Physical protection of plants and materials

Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, Code of Federal Regulations, Tide 10, Part 73, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., rev. Jan. 1, 1980. 

The NRC issued a rule, lOCFR Part 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, in 1978. Among other requirements for power reactors, the rule specifies in 73.55(d)(1) that "identification and search of all individuals...must be made... for detection of firearms, explosives, and incendiary devices...through the use of both firearms and explosive detection equipment capable of detecting those devices. The rule further requires that packages and vehicles be so searched prior to admittance to the protected area. 

Part 73 of Title 1OCFR (Code of Federal Regulations), Physical protection of plants and materials. 

The physical protection of fissile and radioactive materials and of nuclear power plants as a whole is mentioned where appropriate but is not treated in detail obligations of States in this respect should be addressed on the basis of the relevant instruments and publications developed under the auspices of the IAEA. Non-radiological aspects of industrial safety and environmental protection are also not explicitly considered it is recognized that States should fulfil their international undertakings and obligations in relation to these. 

The physical protection of fissile and radioactive materials and of nuclear power plants as a whole is mentioned where appropriate but is not treated in... 

The NRC issued regulations in 1978 for physical protection of plants in which special nuclear material is used. Among other requirements, each nuclear power reactor, as a condition of its license, is required to have a safeguards contingency plan. A Regulatory Guide (RG 5.54) was issued to provide guidance on the format and contents of such a plan. 

The largest in the Far East Russia Far East Plant Zvezda (FEP Zvezda ) is the only enterprise involved into complex decommissioning of Nuclear Submarines (NS) in the region wherein are ensured both a high level of nuclear, radiation and environmental safety and adequate physical protection of nuclear materials. 

Appropriate physical protection arrangements should be implemented as soon as any plant items important to safety are received on the site, before commencement of commissioning, and in any case before the arrival of fuel on the site. Additional information on the physical protection of nuclear power plants and nuclear materials can be found in Ref. [16]. 

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