Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 6757cf8e-fe9e-4d06-8f00-167622eb50bd
Document Type: cfr
Title: Fixed site physical protection systems, subsystems, components, and procedures.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.46
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Section ID: 73.46
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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gross weight measurements and nondestructive assay, and through the inspection of tamper seal integrity and associated seal records. ( 12 ) Areas used for preparing strategic special nuclear material for shipment and areas used for packaging and screening trash and wastes shall be controlled access areas and shall be separated from processing and storage areas. ( 13 ) Individuals not permitted by the licensee to enter protected areas without escort must be escorted by a watchman or other individual designated by the licensee while in a protected area and must be badged to indicate that an escort is required. In addition, the individual shall be required to register his or her name, date, time, purpose of visit and employment affiliation, citizenship, and name of the individual to be visited in a log. The licensee shall retain each log as a record for three years after the last entry is made in the log. ( 14 ) All keys, locks, combinations and related equipment used to control access to protected, material access, vital, and controlled access areas shall be controlled to reduce the probability of compromise. Whenever there is evidence that a key, lock, combination, or related equipment may have been compromised it shall be changed. Upon termination of employment of any employee, keys, locks, combinations, and related equipment to which that employee had access, shall be changed. ( 15 ) The licensee may not announce or otherwise communicate to its employees or site contractors the arrival or presence of an NRC safeguards inspector unless specifically requested to do so by the NRC safeguards inspector. ( e ) Detection, surveillance and alarm subsystems and procedures. ( 1 ) The licensee shall provide an intrusion alarm subsystem with a capability to detect penetration through the isolation zone and to permit response action. ( 2 ) All emergency exits in each protected, material access, and vital area shall be locked to prevent entry from the outside and alarmed to