ML19221B329

Reg Guide 5.43 Plant Security Force Duties

ML19221B329
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Issue date:	01/31/1975
From:	NRC OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
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REGGD-05.043, REGGD-5.043, NUDOCS 7907200043
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@ WWr' REGU LATORY GU: DE DIRECTORATE OF REGULATORY &TAhDAMDG REGULATORY GUIDE 5 A3 PLANT SECURITY FORCE DUTIES A. INTRODUCTION responsble for mamtenance of secunty devices,whc are the means by which the plant security pitn is executed; Paragraph (aX3) of 73.50 of 10 CFR Part 73 therefore, detaded asugnment of specific duties and

" Physical Protection of Pl ants and Materids, requues responsbilities wd1 assist the guards and watchmen in certam hcensees to maintam and foPow wntten security contnbuting to plant secunty.

procedures that document t! e structure of the bcensee's secu rity organiz a tion ancf that detad those duties of

2. Security Force Duties: Guards and Watchmen guards, watchmen, and other mJmduah responnble for secun ty raquired by 10 CFR Part 73 This guide The duties of fact'ity guards and watchmen can be provides enteria xceptable to the Regulatory staff categenzed generally as follows:

relative to the organizanon of the plant secunty force

a. Security tours and inspections, and duties of guards, watchmen, and other indmiuals

b. Access control and searches of personnel, psck-responsible for secunty.

ages, and schicles,

c. Es ort duties, B. DISCUSSION

d. Alarm system testmg,

e. Alarm station duties and recordkeeping,and In developmen t of the plant secunty plan, the

f. Response to securny incidents.

objective is to estahhsh a secunty program compatible with healt'i and safety considerations and compatible Frequent secunty tours by guards and watchrnen with efficient operation of the plar t.

An organized serve as a deterrent by providmg high visb.lity of the commmd is an effective means of implementmg that secunty force w ah a clearly designated cham of plant secunty force. Moreover, such tours o4Ter a means of contmued inspection of secunty areas, phyncal program. Assignmen t of detaded rnpontbthties and barners, and intrunon detection devices.

duties addressmg a var:ety of routme and emergency Control of access is necessary to ensure that only 8

situations to each member of the secunty force will dv y authortzed individuals and vehicles are permi ted enahie the secunty force to function e fectively and withm protected areas, vital treas, and matenal access r

proude the level of protection sought.

are as.

Certam licenses are required by 10 CFR Part 73 to 156 355 minc semh individuals, packages, and vehicles for

1. Plant Security Org6nization explosives, firearms, and incendiary devices aad for in order to achieve an effective security organizaticen, concealed special nuclear material. Such searches are it is important to h.ve clearly dedgnated management most effective when performed by indniduals spe-responsibilities that follow a Icy.ical chain of ccmmand.

cif cally asugned and trained for the task of searching.

Accordmdy, chargmg an individual in upper manage. : Guards and watchmen usually perfont. the searches rnent with ov-rall responubibry for secunty pobey at required at entrance points into a protec.ed area and at the plant wdi facditate estabbshment of an effect2ve exit pomts from material access areas.

secunty organizaticn.

Visitors, vendors, and other nonemployees are Reportmg directly to the upper m ar agement required to be escorted while within protectec areas.

mdmdual who has overall secunty respor.nbthtY mvy be Escort responnbility usually is taken by the employee t'dn-duals resporele for impleteentation of rpecific being vmted. liowever, vehicle dnvers, certaia packages, portions of the plant.eecunty propam However, it is and, in some cases,indmduals being taken into a plant the facthty guards an3 w ctchmen, ajong wnh individuals rnay be escorted by members of the secunty force.

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demes hee to be the overall responubtlity for the secunty of the plant.

vs t e a tre auentjy m venty th e 'M ue t u ot t mnmg This tr-ludes development and maintenance of the plant pmperly A rnembei of the pb - n unty organization is secun ts plan, approval of detuled secunty y.oadures, usually assgmd suoemuon of s u sy stems md devices the overall tsainma and su;emsaon of the guard force, Nonetheless, it n the mdmA 2 p u h and w atdtmen and the mstMlatmn, mamtenance, and testmg of alarm who m om t or, use, ed respond to the detecuon sys tem s, detecuan equipment, and commumcation equipmen t and alum systeon Therefore it =di ass:st equipmen t.

