Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 95bd83e3-a356-4ea2-b27c-b19aa779ae4a
Document Type: cfr
Title: Notification of physical security events.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.1200
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Section ID: 73.1200
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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§ 73.1200 Notification of physical security events. ( a ) 15-minute notifications—facilities. Each licensee subject to the provisions of § 73.20 , § 73.45 , § 73.46 , § 73.51 , or § 73.55 of this part must notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center, as soon as possible but within 15 minutes after— ( 1 ) The licensee's initiation of a security response in accordance with its safeguards contingency plan or protective strategy, based on an imminent or actual hostile action against a licensee's facility; or ( 2 ) The licensee's notification by law enforcement or government officials of a potential hostile action or act of sabotage anticipated within the next 12 hours against a licensee's facility. ( 3 ) Licensee notifications to the NRC must: ( i ) Identify the facility's name; and ( ii ) Briefly describe the nature of the hostile action or event, including: ( A ) The type of hostile action or event (e.g., armed assault, vehicle bomb, bomb threat, sabotage, etc.); and ( B ) The current status ( i.e., imminent, in progress, or neutralized). ( 4 ) Notifications must be made according to paragraph (o) of this section, as applicable. ( 5 ) The licensee is not required to notify the NRC of security responses initiated as a result of threat or warning information communicated to the licensee from the NRC. ( 6 ) The licensee's request for immediate local law enforcement agency (LLEA) assistance or initiation of a contingency response may take precedence over the notification to the NRC. However, in such instances, the licensee must notify the NRC as soon as possible thereafter. ( b ) 15-minute notifications—shipments. Each licensee subject to the provisions of § 73.20 , § 73.25 , § 73.26 , or § 73.37 or its designated movement control center must notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center, as soon as possible but within 15 minutes after— ( 1 ) The licensee's initiation of a security response in accordance with its safeguards contingency plan or