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NRC RIN: 3150-AG90 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: Event Notification Requirements 
Abstract: The final rule changes several event notification and security reporting requirements to conform, where appropriate, the independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) and monitored retrievable storage (MRS) facility licensees to more closely align them with those of nuclear reactor facilities. In addition, the final rule changes the requirements for the submittal of written follow-up reports on safeguards events. This change affects power reactors, ISFSI's, and several other categories of facilities that produce, possess, or transport spent fuel or special nuclear material. The changes reduce, consolidate, and remove some licensee reporting notifications and lengthen the reporting period for other notifications. Some new requirements are added to permit NRC to effectively carry out its regulatory responsibilities and respond to public and media inquiries during emergencies. Overall, the final rule helps the NRC and its licensees to better focus their efforts on the most safety-significant issues and to communicate timely information on recent and ongoing events. 
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 72    10 CFR 73   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201    42 USC 5841   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/22/2002  67 FR 54360   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/05/2002    
Final Rule  06/05/2003  68 FR 33611   
Final Rule Effective  10/03/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Mark Haisfield
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone:301 415-6196
Email: mfh@nrc.gov