Francis Slakey on Behalf of the American Physical Society; Receipt of Petition for Rulemaking

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is publishing for public comment a notice of receipt of a petition for rulemaking, dated November 10, 2010, which was filed with the NRC by Francis Slakey on behalf of the American Physical Society (APS). The petition was docketed by the NRC on November 18, 2010, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-70-9. The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its regulations regarding the domestic licensing of special nuclear material to include proliferation assessments as part of the licensing process.