 970.1504-1-9(c)—require (for each type of effort) determining an <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> fixed fee amount for each of the significant factors, summing those <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> fixed fee amounts, and multiplying that sum by the classification factor"},{"title":"Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice proposes a rule to implement Executive Order 14117 of February 28, 2024 (Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government- Related Data by Countries of Concern), by prohibiting and restricting certain data transactions with certain countries or persons.","document_number":"2024-24582","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/29/2024-24582/provisions-pertaining-to-preventing-access-to-us-sensitive-personal-data-and-government-related-data","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-29/pdf/2024-24582.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24582.pdf?1729628118","publication_date":"2024-10-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"given to prospective subjects as part of informed consent (21 CFR 50.25(a)(5)), and to approve research, an IRB must determine that, where <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span>, there are adequate provisions to <span class=\"match\">protect</span> the privacy of subjects and to maintain the confidentiality of data (21 CFR 56.111(a)(7)). In addition, FDA regulations in 21 CFR part 11 establish requirements to ensure the authenticity, integrity, and, when <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span>, confidentiality of certain electronic records (21 CFR 11.10, 11.30). The FDA further issued a proposed rule in September 2022 proposing to"},{"title":"Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to implement its authority under Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. This final rule applies to several classes of facilities as well as activities involving the transportation of radioactive material and other property designated by the NRC. This final rule also revises the physical security event notification requirements for different classes of facilities and the transportation of radioactive material to add consistency and clarity. Further, the NRC is adding new event notification requirements associated with the possession of enhanced weapons and imminent or actual hostile acts, and new reporting requirements for suspicious activity. The NRC also is issuing a final implementation guidance for this final rule.","document_number":"2023-03944","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/14/2023-03944/enhanced-weapons-firearms-background-checks-and-security-event-notifications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-14/pdf/2023-03944.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-03944.pdf?1678711514","publication_date":"2023-03-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"vehicle barrier system <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> their facility, the introduction beyond the vehicle barrier of a quantity of unauthorized explosives that meets or exceeds the relevant facility's adversary characteristics. \n (B) This provision is applicable to facilities where the vehicle barrier system <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> the facility is located at the <span class=\"match\">Protected</span> Area boundary. \n (iii) The licensee's notification by law enforcement or government officials of a potential hostile action or act of <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span> anticipated within greater than 12 hours <span class=\"match\">against</span> a licensee's facility"},{"title":"Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Energy (DOE) proposes a comprehensive revision of its Acquisition Regulation in order to update and streamline the policies, procedures, provisions and clauses that are applicable to its contracts. This rulemaking proposes to update or eliminate coverage that is obsolete or that unnecessarily duplicates the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and retain only that coverage which either implements or supplements the FAR for the award and administration of the DOE's contracts. The rule proposes the addition of several new clauses as well as amendments to several existing clauses, which will promote more uniform application of the DOE's contract award and administration policies.","document_number":"2023-16875","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/26/2023-16875/department-of-energy-acquisition-regulation-dear","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-26/pdf/2023-16875.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-16875.pdf?1698237915","publication_date":"2023-10-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"suggested order and use require (for each type of effort) calculating an <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> percentage derived from considering the significant factors (and applying it to the product of the maximum fixed fee and the classification factor). The current fee policy's suggested order and use—implied at sections 970.1504-1-5(c) and 970.1504-1-9(c)—require (for each type of effort) determining an <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> fixed fee amount for each of the significant factors, summing those <span class=\"match\">appropriate</span> fixed fee amounts, and multiplying that sum by the classification factor"},{"title":"Protection of Digital Computer and Communication Systems and Networks","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated June 12, 2014, submitted by Anthony Pietrangelo on behalf of the Nuclear Energy Institute. The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its power reactor cyber security regulations to make them consistent with the original intent of the rule and clarify that the scope of those regulations only require the protection of those digital assets that can directly cause core damage and spent fuel sabotage, or whose failure would cause a reactor scram. The petition was docketed by the NRC on September 22, 2014, and assigned Docket No. PRM-73-18. The NRC staff has determined that the information presented in PRM-73-18 does not support rulemaking. The NRC has also determined that existing and ongoing revisions to guidance can effectively address the issues raised by the petitioner in this PRM. Therefore, for the reasons discussed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this document, the NRC is denying PRM-73- 18.","document_number":"2021-16889","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/10/2021-16889/protection-of-digital-computer-and-communication-systems-and-networks","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-08-10/pdf/2021-16889.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-16889.pdf?1628513119","publication_date":"2021-08-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"does not agree that <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> the <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span> DBT only involves <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> those digital assets that can directly cause significant core damage and spent fuel <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. Rather, <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> <span class=\"match\">against</span> <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span> also involves <span class=\"match\">protecting</span> those digital assets that could either directly or indirectly cause significant core damage or spent fuel <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. Additionally, the NRC included EP systems in the cyber security rule because such systems are essential to mitigate the consequences of <span class=\"match\">radiological</span> <span class=\"match\">sabotage</span>. Accordingly, for"}]}