Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: b022cddb-8d32-4663-9bb0-ba39d9401280
Document Type: srp
Title: PHYSICAL SECURITY
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070626.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.6
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sible for suspending safeguards measures during emergencies in accordance with 10 CFR 73.55(a) and Regulatory Guide 5.65, Position C.5.1.55 3. For design certification (DC) reviews, the development of the security plan is the responsibility of the applicant referencing the certified design. Security information presented in the DC applicant's SSAR is considered acceptable if the SSAR, including the inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) and combined license (COL) action items, conforms with the above requirements.56 Implementation of the physical security program should be accomplished 1 to 2 months (recent licensing actions have required at least 60 days) before fuel loading. Security features required 57 for new fuel in storage prior to loading of the first unit should be implemented as of the time fuel is onsite. Technical Rationale:58 The technical rationale for application of the above acceptance criteria to physical security is discussed in the following paragraphs. 1. 10 CFR 25, if applicable, establishes the requirements and procedures for access authorization to information classified as Secret, Confidential National Security Information, and/or Restricted Data, and includes requirements for the granting of "L" and "Q" clearances. The physical security plan must establish the administrative and physical controls regarding personnel access to certain areas and facilities, and to certain categories of information. If a licensee has classified information, the appropriate access controls, including authorizations, must be established to ensure the protection of the information. Compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 25 provides assurance that only personnel that have been properly investigated, authorized, and have a need to know, will be able to access the classified information. 2. 10 CFR 26 establishes the requirements for fitness-for-duty programs with an objective of providing assurance that licensee personnel are not under the