Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 6958f90f-4bf5-4fe1-9ae7-49439fd2deca
Document Type: srp
Title: PHYSICAL SECURITY HARDWARE - INSPECTIONS, TESTS, ANALYSES, AND
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1603/ML16032A050.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 14
Section ID: 14.3.12
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attended openings that intersect a security boundary, such as underground pathways, will be protected by a physical barrier and monitored by intrusion detection equipment or provided surveillance at a frequency sufficient to detect exploitation. 2(c). All unattended openings within the protected area barriers will be inspected. 2(c). All unattended openings (such as underground pathways) that intersect a security boundary (such as the protected area barrier), are protected by a physical barrier and monitored by intrusion detection equipment or provided surveillance at a frequency sufficient to detect exploitation. Criteria Guidelines a. The protected area barrier being constructed is consistent with what was identified in the design specifications and is constructed and installed in accordance with design specifications, including the incorporated vehicle access portals (i.e., sally ports). b. The protected area barrier is separated from vital area barriers unless otherwise specified in the security plans. c. The protected area barrier meets the design characteristics defined in the entry for “Physical Barriers” in 10 CFR 73.2, “Definitions.” (1) “Fences constructed of No. 11 American Wire Gauge, or heavier wire fabric, topped by three strands or more of barbed wire or similar material on brackets angled inward or outward between 30 and 45 [degrees] from the vertical, with an overall height of not less than eight feet, including the barbed topping;” (2) “Building walls, ceilings and floors constructed of stone, brick, cinder block, concrete, steel or comparable materials (openings in which are 14.3.12-28 Draft Revision 2 – June 2016 secured by grates, doors, or covers of construction and fastening of sufficient strength that the integrity of the wall is not lessened by any opening), or walls of similar construction, not part of a building, provided with a barbed topping described in paragraph (1) of this definition of a height of not less than 8