Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 1cd5bd24-96a5-4ed9-bf69-92223d061a64
Document Type: cfr
Title: Authorization for use of enhanced weapons and preemption of firearms laws.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.15
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Section ID: 73.15
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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ee's application shall indicate that the proposed enhanced weapons do not affect the content of the NRC-approved safeguards contingency plan and it remains unchanged; and ( iv ) For the weapons safety assessment, assess any potential safety impact by the use of enhanced weapons— ( A ) At the facility, radioactive material, or other property being protected; ( B ) On public or private facilities, public or private property, or on members of the public in areas outside of the site boundary; and ( C ) On public or private facilities, public or private property, or on members of the public from the use of these enhanced weapons at training facilities; and ( D ) Such assessments must consider both accidental and deliberate discharge of the enhanced weapons. However, licensees are not required to assess malevolent discharges of these enhanced weapons by trained and qualified security personnel, who have been screened and evaluated by the licensee's insider mitigation or human reliability programs. ( 3 ) The licensee's training and qualification plan for enhanced weapons must be based upon applicable firearms standards developed by nationally-recognized firearms organizations or standard setting bodies or from standards developed by— ( i ) Federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Training Center, and the U.S. Department of Defense; ( ii ) State law-enforcement training centers; or ( iii ) State Division (or Department) of Criminal Justice Services Training Academies. ( g ) Conditions of approval. ( 1 ) Licensees that have been approved by the NRC for combined preemption authority and enhanced weapons authority must provide a copy of the NRC's authorization to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) Federal firearms license (FFL) holder ( i.e., the transferor) for inclusion with the application to request ATF's pre-approval of the