[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR25.15]

[Page 432]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 25--ACCESS AUTHORIZATION FOR LICENSEE PERSONNEL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 25.15  Access permitted under ``Q'' or ``L'' access authorization.

    (a) A ``Q'' access authorization permits an individual access on a 
need-to-know basis to (1) Secret and Confidential Restricted Data and 
(2) Secret and Confidential National Security Information including 
intelligence information, CRYPTO (i.e., cryptographic information) or 
other classified communications security (COMSEC) information.
    (b) An ``L'' access authorization permits an individual access on a 
need-to-know basis to Confidential Restricted Data and Secret and 
Confidential National Security Information other than the categories 
specifically included in paragraph (a) of this section. In addition, 
access to certain Confidential COMSEC information is permitted as 
authorized by a National Communications Security Committee waiver dated 
February 14, 1985.
    (c) Each employee of the Commission is processed for one of the two 
levels of access authorization. Licensees and other persons will furnish 
National Security Information and/or Restricted Data to a Commission 
employee on official business when the employee has the appropriate 
level of NRC access authorization and need-to-know. Some individuals are 
permitted to begin NRC employment without an access authorization. 
However, no NRC employee shall be permitted access to any classified 
information until the appropriate level of access authorization has been 
granted to that employee by NRC.

[45 FR 14481, Mar. 5, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 9195, Mar. 4, 1982; 50 
FR 36984, Sept. 11, 1985]