Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 935b199c-59ae-411c-9fa0-deaea22265e6
Document Type: cfr
Title: Additional requirements for physical protection at non-power reactors.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.60
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Section ID: 73.60
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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intrusion alarms, physical barriers, and other devices utilized pursuant to the requirements of this section as follows: ( 1 ) Intrusion alarms, physical barriers, and other devices used for material protection shall be maintained in operable condition. ( 2 ) Each intrusion alarm shall be inspected and tested for operability and required functional performance at the beginning and end of each interval during which it is used for material protection, but not less frequently than once every seven (7) days. ( e ) Response requirement. Each licensee shall establish, maintain, and follow an NRC-approved safeguards contingency plan for responding to threats, thefts, and radiological sabotage related to the special nuclear material and nuclear facilities subject to the provisions of this section. Safeguards contingency plans must be in accordance with the criteria in Appendix C to this part, “Licensee Safeguards Contingency Plans.” ( f ) In addition to the fixed-site requirements set forth in this section and in § 73.67 , the Commission may require, depending on the individual facility and site conditions, any alternate or additional measures deemed necessary to protect against radiological sabotage at non-power reactors licensed to operate at or above a power level of 2 megawatts thermal. [ 38 FR 35430 , Dec. 28, 1973, as amended at 44 FR 68199 , Nov. 28, 1979; 57 FR 33431 , July 29, 1992; 58 FR 13700 , Mar. 15, 1993; 86 FR 43403 , Aug. 9, 2021; 89 FR 106253 , Dec. 30, 2024]