xcunty if they are tamd2ar wh ne alarm systems and The plan t secun ty organizauon should mclude a they w nfy th a t detectn functionmg secunty maiager who is directly responnble for the p mmr; t n prepe dy Systems can be hecked Aunng the cour:e of preparation of detailed secunty procedures, for trammg routme teurs by gunds.

w nehmen and mamtammg the seconty force, for secunty shift The keepmg of xru logs. vm t e r r e gistr auon, ass gnments, and for the maintenance of alarm rystems, records of secunty tours 4rJ mspect:ons, and records of detecum equipment, and communkation systems. The alarms anJ alarm testmg is an essennal e!enent ta an secunty shift supemsors should report to the secunty effectne secunty pmpam. Lms and r cords provide a manager, who m tum repo:ts to the upper management necessan mput to management review of plant secunty tndmdual who has the overall responsibthty for plant and can as well proude valuable mfor'na.:nn m the event secu n ty.

of a munty or safety mcident. Leys and records are In additmn, the plant security organizatwn should usu dy m anu amed by md mdu als m annm g Carm have a member responnble for mspections of security stauucs and secunty uea ac< css pats.

penmnel and equ pment, for secunty personnel ne beensee's secunty orguezation should be capable quabficauon, and for plan ung and assesung of periodic of ma nta;nma plant secunty dunr.g a unety of secunty secunty audits, tacluding scheduled and unscheduled tnc iden t s suJi as bomb threats mtiunon, attempted dnlls. Tlus mdmdual shouM be independent of the dne:smn theft of SNM. utempted unauthonzed xcunty manager and should report directly to the upper r

t rar.sp or t n weapens er e glosnes mto a secunty area, mar.agem en t mdmoual who has ovedl secunty etc. Detaded sta tem en ts of respons ditie s - i p ro-responubd2cy.

xdures dictated b Jie type of mc: dent wUl amst the Dunng emergency utuations that may require plant plant secunty force in ef fcctnely epmg with security employees not normally employed m a secunty fanction madents without uadue ash to then.selves cr others.

to act as guards er watchmen, the secunty manager or Of gemal emce m are the specific act2ons and secunty shift supemsor should have authority to asugn pro &dures relatec to the uw of firear ns by members of such employees dutaes as appropriate. Any employees so the p' ant secunty force. Special nudear matensi and deugnatec should be properly tramed and equipped as related facd:nes should not be icded upon as ordmary guards or a2 watchmen (see Regulatory Guide 5.20, preperty smce the theft of specu) nucjear material or "lrunmg, Equippmg, and Quabfymg of Guards and abotage cf a nuclear facthty w ould be mim2csl to the Watchmen").

nbbc health and safety and die commm defense and secu n ty. A ct ord in gly, meuber s of the guard force soou!d be prepa;ed to ne their 1uenms rather ;han

2. Security Focce Dutes: Gunds and Watchmen permit the theft of pecial nudear matenal or the sabotar of a nuclea factbty. As far as the Atormc

a. Security Tours and Inspectaons Conducted by Faergy Commzuion is aw are, both acts wouki be Gunds and batchmen.

felm x: under FederJ law. Theft and divers:on are felca,e s under Sectwns 57 and 220 of the Aumc Secunty tmn snould be planned to that no one Energy Act of 19'4, as amended, 42 U.S C. & 2077 area of the facility is tcured kas frequently than ouce md 22 72. Ikpendmg.>n t le cutuaan<cs, sabotage is a every four hours. Toun shouki be conducted m a fekny under 18 U 5 C. g J 2155 or 2!56. Attempts and random faduon and inituted at randczn times.

cmsg: rues to c annit sud, acts are a% felunut To enmare rapid resperiae to an alarm, at kast one guard should be on tcur at any time. Under most conditicsia, howevar, sddjuonal guards er watchmen C. REG ATORY IU51 TION should be on tour.

The toun thouil be utihzed to mapect vanous st ructured as elements of mcunty hardwart. A guard or watchman on A m.n t secunty pregam S:t gpmd th, and that cAcca m s as watchmen a secunty tour theald inspect fences, gates,locka, doort, wt " h datxs ci 2d helow wcc ; be rep 2 de to the and bwldmg w s!!s for in tegnty and evidence of Ec no naff intn2um. In additan, penmeter Lahtmg and intenor hghting should be checked for moperauve fixtures, and

1. Thrt 9e :r;ty Orpnaston clear areu should be tmp-cted for items which couM cevtr or sLe!d an inhysduah Secunty faults observed on D Tem vcunty orgruau. M h unh the tours tould be recorded ed submitted to the on-duty da o f aa Nm hi m gm n r-e m

.t who has trcunty duf t supemnr at the cornplet2on of each tour.

