Requests by Reactor Licensees That Women Inspectors Sign Statements That They are not Pregnant
HPPOS-249 PDR-9206260114
Title: Requests by Reactor Licensees That Women Inspectors
Sign Statements That They are not Pregnant
See the memoranda from F. J. Congel to M. R. Knapp (and
others) dated March 4, 1992, and from R. E. Cunningham to
M. R. Knapp (and others) dated April 1, 1992. It is OGC
opinion that a licensee request for a female inspector to
sign a statement that she is not pregnant is not
appropriate and is inconsistent with the law. A licensee
denial of site access to a female inspector because she
refuses to sign such a statement is a clear violation of
federal regulations.
Licensee denial of site access to a female inspector who
refuses to sign a statement that she is not pregnant is a
violation of 10 CFR 30.52 (a), 40.62 (a), or 70.55 (a).
These regulations require each licensee to "... afford to
the Commission at all reasonable times, opportunity to
inspect..." byproduct, source, or special nuclear material
and the premises and facilities where such material is
used, produced or stored.
At Part 70 licensee facilities, licensee denial of site
access to an inspector who refuses to sign such statements
would be a violation of 10 CFR 70.55 (c) (3). This
regulation requires the licensee to provide immediate
unfettered access to the inspector following proper
identification and compliance with applicable access
control measures for security, radiological protection, and
personal safety.
Regulatory references: 10 CFR 30.52, 10 CFR 40.62, 10 CFR
50.70, 10 CFR 70.55
Subject codes: 8.11, 12.9, 12.18
Applicability: All