Notice2026-11868
Interim Staff Guidance: Security Requirements for Nonpower Production and Utilization Facility Applicants and Licensees
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Published
June 12, 2026
Effective
June 12, 2026
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DANU-ISG-2026-01, "Security Requirements for Nonpower Production and Utilization Facility Applicants and Licensees." The purpose of this ISG is to clarify the required contents of a physical security plan for a non-power production or utilization facility (NPUF).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35711-35712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11868]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2026-2839]
Interim Staff Guidance: Security Requirements for Nonpower
Production and Utilization Facility Applicants and Licensees
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final guidance; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DANU-ISG-2026-01, ``Security Requirements
for Nonpower Production and Utilization Facility Applicants and
Licensees.'' The purpose of this ISG is to clarify the required
contents of a physical security plan for a non-power production or
utilization facility (NPUF).
DATES: This guidance is effective on June 12, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-2839 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-2839. Address
questions about Docket IDs in <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82c0f0ebe6e5e7f6acc1f7f0f0e3ecc2ecf0e1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91d3e3f8f5f6f4e5bfd2e4e3e3f0ffd1ffe3f2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further
Information Contact section of this document.
<bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39697d6b176b5c4a564c4b5a5c79574b5a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5859187fb87b0a6baa0a7b6b095bba7b6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>. The ADAMS accession number for each document
referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time
that it is mentioned in this document.
<bullet> NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efbfabbdc1bd8a9c809a9d8c8aaf819d8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eabaaeb8c4b88f99859f98898faa849889c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a> or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Waugh, telephone: 301-415-0230;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93d2fdf7e1f6e4bdc4f2e6f4fbd3fde1f0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="beffd0daccdbc990e9dfcbd9d6fed0ccdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a> and Rebecca Ober, telephone: 301-287-9299;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#772512151214141659381512053719051459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c3e090e090f0f0d42230e091e2c021e0f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
As defined in section 50.2 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Definitions,'' an NPUF ``means a production or
utilization facility, licensed under 10 CFR 50.21(a) or (c), or 10 CFR
50.22, as applicable, that is not a nuclear power reactor or a
production facility as defined under paragraphs (1) and (2) of the
definition of Production facility in this section.'' In accordance
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with 10 CFR 73.67, the NRC requires applicable NPUFs licensed under 10
CFR part 50 to have security plans or procedures in place to detect,
deter, assess, and respond to unauthorized activities. The NRC reviews
and approves these plans before issuing an operating license.
II. Discussion
The purpose of this ISG is to clarify the required contents of a
physical security plan for an NPUF. Physical security plans are a
required part of an application for an operating license under 10 CFR
part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities.'' The staff of the NRC should use this guidance in reviews
of applications for new NPUFs and any changes to the security programs
of licensed NPUFs. Applicants and licensees may use this guidance to
support the development of security programs that comply with NRC
requirements.
III. Additional Information
DANU-ISG-2026-01 ``Security Requirements for Nonpower Production
and Utilization Facility Applicants and Licensees,'' is being withheld
from public release because it contains security-related information.
Persons with a need to know, including NPUF licensees and persons who
are applying or intend to apply for an NPUF license, can access the
document through the NRC project manager assigned to the appropriate
NPUF project. A publicly available redacted version of the document can
be found in ADAMS (ML26140A323).
IV. Congressional Review Act
DANU-ISG-2026-01 ``Security Requirements for Nonpower Production
and Utilization Facility Applicants and Licensees'' is a rule as
defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However,
the Office of Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule
as defined in the Congressional Review Act.
V. Executive Order (E.O.) 12866
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determined that
this final ISG is not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: June 10, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael Wentzel,
Chief, Advanced Reactor Policy Branch, Division of Advanced Reactors
and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2026-11868 Filed 6-11-26; 8:45 am]
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