Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 681fa8e0-7d08-49a9-82d1-21d0d05e4434
Document Type: cfr
Title: Requirements for physical protection of irradiated reactor fuel in transit.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.37
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Section ID: 73.37
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

Content:
§ 73.37 Requirements for physical protection of irradiated reactor fuel in transit. ( a ) Performance objectives. ( 1 ) Each licensee who transports, or delivers to a carrier for transport, in a single shipment, a quantity of irradiated reactor fuel [ 1 ] in excess of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) in net weight of irradiated fuel, exclusive of cladding or other structural or packaging material, 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, shall establish and maintain, or make arrangements for, and assure the proper implementation of, a physical protection system for shipments of such material that will achieve the following objectives: ( i ) Minimize the potential for theft, diversion, or radiological sabotage of spent nuclear fuel shipments; and ( ii ) Facilitate the location and recovery of spent nuclear fuel shipments that may have come under the control of unauthorized persons. ( 2 ) To achieve these objectives, the physical protection system shall: ( i ) Provide for early detection and assessment of attempts to gain unauthorized access to, or control over, spent nuclear fuel shipments; ( ii ) Delay and impede attempts at theft, diversion, or radiological sabotage of spent nuclear fuel shipments; and ( iii ) Provide for notification to the appropriate response forces of any attempts at theft, diversion, or radiological sabotage of a spent nuclear fuel shipment. ( b ) General requirements. To achieve the performance objectives of paragraph (a) of this section, a physical protection system established and maintained, or arranged for, by the licensee shall include the following elements: ( 1 ) Preplan and coordinate spent nuclear fuel shipments. Each licensee shall: ( i ) Ensure that each armed escort, as defined in § 73.2 , is instructed on the use of force sufficient to counter the force directed at the person, including the use of deadly