1. Status of the 2018 Radiation Source Protection and Security Task Force Report
LLW Forum Meeting
October 17, 2017
Alexandria, Virginia
Ryan Whited, Senior Project Manager
Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs (DUWP)
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)

2. Objective Provide a brief overview of the Task Force
Review recent reports and recommendations
Discuss the status of the 2018 Task Force Report

3. Background Task Force established by Energy Policy Act of 2005
Chaired by the NRC
Composed of 14 Federal Agencies, 1 State Organization (non-voting member)
Important vehicle for advancing issues related to domestic security of radioactive sources
Submitted reports to the President and Congress in 2006, 2010, and 2014

4. The 2014 Task Force Report 2014 Task Force Report
Issued August 14, 2014
3 main topical areas: 
advances in the security and control of radioactive sources
status of the recovery and disposition of radioactive sealed sources
progress in the area of alternative technologies
3 new recommendations
cybersecurity
financial planning for disposition
transition to effective alternative technologies 4

5. 2014 Recommendations Implementation Plan
Provides the status of open recommendations and actions
Issued every 2 years (publicly available)
Used to prioritize future Task Force activities and initiatives
Most recent Implementation Plan issued on 2/1/2017 (SECY )
33 recommendations and actions have been completed
9 remain open 5

6. 2014 Recommendations Open Recommendations / Actions
Develop GTCC waste disposal capability
Reduce regulatory impediments to the return of disused sources to suppliers
Evaluate disposal options for disused sources (multiple recommendations)
Enhance support of research and development of certified Type B containers for use in source recovery efforts
Progress in the area of alternative technologies (multiple recommendations)
Assess the adequacy of and coordinate strategies for preventing and mitigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Reevaluate protection and mitigation strategies 6

7. 2014 Recommendations Closed Recommendation - Example
2014 Recommendation 2: “The Task Force recommends that the NRC evaluate the need for sealed source licensees to address the eventual disposition/disposal costs of Category 1 and 2 quantities of radioactive sources through source disposition/disposal financial planning or other mechanisms...”
Status: Complete. The NRC staff completed a scoping study and rulemaking plan to determine whether additional financial planning requirements are necessary for end-of-life management of certain radioactive sealed sources (see SECY and SECY ). 7

8. 2014 Recommendations 2018 Task Force Report Due in August 2018
Interagency effort
Describe significant developments since the last report, such as:
Closure of recommendations
Changes in disposal environment for disused Category 1 and 2 sources
Accomplishments (e.g., issuance of revised NRC Concentration Averaging Branch Technical Position)
Discuss progress on open recommendations
Present any new recommendations 8

9. Reference
References
2014 Task Force Report (ADAMS Accession No. ML14219A642)
2017 Implementation Plan: SECY (ADAMS Accession No. ML16363A074)
Results of the Byproduct Material Financial Scoping Study: SECY (ADAMS Accession No. ML16067A367)
Rulemaking Plan on Financial Assurance for Disposition of Category 1 and 2 Byproduct Material Radioactive Sealed Sources: SECY (ADAMS Accession No. ML16200A223)

10. Questions?