Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 204733df-580e-4d3a-8c6c-ce7912360a31
Document Type: cfr
Title: Requirements for physical protection of licensed activities in nuclear power reactors against radiological sabotage.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.55
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Section ID: 73.55
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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t of an authorized representative of the Commission, the licensee shall demonstrate the ability to meet Commission requirements through the implementation of the physical protection program, including the ability of armed and unarmed personnel to perform assigned duties and responsibilities required by the security plans and licensee procedures. ( 6 ) The licensee shall establish, maintain, and implement a performance evaluation program in accordance with appendix B to this part, to demonstrate and assess the effectiveness of armed responders and armed security officers to implement the licensee's protective strategy. ( 7 ) The licensee shall establish, maintain, and implement an access authorization program in accordance with § 73.56 and shall describe the program in the Physical Security Plan. ( 8 ) The licensee shall establish, maintain, and implement a cyber security program in accordance with § 73.54 . ( 9 ) The licensee shall establish, maintain, and implement an insider mitigation program and shall describe the program in the Physical Security Plan. ( i ) The insider mitigation program must monitor the initial and continuing trustworthiness and reliability of individuals granted or retaining unescorted access authorization to a protected or vital area, and implement defense-in-depth methodologies to minimize the potential for an insider to adversely affect, either directly or indirectly, the licensee's capability to prevent significant core damage and spent fuel sabotage. ( ii ) The insider mitigation program must contain elements from: ( A ) The access authorization program described in § 73.56 ; ( B ) The fitness-for-duty program described in part 26 of this chapter ; ( C ) The cyber security program described in § 73.54 ; and ( D ) The physical protection program described in this section. ( 10 ) The licensee shall use the site corrective action program to track, trend, correct and prevent recurrence of failures and deficiencies in the physical