Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: fd099646-2b48-49c1-9d0b-a36844679790
Document Type: srp
Title: ACCESS AUTHORIZATION - OPERATIONAL PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1522/ML15226A009.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.6.4
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of physical security and all Access Authorization Program elements Secondary - None By March 31, 2010, each nuclear power reactor licensee, licensed under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities;” shall implement the requirements of an Access Authorization (AA) program through revisions to its Commission-approved Physical Security Plan (PSP). The licensee shall establish, implement and maintain its AA program in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55, “Requirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors against Radiological Sabotage,” Section (b)(7), which integrates the performance requirements contained within 10 CFR 73.56, “Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants,” and the criminal history checks of 10 CFR 73.57, “Requirements for Criminal History Checks of Individuals Granted Unescorted Access to a Nuclear Power Facility or Access to Safeguards Information by Power Reactor Licensees.” 13.6.4-2 Revision 0– October 2016 Each applicant for an operating license under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, and each holder of a combined license (COL) under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” shall implement the requirements before fuel is allowed on site (protected area). The licensee or applicant may accept, in part or whole, an AA program implemented by a contractor or vendor to satisfy appropriate elements of the licensee’s AA program. Only a licensee shall grant an individual unescorted access (UA). Licensees and applicants shall certify individuals’ unescorted access authorization (UAA) and are responsible to maintain, deny, terminate, or withdraw UAA. I. AREAS OF REVIEW The specific areas of review in this section are applicable to the following