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Armed Response
To protect public health and safety and the common defense and security,
the licensee is responsible for protecting nuclear
material or a nuclear facility against an attack, using armed responders. This may include
the use of deadly force if necessary.
Response capabilities
- Fixed Sites: Depending upon the significance of the material or facilities
being protected, armed response to an unauthorized intrusion into a
protected area and attack on a nuclear facility could be by the --
- Licensee's on-site armed security force, with the Local Law Enforcement
Authority (LLEA) and FBI arriving later
- LLEA
- Transportation: Armed response to an attack on a nuclear transport
would be by the --
- Licensee's armed escorts in the case of a shipment of Category I
material (strategically significant SNM), with FBI and LLEA arriving
later.
- Licensee's armed escorts and LLEA in the case of a shipment of spent
fuel or other high activity shipments.
Response Preparation
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