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NRC RIN: 3150-AF32 Publication ID: Fall 1998 
Title: Physical Protection for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste 
Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to clarify physical protection requirements for spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste stored at independent spent fuel storage installations, power reactors that have permanently ceased reactor operations, monitored retrievable storage installations, and geologic repository operations areas. This rule allows general licensees the option of implementing the proposed physical protection requirements for spent nuclear fuel stored in approved casks at operating power reactor sites. This action is necessary to reduce the regulatory uncertainty regarding the physical protection requirements for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste without reducing the level of protection for public health and safety. 
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 60    10 CFR 72    10 CFR 73    10 CFR 75   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201    42 USC 5841   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  05/15/1998  63 FR 26955   
Final Action Effective  11/12/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Priscilla A. Dwyer
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and, Safeguards,
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone:301 415-8110
Email: pad@nrc.gov