Selection of Material Balance Areas and Item Control Areas

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-5057, ``Special Nuclear Material Control and Accounting System for Non-Fuel Cycle Facilities.'' This DG provides guidance to licensees and applicants on the NRC's regulations concerning the material control and accounting of special nuclear material. The need for this guidance arises from an ongoing NRC rulemaking to revise these regulations, as discussed further in Section II below. The scope of DG-5057 covers nuclear power plants and all non- fuel cycle facilities.