Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) Monitoring and detection:
(1) Licensees shall establish and maintain
the capability to continuously monitor and detect without delay all
unauthorized entries into its security zones. Licensees shall 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.
(2)
Monitoring and detection must be performed by:
(a) A monitored intrusion detection system
that is linked to an onsite or offsite central monitoring facility;
(b) Electronic devices for intrusion
detection alarms that will alert nearby facility personnel;
(c) A monitored video surveillance
system;
(d) Direct visual
surveillance by approved individuals located within the security zone;
or
(e) Direct visual surveillance
by a licensee designated individual located outside the security
zone.
(3) A licensee
subject to rules
3701:1-37-14 to
3701:1-37-22
of the Administrative Code shall also have a means to detect unauthorized
removal of the radioactive material from the security zone. This detection
capability must provide:
(a) For category one
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:
(i) Electronic sensors linked to an
alarm;
(ii) Continuous monitored
video surveillance; or
(iii) Direct
visual surveillance.
(b)
For category two quantities of radioactive material, weekly verification
through physical checks, tamper indicating devices, use, or other means to
ensure that the radioactive material is present.
(B) Assessment: licensees shall
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.
(C) Personnel communications and data
transmission: for personnel and automated or electronic systems supporting the
licensee's monitoring, detection, and assessment systems, licensees shall:
(1) Maintain continuous capability for
personnel communication and electronic data transmission and processing among
site security systems; and
(2)
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.
(D) Response: licensees shall immediately
respond to any actual or attempted unauthorized access to the security zones,
or actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of category one or
category two 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 one or category two
quantities of radioactive material, the licensee's response shall include
requesting, without delay, an armed response from the LLEA.