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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il 1996 to verify that adequate protection is provided against the use of a land vehicle as a bomb or as a means of gaining access to the proximity of vital areas.67 3. The reviewer should verify that access authorization systems have been developed to provide physical and administrative control of access to protected and vital areas under emergency and nonemergency conditions in accordance with the criteria of subsection II.2.c. The reviewer should confirm that security measures are established for performing searches of individuals and vehicles, for granting escorted or unescorted access, for maintaining positive control of vital areas through the use of locking devices, alarms, and access logs, for control of locking devices, including keys and combinations, and for egress and ingress to protected and vital areas under emergency conditions. Generic Letter 87-08 (Reference 23) provides additional guidance relevant to protected and vital area access in addition to the requirements and guidance described in subsection II of this SRP section.68 The reviewer confirms that the design of electronic locking devises for vital areas allows for mechanical override or will fail in a manner that supports emergency ingress or egress from the vital area in accordance with 10 CFR 73.55(d)(7)(ii) and Regulatory Guides 5.12 and 5.65.69 In addition to meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(d) for access to protected and vital areas, the reviewer should evaluate the licensee's security program for compliance with requirements related to granting individuals unescorted access to the facility. The reviewer should evaluate the programs and procedures for performing background investigations, psychological, and behavioral evaluations per 10 CFR 73.56 and the guidance in Regulatory Guide 5.66; for performing criminal history checks in accordance with 10 CFR 73.57; and for implementation of fitness-for-duty testing and evaluations in accordance with 10 CFR 26.70 4. The reviewer should