Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 70a27a5c-f237-489b-afa4-358e306ef52c
Document Type: cfr
Title: Licensee fixed site and in-transit requirements for the physical protection of special nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significance.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.67
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Section ID: 73.67
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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§ 73.67 Licensee fixed site and in-transit requirements for the physical protection of special nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significance. ( a ) General performance objectives. ( 1 ) Each licensee who possesses, uses or transports special nuclear material of moderate or low strategic significance shall establish and maintain a physical protection system that will achieve the following objectives: ( i ) Minimize the possibilities for unauthorized removal of special nuclear material consistent with the potential consequences of such actions; and ( ii ) Facilitate the location and recovery of missing special nuclear material. ( 2 ) To achieve these objectives, the physical protection system shall provide: ( i ) Early detection and assessment of unauthorized access or activities by an external adversary within the controlled access area containing special nuclear material; ( ii ) Early detection of removal of special nuclear material by an external adversary from a controlled access area; ( iii ) Assure proper placement and transfer of custody of special nuclear material; and ( iv ) Respond to indications of an unauthorized removal of special nuclear material and then notify the appropriate response forces of its removal in order to facilitate its recovery. ( b ) ( 1 ) A licensee is exempt from the requirements of this section to the extent that he possesses, uses, or transports: ( i ) Special nuclear material which is not readily separable from other radioactive material and which has a total external radiation level in excess of 1 gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet) from any accessible surface without intervening shielding, or ( ii ) Sealed plutonium-beryllium neutron sources totaling 500 grams or less contained plutonium at any one site or contiguous sites, or ( iii ) Plutonium with an isotopic concentration exceeding 80 percent in plutonium-238. ( 2 ) A licensee who has quantities of special nuclear material equivalent to