Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 24 - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 180-24-008 - RELIEF FROM FINGERPRINTING IDENTIFICATION, AND CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR DESIGNATED CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS PERMITTED UNESCORTED ACCESS TO CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01
EXCEPTED INDIVIDUALS.
Fingerprinting, and the
  identification and criminal history records checks required by section 149 of
  the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and other elements of the background
  investigation are not required for the following individuals prior to granting
  unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive
  materials:
(A) An employee of the NRC or of
  the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government who has undergone fingerprinting
  for a prior U.S. Government criminal history records check;
(B) A member of Congress;
(C) An employee of a member of Congress or
  Congressional committee who has undergone fingerprinting for a prior U.S.
  Government criminal history records check;
(D) The Governor of a State or his or her
  designated State employee representative;
(E) Federal, State, or local law enforcement
  personnel;
(F) State Radiation
  Control Program Directors and State Homeland Security Advisors or their
  designated State employee representatives;
(G) Agreement State employees conducting
  security inspections on behalf of the NRC under an agreement executed under
  section 274.i. of the Atomic Energy Act;
(H) Representatives of the International
  Atomic Energy Agency engaged in activities associated with the U.S.
  International Atomic Energy Agency Safeguards Agreement who have been certified
  by the NRC;
(I) Emergency response
  personnel who are responding to an emergency;
(J) Commercial vehicle drivers for road
  shipments of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive
  material;
(K) Package handlers at
  transportation facilities such as freight terminals and railroad
  yards;
(L) Any individual who has
  an active Federal security clearance, provided that the individual makes
  available the appropriate documentation. Written confirmation from the agency
  or employer that granted the Federal security clearance or reviewed the
  criminal history records check must be provided to the licensee. The licensee
  must retain this documentation for a period of three years from the date the
  individual no longer requires unescorted access to category 1 or category 2
  quantities of radioactive material; and
(M) Any individual employed by a service
  provider licensee for which the service provider licensee has conducted the
  background investigation for the individual and approved the individual for
  unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive
  material. Written verification from the service provider must be provided to
  the licensee. The licensee must retain the documentation for a period of three
  years from the date the individual no longer requires unescorted access to
  category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material.