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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL DNS/NSIRTEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2800/035VERIFICATION OF LICENSEE RESPONSES TO NRC BULLETIN 2003-04 REGARDINGINVENTORIES OF SOURCE AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS TRACKED IN THENUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND SAFEGUARDS SYSTEMAPPLICABILITY: All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Agreement Statelicensees who have in their possession, or are licensed to possess,one or more of the following: foreign-obligated natural uranium,depleted uranium, or thorium; uranium enriched in the isotopeuranium-235; uranium-233; plutonium; or plutonium-238.2800/035-01 OBJECTIVES01.01 To physically confirm that the inventories of foreign-obligated source material and/orspecial nuclear material possessed by a representative sample of Nuclear RegulatoryCommission (NRC) and/or Agreement State licensees were appropriately reported anddocumented in the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) inaccordance with NRC Bulletin No. 2003-04, “Rebaselining of Data in the Nuclear MaterialsManagement and Safeguards System.” A copy of this document is provided in AppendixA of this temporary instruction (TI).01.02 To obtain other administrative and technical information concerning the licensee’spossession of foreign-obligated source material and/or special nuclear materials. Thisobjective supports NRC oversight of the operation of NMMSS.2800/035-02 BACKGROUNDThe Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) is operated by ...