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NRC's regulations are found in Chapter I of Title 10, "Energy,"
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Chapter I is divided into Parts 1 through 199. The following regulations
are most applicable to safeguards:
- Part 11 - Criteria
and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control
Over Special Nuclear Material
- Part 25 - Access
Authorization for Licensee Personnel
- Part 26 - Fitness
for Duty
- Part
70.51 - Material balance, inventory, and records requirements
- Part 73 - Physical
Protection of Plants and Materials
- Part 74 -
Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material
- Part 76 - Certification
of Gaseous Diffusion Plants
- Part 95 - Facility
Security Clearance and Safeguards of National Security Information and
Restricted Data
- All current rulemakings
The NRC Regulatory
Agenda (NUREG-0936)
is a semiannual compilation of brief descriptions of all rulemaking actions.
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Regulatory guides are issued in 10 divisions and are intended to aid licensees in implementing regulations. The guides most applicable to safeguards
are in Division 5, Material
and Plant Protection.
Web (HTML) versions of some regulatory guides are available for viewing
or downloading. Those available are highlighted in blue in the index to
our Regulatory Guides Document Collection. All active final and draft
guides are also available in NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS).
Other reference documents that may be useful to licensees and
other stakeholders are
Physical Protection
- Users Guide to Physical Protection Documents (NUREG/BR-0252)
- Security Agency Study (NUREG-0015)
- Acceptance Criteria for the Evaluation of Power Reactor Security Plans
(NUREG-0908)
- Acceptance Criteria for the Evaluation of Category I Fuel Cycle Facility
Physical Security Plans (NUREG-1322)
- An Alternative Format for Category I Fuel Cycle Facility Physical
Protection Plans (NUREG-1456)
- Review Criteria for the Physical Fitness Training Requirements in
10 CFR Part 73 (NUREG-1504)
- Standard Review Plan for Physical Protection Plans for the Independent
Storage of Spent Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste (NUREG-1619)
Material Control and Accounting
- Category I SNM - Standard Format and Content Acceptance
Criteria for the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Reform Amendment (NUREG-1280)
- Category III SNM - Acceptable Standard Format and Content
for the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Required for Low-Enriched
Uranium Facilities (NUREG-1065)
- Enrichment facilities - Recommendations to the NRC
on Acceptable Standard Format and Content for the Fundamental Nuclear
Material Control (FNMC) Plan Required for Low-Enriched Uranium Enrichment
Facilities (NUREG/CR-5734)
- Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transfer Reports
(DOE/NRC Forms 741 and 740M) (NUREG/BR-0006)
- Instructions for the Preparation and Distribution of Material
Status Reports (DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C) (NUREG/BR-0007)
Web (HTML) versions of some guidance documents are available in NRC Formal
Publication Collection. Some are also are available in ADAMS
(see our table listing for their availability).
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Generic communications are NRC's primary method of sending information
to specific classes of licensees. There are several types:
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