Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 0abe910e-a8ee-47e5-aad0-5cb695cb55a7
Document Type: srp
Title: PHYSICAL SECURITY—COMBINED LICENSE AND OPERATING REACTORS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1022/ML102230082.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.6.1
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t required. However, the NRC requires an applicant or an operating reactor licensee to identify differences between the design features, analytical techniques, and procedural measures proposed for its facility and the SRP acceptance criteria and to evaluate how the proposed alternatives to the SRP acceptance criteria provide acceptable methods of compliance with the NRC regulations. The Security Plan is considered acceptable if it conforms to the most recent revision of the NRC-endorsed NEI 03-12 format and the requirements listed in Appendices I, II, and III of this document. The NRC considers that the site-specific information in the most recent revision of the NRC-endorsed NEI 03-12 generic security plan template (site-specific bracketed text) describes a physical security program that meets the level of detail required for submitted security plans. 1. The physical security plan describes the physical protection program that provides high assurance against the DBT outlined in 10 CFR 73.1(a) to ensure that activities involving special nuclear material are not inimical to the common defense and security and do not constitute an unreasonable risk to public health and safety (Appendix I). A. 10 CFR 73.21, 10 CFR 73.22, and 10 CFR 73.23—Protection of Safeguards Information. These regulations establish the requirements for the protection of Safeguards Information (SGI). Compliance with these sections provides assurance that SGI is protected against unauthorized disclosure. B. 10 CFR 73.55(d)—Physical Security Organization. The licensee shall establish a security organization, including security officers, to protect the facility against radiological sabotage. These general criteria establish requirements for selecting, training, equipping, testing, and qualifying individuals who will be responsible for protecting special nuclear materials, nuclear facilities, and nuclear shipments. C. 10 CFR 73.55(e)—Physical Barriers. The licensee shall locate vital equipment