Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: fd099646-2b48-49c1-9d0b-a36844679790
Document Type: srp
Title: ACCESS AUTHORIZATION - OPERATIONAL PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1522/ML15226A009.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.6.4
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unescorted access authorization (UAA) and are responsible to maintain, deny, terminate, or withdraw UAA. I. AREAS OF REVIEW The specific areas of review in this section are applicable to the following licensees and entities: 1. applicants for and holders of construction permits (CPs) for nuclear power reactors issued under 10 CFR Part 50. 2. applicants for and holders of a COL for a nuclear power plant issued under 10 CFR Part 52 including applicants for a COL that have a limited work authorization (LWA); and 3. all licensees who accept, in part or whole, an AA program implemented by a contractor and vendors (C/Vs) to satisfy appropriate elements of the licensee’s AA program to comply with 10 CFR Part 26, 10 CFR 73.56 and 10 CFR 73.57. The review of applications involves the evaluation of the AA program’s adherence to the measures (hereafter referred to as “the Standards”) described below when reviewing an application for a COL under 10 CFR Part 52, or early site permit (ESP) under 10 CFR Part 50. Applicants and licensees who reference the Standards should include the following statement in their physical security plans: “All elements of Regulatory Guide 5.66, Revision 2, have been implemented to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 73.56 and 10 CFR Part 26 related to unescorted access and unescorted access authorization.” The Standards are identified in the current industry’s guidance document for an AA program at nuclear power reactors. The Standards describe applicable components of an access program, to include the evaluation criteria for granting and maintaining UA and for certifying and maintaining UAA. The Standards also provide details for reinstatement of access and authorization, requirements for C/V performance and trustworthiness and reliability, audits and corrective actions, protection of information, and required sharing of information between licensees and licensee C/Vs supporting a licensee AA program. The AA program required under 10