Current through March 20, 2024
015.01
MONITORING AND DETECTION.
(A) Licensees must establish and maintain the
capability to continuously monitor and detect without delay all unauthorized
entries into its security zones. Licensees must provide the means to maintain
continuous monitoring and detection capability in the event of a loss of the
primary power source, or provide for an alarm and response in the event of a
loss of this capability to continuously monitor and detect unauthorized
entries.
(B) Monitoring and
detection must be performed by:
(i) A
monitored intrusion detection system linked to an onsite or offsite central
monitoring facility;
(ii)
Electronic devices for intrusion detection alarms that will alert nearby
facility personnel;
(iii) A
monitored video surveillance system;
(iv) Direct visual surveillance by approved
individuals located within the security zone; or
(v) Direct visual surveillance by a licensee
designated individual located outside the security zone.
(C) A licensee subject to 180 NAC
24-011 through
24-019 must also have a means to
detect unauthorized removal of the radioactive material from the security zone.
This detection capability must provide:
(i)
For category 1 quantities of radioactive material, immediate detection of any
attempted unauthorized removal of the radioactive material from the security
zone. Such immediate detection capability must be provided by:
(1) Electronic sensors linked to an
alarm;
(2) Continuous monitored
video surveillance; or
(3) Direct
visual surveillance; and
(ii) For category 2 quantities of radioactive
material, weekly verification through physical checks, tamper indicating
devices, use, or other means to ensure that the radioactive material is
present.
015.02
ASSESSMENT. Licensees must immediately assess each
actual or attempted unauthorized entry into the security zone to determine
whether the unauthorized access was an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or
diversion.
015.03
PERSONNEL COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA TRANSMISSION. For
personnel and automated or electronic systems supporting the licensee's
monitoring, detection, and assessment systems, licensees must:
(A) Maintain continuous capability for
personnel communication and electronic data transmission and processing among
site security systems; and
(B)
Provide an alternative communication capability for personnel, and an
alternative data transmission and processing capability, in the event of a loss
of the primary means of communication or data transmission and processing.
Alternative communications and data transmission systems may not be subject to
the same failure modes as the primary systems.
015.04
RESPONSE.
Licensees must immediately respond to any actual or attempted unauthorized
access to the security zones, or actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or
diversion of category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material at
licensee facilities or temporary job sites. For any unauthorized access
involving an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of category 1 or
category 2 quantities of radioactive material, the licensee's response must
include requesting, without delay, an armed response from the LLEA.
