Regulatory Guide 5.12, Revision 1
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION October 2016 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Revision 1 Technical Lead A. Tardiff REGULATORY GUIDE REGULATORY GUIDE 5.12 (Draft was issued as DG-5027, dated January 2015) GENERAL USE OF LOCKS IN THE PROTECTION AND CONTROL OF: FACILITIES, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, CLASSIFIED MATTER, AND SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION A. INTRODUCTION Purpose This regulatory guide (RG) describes methods and procedures that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers acceptable for the selection, use, and control of locking devices. Locks can be used in the protection of: areas, facilities, certain radioactive materials, and specific types of information (e.g., classified matter, National Security Information (NSI), Restricted Data (RD), Formerly Restricted Data (FRD), Safeguards Information (SGI)). Applicable Regulations • U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,” Part 50, Chapter I, Title 10, “Energy” (10 CFR Part 50), (Ref. 1). Specifically Section 10 CFR 50.34 "Contents of applications" requires under (c)(1) that "[e]ach applicant for an operating license for a production or utilization facility that will be subject to §§ 73.50 and 73.60 of this chapter must include a physical security plan" and under (c)(2) "[e]ach applicant for an operating license for a utilization facility that will be subject to the requirements of § 73.55 of this chapter must include a physical security plan…" • 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, “Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Facilities Operating Prior to January 1, 1979,” requires under III.N.4, that the fire brigade leader shall have ready access to keys for any locked fire doors.
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