[n3yall] NRC & July 4 - whipping up "nuclear patriotism"

[Ellen Thomas]

Hey, let's go down to the Mall and shoot us off some damn big "advanced reactor" and "reprocessing" fireworks. As hype is all they are getting (along with taxpayer money...) may as well make a noisy, polluting fuss as well because that seems to be the only action the NRC/nuclear industry/boosters can pull off.  Hell yeah! 

U.S. Nuclear Used-to-be-Semi Regulatory Commission 

https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2611/ML26119A636.pdf

June 3, 2026

SECURITY ADVISORY FOR AFFECTED
NONPOWER REACTOR LICENSEES
SA 2026-04

SUBJECT: NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT FOR THE 2026 SALUTE TO AMERICA CELEBRATION & GRAND FIREWORKS SHOW

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security collaborate to enhance the ability to prevent, protect against, prepare for and, if necessary, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks during periods of heightened alert. The Secretary of Homeland Security has designated the 2026 Salute to America Celebration & Grand Fireworks Show, which will take place in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2026, as a national special security event (NSSE). To date, the NRC has received no information concerning a specific, credible threat toward any U.S. nuclear facility or licensed material during this period.

As a prudent precautionary measure, the NRC requests that affected NRC-licensed nonpower reactor facilities located within an approximate 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius of the NSSE (area of concern) maintain heightened vigilance for potential security threats during the time period surrounding the 2026 Salute to America Celebration & Grand Fireworks Show. The NRC recommends that these licensees consider implementing elevated protective measures and provisions, such as those specified in Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2002-12B, Revision 1, “Research and Test Reactors—NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System,” and RIS 2002-12l, Revision 2, “Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Greater than 100 Grams — NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System,” both dated August 24, 2011, as appropriate.

The NRC will continue to monitor threat-related reporting and other relevant developments and will coordinate its assessment activities with other Federal and State agencies for any indication of a threat to licensees.

Any information regarding threats or suspicious activities must be reported promptly in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations paragraph 73.1215(d). The NRC requires licensees to contact each of the listed organizations or agencies in the following order:

• local law enforcement agency,
• local Federal Bureau of Investigation field office,
• NRC Headquarters Operations Center at 301-816-5100, and
• applicable Federal Aviation Administration contact (if aircraft incident)

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If the NRC receives additional information concerning site-specific or general threats involving radioactive or special nuclear material, the NRC may recommend taking additional site-specific actions, provide guidance specific to any new information received, advise individual licensees to further coordinate onsite activities with offsite support agencies, or otherwise instruct licensees to implement elevated protective measures and provisions described in the NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System, as appropriate. If you have any questions concerning this advisory, contact the technical point of contact below.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This security advisory does not contain any new or amended collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Title 44 of the United States Code 3501, et seq.). Existing collections of information were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approval number 3150-0002.

Public Protection Notification: The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.

This security advisory expires on July 5, 2026.
Approved by
Shakur Walker, Acting Director
Division of Security Operations
Office of Nuclear Security
and Incident Response

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