Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 1bfc961c-4539-4d99-ab1b-9f9311b89443
Document Type: cfr
Title: Personnel access authorization requirements for nuclear power plants.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.56
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Section ID: 73.56
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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§ 73.56 Personnel access authorization requirements for nuclear power plants. ( a ) Introduction. ( 1 ) By March 31, 2010, each nuclear power reactor licensee, licensed under 10 CFR part 50 , shall implement the requirements of this section through revisions to its Commission-approved Physical Security Plan. ( 2 ) The licensee shall establish, implement and maintain its access authorization program in accordance with the requirements of this section. ( 3 ) Each applicant for an operating license under the provisions of part 50 of this chapter , and each holder of a combined license under the provisions of part 52 of this chapter , shall implement the requirements of this section before fuel is allowed on site (protected area). ( 4 ) The licensee or applicant may accept, in part or whole, an access authorization program implemented by a contractor or vendor to satisfy appropriate elements of the licensee's access authorization program in accordance with the requirements of this section. Only a licensee shall grant an individual unescorted access. Licensees and applicants shall certify individuals' unescorted access authorization and are responsible to maintain, deny, terminate, or withdraw unescorted access authorization. ( b ) Applicability. ( 1 ) The following individuals shall be subject to an access authorization program: ( i ) Any individual to whom a licensee intends to grant unescorted access to nuclear power plant protected or vital areas or any individual for whom a licensee or an applicant intends to certify unescorted access authorization; ( ii ) Any individual whose duties and responsibilities permit the individual to take actions by electronic means, either on site or remotely, that could adversely impact the licensee's or applicant's operational safety, security, or emergency preparedness; ( iii ) Any individual who has responsibilities for implementing a licensee's or applicant's protective strategy, including, but not limited to, armed security force