Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 03aed7b8-74fc-467b-b928-b25d9eb89a13
Document Type: srp
Title: PHYSICAL SECURITY — REVIEW OF PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1301/ML13010A109.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.6.2
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nciation. (iii) Clear of obstruction that could prevent capabilities for observation and assessment (10 CFR 73.55(e)(7)(ii)). H. Provide protected area perimeter physical barrier systems that meet the following criteria (10 CFR 73.55(e)(8)): (i) Limit access into the protected area (10 CFR 73.55(e)(8)(i)(A)). (ii) Channel personnel, vehicles, and material to designated access control portals (10 CFR 73.55(e)(8))(i)(B)). (iii) Separated from any other barriers designated as vital area physical barriers (10 CFR 73.55(e)(8)(i)(C)). (iv) Penetration through the protected area barrier must be secured and monitored to prevent or delay, and detect the exploitation of any penetration (10 CFR 73.55(e)(8)(ii). (v) Alarm and secure all emergency exits in the protected areas by locking devices that allow prompt egress during an emergency and satisfy the requirements for access control into the protected areas (10 CFR 73.55(e)(8)(iii)). (vi) Where building walls or roofs comprise a portion of the protected area perimeter barrier, an isolation zone is not necessary provided that the detection and assessment requirements of section 73.55 are met and appropriate barriers are installed (10 CFR 73.55(e)(8)(iv)). 13.6.2-18 Draft Revision 2 – September 2013 I. Locate vital equipment and designate vital areas for meeting the following criteria (10 CFR 73.55(e)(9)): (i) Vital equipment are located in designated vital areas inside the protected area, and are protected by at least two physical barriers (10 CFR 73.55(e)(9)(i)). (ii) Vital area access portals and emergency exits are protected with intrusion detection equipment and locking devices that allow rapid egress during an emergency and satisfy the vital area entry control requirements (10 CFR 73.55(e)(9)(ii)). (iii) Access portals and emergency exits to unoccupied vital areas are locked and alarmed (10 CFR 73.55(e)(9)(iii)). (iv) More than one vital area may be located within a single protected area (10 CFR 73.55(e)(9)(iv)); the