NRC Tweaks Privacy Records: Yawn-Worthy Update
Published Date: 10/6/2026
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Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is updating 13 records systems to better protect your personal info and clarify how they handle data. Most changes are small fixes, but four systems got big updates that need your feedback by November 5, 2026. These updates help keep your info safe and the rules clear, with no extra costs involved.
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NRC republishes 13 privacy records notices
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is republishing 13 Privacy Act systems of records notices (SORNs). Eight notices have only minor administrative updates, one notice is unchanged, and four systems (NRC 27, NRC 36, NRC 39, and NRC 40) contain substantive revisions that are being published for a 30-day public comment period ending November 5, 2026.
Modernize record descriptions and safeguards
The proposed updates modernize system descriptions, clarify authorities and system locations (including cloud environments), revise categories of records and sources, and update administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. These updates are intended to align each system of records with current NRC operations and cybersecurity requirements.
REIRS (NRC 27) updated; radiation exposure data affected
The Radiation Exposure Information and Reporting System (REIRS) (NRC 27) is one of the four systems with substantive revisions and is open for comment through November 5, 2026. REIRS serves as the central repository for radiation exposure monitoring records and contains items such as name, social security number, birth date, employer, dates/places of exposure, and radiation dose estimates; the database is maintained at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) or a current contractor facility.
Employee Locator (NRC 36) moved to FedRAMP cloud
The Employee Locator Records system (NRC 36) is among the systems with substantive revisions and is open for comment through November 5, 2026. The system is maintained in a FedRAMP-authorized cloud environment hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in U.S. East and U.S. West regions, with supporting activities potentially at contractor facilities in Vienna, Virginia, and Pasadena, California. The system covers NRC employees and contractors and includes personal contact details such as home address, personal email, and telephone numbers.
Personnel and facility security records revised (NRC 39 & 40)
NRC 39 (Personnel Security Files and Associated Records) and NRC 40 (Facility Security Access Control Records) are listed among the four systems with substantive revisions and are open for a 30-day public comment period ending November 5, 2026. These notices relate to personnel security files and facility access control records maintained by the NRC.
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