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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n in accordance with the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 73.54, “Protection of Digital Computer and Communication Systems and Networks.” 10. 10 CFR 73.21, 10 CFR 73.22, and 10 CFR 73.23 establish the requirements for the protection of SGI, which includes the physical security plan, safeguards contingency plan, and any elements of the training and qualification plan that disclose information related to the physical security system or response procedures. The unauthorized disclosure of this information could compromise the ability of the security organization to provide an appropriate level of protection against, and response to, threats, theft, and radiological sabotage. 11. 10 CFR 73.55 establishes the detailed requirements for the development and implementation of a physical protection program, which includes the administrative, physical, and operational measures that provide protection of the facility, and any associated special nuclear material, from both internal and external threats. Compliance with 10 CFR 73.55 (see Appendix I) provides high assurance that a facility is protected against the DBT of radiological sabotage. 12. 10 CFR 73.56 establishes the requirements for the development and implementation of an access authorization program, as part of the physical security plan, for granting individuals unescorted access to protected and vital areas. The physical security plan contains a program description of the access authorization program that is reviewed under this SRP section. Compliance with 10 CFR 73.56 provides assurance that individuals granted unescorted access are trustworthy and reliable and do not constitute an unreasonable risk to the public health and safety, including a potential to commit radiological sabotage. 13. 10 CFR 73.57 establishes the requirements for performing criminal history checks of individuals granted unescorted access to a nuclear power facility or SGI. This SRP section reviews access authorization as part of the physical