Licensee fixed site and in-transit requirements for the physical protection of special nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significance.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) (i) Minimize the possibilities for unauthorized removal of special nuclear material consistent with the potential consequences of such actions; and (ii) Facilitate the location and recovery of missing special nuclear material. (2) To achieve these objectives, the physical protection system shall provide: (i) Early detection and assessment of unauthorized access or activities by an (ii) Early detection of removal of special nuclear material by an external adversary from a controlled access area; (iii) Assure proper placement and transfer of custody of special nuclear material; and (iv) Respond to indications of an unauthorized removal of special nuclear material and then notify the appropriate response forces of its removal in order to facilitate its recovery. (b)(1) A licensee is exempt from the requirements of this section to the extent that he possesses, uses, or transports: (i) Special nuclear material which is not readily separable from other radioactive material and which has a total external radiation level in excess of 1 gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet) from any accessible surface without intervening shielding, or (ii) Sealed plutonium-beryllium neutron sources totaling 500 grams or less contained plutonium at any one site or contiguous sites, or (iii) Plutonium with an isotopic concentration exceeding 80 percent in plutonium-238. (2) A licensee who has quantities of special nuclear material equivalent to special nuclear material of moder

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