Requirements for the physical protection of stored spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) (1) Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste stored under a specific license issued pursuant to part 72 of this chapter: (i) At an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) or (ii) At a monitored retrievable storage (MRS) installation; or (2) Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at a geologic repository operations area (GROA) licensed pursuant to part 60 or 63 of this chapter; (b) (2) To meet the general objective of paragraph (b)(1) of this section, each licensee subject to this section shall meet the following performance capabilities. (i) Store spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste only within a protected area; (ii) Grant access to the protected area only to individuals who are authorized to enter the protected area; (iii) Detect and assess unauthorized penetration of, or activities within, the protected area; (iv) Provide timely communication to a designated response force whenever necessary; and (v) Manage the physical protection organization in a manner that maintains its effectiveness. (3) The physical protection system must be designed to protect against loss of control of the facility that could be sufficient to cause a radiation exposure exceeding the dose as described in § 72.106 of this chapter. (4)(i) The licensee must ensure that the firearms background check requirements of § 73.17 of this part are met for all members of the security organization whose official duties require access to covered weapons or who

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 73.51