[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 10, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 10CFR73.70]



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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY

 

          CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 73_PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND MATERIALS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 73.70  Records.



    Each record required by this part must be legible throughout the 

retention period specified by each Commission regulation. The record may 

be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform provided that the 

copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel and that the 

microform is capable of producing a clear copy throughout the required 

retention period. The record may also be stored in electronic media with 

the capability for producing legible, accurate, and complete records 

during the required retention period. Records such as letters, drawings, 

specifications, must include all pertinent information such as stamps, 

initials, and signatures. The licensee shall maintain adequate 

safeguards against tampering with and loss of records. Each licensee 

subject to the provisions of Sec. Sec. 73.20, 73.25, 73.26, 73.27, 

73.45, 73.46, 73.55, or 73.60 shall keep the following records:

    (a) Names and addresses of all individuals who have been designated 

as authorized individuals. The licensee shall retain this record of 

currently designated authorized individuals for the period during which 

the licensee possesses the appropriate type and quantity of special 

nuclear material requiring this record under each license that 

authorizes the activity that is subject to the recordkeeping requirement 

and, for three years thereafter. Copies of superseded material must be 

retained for three years after each change.

    (b) Names, addresses, and badge numbers of all individuals 

authorized to have access to vital equipment or special nuclear 

material, and the vital areas and material access areas to which 

authorization is granted. The licensee shall retain the record of 

individuals currently authorized this access for the period during which 

the licensee possesses the appropriate type and quantity of special 

nuclear material requiring this record under each license that 

authorizes the activity that is subject to the recordkeeping requirement 

and, for three years thereafter. Copies of superseded material must be 

retained for three years after each change.

    (c) A register of visitors, vendors, and other individuals not 

employed by the licensee pursuant to Sec. Sec. 73.46(d)(13), 

73.55(d)(6), or 73.60. The licensee shall retain this register as a 

record, available for inspection, for 3 years after the last entry is 

made in the register.

    (d) A log indicating name, badge number, time of entry, and time of 

exit of all individuals granted access to a vital area except those 

individuals entering or exiting the reactor control room. The licensee 

shall retain this log as a record for three years after the last entry 

is made in the log.

    (e) Documentation of all routine security tours and inspections, and 

of all tests, inspections, and maintenance performed on physical 

barriers, intrusion alarms, communications equipment, and other security 

related equipment used pursuant to the requirements of this part. The 

licensee shall retain the documentation for these events for three years 

from the date of documenting each event.

    (f) A record at each onsite alarm annunciation location of each 

alarm, false alarm, alarm check, and tamper indication that identifies 

the type of alarm, location, alarm circuit, date, and time. In addition, 

details of response by facility guards and watchmen to each alarm, 

intrusion, or other security incident shall be recorded. The license 

shall retain each record for three years after the record is made.

    (g) Shipments of special nuclear material subject to the 

requirements of this part, including names of carriers, major roads to 

be used, flight numbers in the case of air shipments, dates and expected 

times of departure and arrival



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of shipments, vertification of communication equipment on board the 

transfer vehicle, names of individuals who are to communicate with the 

transport vehicle, container seal descriptions and identification, and 

any other information to confirm the means utilized to comply with 

Sec. Sec. 73.25, 73.26, and 73.27. This information must be recorded 

prior to shipment. Information obtained during the course of the 

shipment such as reports of all communications, change of shipping plan, 

including monitor changes, trace investigations, and others must also be 

recorded. The licensee shall retain each record about a shipment 

required by this paragraph (g) for three years after the record is made.

    (h) Procedures for controlling access to protected areas and for 

controlling access to keys for locks used to protect special nuclear 

material. The licensee shall retain a copy of the current procedures as 

a record until the Commission terminates each license for which the 

procedures were developed and, if any portion of the procedure is 

superseded, retain the superseded material for three years after each 

change.



[53 FR 19261, May 27, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 33431, July 29, 1992]