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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l meet the requirements in this section, as applicable, to regain unescorted access or unescorted access authorization. ( j ) Access to vital areas. Licensees or applicants shall establish, implement, and maintain a list of individuals who are authorized to have unescorted access to specific nuclear power plant vital areas during non-emergency conditions. The list must include only those individuals who have a continued need for access to those specific vital areas in order to perform their duties and responsibilities. The list must be approved by a cognizant licensee or applicant manager or supervisor who is responsible for directing the work activities of the individual who is granted unescorted access to each vital area, and updated and re-approved no less frequently than every 31 days. ( k ) Trustworthiness and reliability of background screeners and access authorization program personnel. Licensees, applicants, and contractors or vendors shall ensure that any individual who collects, processes, or has access to personal information that is used to make unescorted access or unescorted access authorization determinations under this section has been determined to be trustworthy and reliable. ( 1 ) Background screeners. Licensees, applicants, and contractors or vendors who rely on individuals who are not directly under their control to collect and process information that will be used by a reviewing official to make unescorted access or unescorted access authorization determinations shall ensure that a trustworthiness and reliability evaluation of such individuals has been completed to support a determination that such individuals are trustworthy and reliable. At a minimum, the following checks are required: ( i ) Verify the individual's true identity as specified in paragraph (d)(3) of this section; ( ii ) A local criminal history review and evaluation based on information obtained from an appropriate State or local court or agency in which the individual resided;