Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 1bfc961c-4539-4d99-ab1b-9f9311b89443
Document Type: cfr
Title: Personnel access authorization requirements for nuclear power plants.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.56
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Section ID: 73.56
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

Content:
licants, and contractors or vendors shall maintain the records that are required by the regulations in this section for the period specified by the appropriate regulation. If a retention period is not otherwise specified, these records must be retained until the Commission terminates the facility's license, certificate, or other regulatory approval. ( 1 ) Records may be stored and archived electronically, provided that the method used to create the electronic records meets the following criteria: ( i ) Provides an accurate representation of the original records; ( ii ) Prevents unauthorized access to the records; ( iii ) Prevents the alteration of any archived information and/or data once it has been committed to storage; and ( iv ) Permits easy retrieval and re-creation of the original records. ( 2 ) Licensees and applicants who are subject to this section shall retain the following records: ( i ) Records of the information that must be collected under paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section that results in the granting of unescorted access or certifying of unescorted access authorization for at least 5 years after the licensee or applicant terminates or denies an individual's unescorted access or unescorted access authorization or until the completion of all related legal proceedings, whichever is later; ( ii ) Records pertaining to denial or unfavorable termination of unescorted access or unescorted access authorization and related management actions for at least 5 years after the licensee or applicant terminates or denies an individual's unescorted access or unescorted access authorization or until the completion of all related legal proceedings, whichever is later; and ( iii ) Documentation of the granting and termination of unescorted access or unescorted access authorization for at least 5 years after the licensee or applicant terminates or denies an individual's unescorted access or unescorted access authorization or until the completion of all related legal