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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physical protection program design requirements of § 73.55(b) . ( 7 ) Isolation zone. ( i ) An isolation zone must be maintained in outdoor areas adjacent to the protected area perimeter barrier. The isolation zone shall be: ( A ) Designed and of sufficient size to permit observation and assessment of activities on either side of the protected area barrier; ( B ) Monitored with intrusion detection equipment designed to satisfy the requirements of § 73.55(i) and be capable of detecting both attempted and actual penetration of the protected area perimeter barrier before completed penetration of the protected area perimeter barrier; and ( C ) Monitored with assessment equipment designed to satisfy the requirements of § 73.55(i) and provide real-time and play-back/recorded video images of the detected activities before and after each alarm annunciation. ( ii ) Obstructions that could prevent the licensee's capability to meet the observation and assessment requirements of this section must be located outside of the isolation zone. ( 8 ) Protected area. ( i ) The protected area perimeter must be protected by physical barriers that are designed and constructed to: ( A ) Limit access into the protected area to only those personnel, vehicles, and materials required to perform official duties; ( B ) Channel personnel, vehicles, and materials to designated access control portals; and ( C ) Be separated from any other barrier designated as a vital area physical barrier, unless otherwise identified in the Physical Security Plan. ( ii ) Penetrations through the protected area barrier must be secured and monitored in a manner that prevents or delays, and detects the exploitation of any penetration. ( iii ) All emergency exits in the protected area must be alarmed and secured by locking devices that allow prompt egress during an emergency and satisfy the requirements of this section for access control into the protected area. ( iv ) Where building walls or roofs comprise a