006.01
INITIAL INVESTIGATION. Before allowing an individual
unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive
material or to the devices that contain the material, licensees must complete a
background investigation of the individual seeking unescorted access
authorization. The scope of the investigation must encompass at least the seven
years preceding the date of the background investigation or since the
individual's eighteenth birthday, whichever is shorter. The background
investigation must include at a minimum:
(A)
Fingerprinting and an FBI identification and criminal history records check as
required by 180 NAC
24-007;
(B) Licensees must verify the true identity
of the individual who is applying for unescorted access authorization to ensure
that the applicant is who they claim to be. A licensee must review official
identification documents and compare the documents to personal information data
provided by the individual to identify any discrepancy in the information.
Official document types include: driver's license; passport; government
identification; or certificate of birth issued by the state, province, or
country of birth. Licensees must document the type, expiration, and
identification number of the identification document, or maintain a photocopy
of identifying documents on file in accordance with 180 NAC
24-009. Licensees must certify in
writing that the identification was properly reviewed, and must maintain the
certification and all related documents for review upon inspection;
(C) Licensees must complete an employment
history verification, including military history. Licensees must verify the
individual's employment with each previous employer for the most recent seven
years before the date of application;
(D) Licensees must verify the individual
participated in the education process during the claimed period;
(E) Licensees must complete reference checks
to determine the character and reputation of the individual who has applied for
unescorted access authorization. Unless other references are not available,
reference checks may not be conducted with any person who is known to be a
close member of the individual's family, including but not limited to the
individual's spouse, parents, siblings, or children, or any individual who
resides in the individual's permanent household. Reference checks under 180 NAC
24-004 through
24-010 must be limited to whether the
individual has been and continues to be trustworthy and reliable;
(F) The licensee must also, to the extent
possible, obtain independent information to corroborate that provided by the
individual; and
(G) If a previous
employer, educational institution, or any other entity with which the
individual claims to have been engaged fails to provide information or
indicates an inability or unwillingness to provide information within a time
frame deemed appropriate by the licensee but at least after ten business days
of the request or if the licensee is unable to reach the entity, the licensee
must document the refusal, unwillingness, or inability in the record of
investigation; and attempt to obtain the information from an alternate
source.
006.02
GRANDFATHERING. The following individuals must be
subject to the reinvestigation requirement.
006.02(A)
TRUSTWORTHY AND
RELIABLE UNDER FINGERPRINT ORDERS. Individuals who have been
determined to be trustworthy and reliable for unescorted access to category 1
or category 2 quantities of radioactive material under the Fingerprint Orders
may continue to have unescorted access to category 1 and category 2 quantities
of radioactive material without further investigation.
006.02(B)
TRUSTWORTHY AND
RELIABLE UNDER 10 CFR 73 OR SECURITY ORDERS. Individuals who have
been determined to be trustworthy and reliable under the provisions of 10 CFR
73 or the security orders for access to safeguards information, safeguards
information-modified handling, or risk-significant material may have unescorted
access to category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material without
further investigation. The licensee must document that the individual was
determined to be trustworthy and reliable under the provisions of 10 CFR 73 or
a security order. Security order, in this context, refers to any order that was
issued by the NRC that required fingerprints and an FBI criminal history
records check for access to safeguards information, safeguards
information-modified handling, or risk significant material such as special
nuclear material or large quantities of uranium
hexafluoride.
006.03
REINVESTIGATIONS. Licensees must conduct a
reinvestigation every ten years for any individual with unescorted access to
category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The
reinvestigation must consist of fingerprinting and an FBI identification and
criminal history records check in accordance with 180 NAC
24-007. The reinvestigations must be
completed within ten years of the date on which these elements were last
completed.