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b Aucu t ontrol and scarthiig of Perw n nel.

w atshman shoolJ shea ' hat N kue tiu sentealed SNM P n k ares and Vehdes unless cut is inu a sontpous maenal access area in and most cases, senta ar on F) the cuard or w atiman of the

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m e xe cu te the searches a lther ' city ist the t %tme et m mdmdua! who is sh WJ mw ac m v 'r i as req uued by authorved ic,eWaw pAkares in m the matenal access t; 't%m

<tadesh N I M u h) o: 10 0 R Part area on an mtoct tammdicatira seal' of a sea'ed or sontune constitutes sutlicient search for V Recu!at m Gmje 5 7 T n" of Personnel Access package to h cemted Areat Vua! Areas rd M 4tenal Access SNM concea'ed ehm the package or contamer.

Pnor to enh a ment f rom the faahty or receipt Areasf dessnbes auess sontml pr wedures xceptable r

to the Reclan rv statt Ihe semh of persennel can be of c slu;' ment at tie taahty a secunty mdnidual should conducted e the S th" use m detettion equipment or venty the absena of umdennlied or unau thonze d bs a h an J s+n u h packages :n the h.admeAr' admg uea. J such area is 1: the search is accomphehed by use of detection located withm the proiected ee2 equipment it shoa'd be conducted in accordance with Road schicles should N r'amtamed under visual Re gulators P:Je

~ l he search f or weapons and sursedlance at all t:mes when withm a maten.J access s

All sehicles, cluding heensee f orkhft trucks and upiosus should be by use i : a metal weapon detecter nea anJ n ey! soe detector and should be conducted at other such nonread vehKles, cutmg from any matenal en t r an a p< mrs mte protecad areas I he scarsh f or access rea mto a protected area should be searched by a contcaled W1 sheuld be sonducted at matenal access p arj or w atchm an f or concealed SNM. A thorough area exit pomts by means of an SNM detector and a usual search. mdudmg the cab and engme area, aided by metal detector whab is capab.e of detestmg metalb a dence capable of detectmg SNM, should be performed shaeld:rg matenal te g. leadi

• on each schicle hemg searched for concealed SNM.

It detectron equgment is not routmely uscJ for personnel sear.hes, or is et functionmg. a guard or

c. Escort Duties watdunan statmt:cd at the scuch pomt should conduct a hands-on search m heu of using detectien equipment.

Only mdmduah specifically designated as "es-The snent) of the handson search should be in corts" by plant rnanagement should be allowed to act as escorts Such descation need not be bmited to accordance with the potennal threat. A routme hands-on search for fuearms and explcsives should be conducted membe s of the bcensee secunty o.gantiation. A call-in in the manner of a insi er pat-down, as inoffensively as Procedure should be empic,ed to notify the security potub;e. A mere thoro gh search is called for when stuft supervisor of movement of indmduals or vehicles there is reason to beheve that the indmdualis concealmg under escort when such mosement is between buildmgs we apons, explosnes, or special nuc'. car matenal. In such and when the escort responsibdity is changed from one escort to another.

cases, a standard police search for concealed weapons shot Id be p rformed.

If the search is a handsen search or is conducted

d. Alarm Testing by u e of hand-held detectors, the mdmdual performmg the 3 arch should not be armed whde the search is (1) Penmeter Intrusion Alarms. Penmeter intru-condt:ted. A second guard or armed watchman should 12on alarm systems should be n.spected for performance be prt ent durg the search.

by a secunty mdmdual accordmg to the frequency and I idmduals such as beal law enforcement officials methods mdicated m Regulatcry Guide 5.44,"Penmeter sad A iC couners who are respondmg to a call far Intrusion Alarm Systemt" The testmg need not be done assastar. r or who are on site at the invitation of the m conjunc tion with a secun ty patrol, but if so bcensee and who are requued to be armed as part of accomphshed, only one or two segments of the sy? tem their duties need not be searched or re;uned to check should be tested by any one guard or watchman on tour their weapons upon entry mto a protected area per secunty tour to avoid the possibthty of a real alarm Upun arnval of shipments uno the protected area, bemg masked by a test airm. Any section of the alarm a guard cr w atchman should check each package being system bemg taken out of accus modet or being placed dehvered into the protected area for proper identifica.

m semce followmg repair should be tested for proper tion and authentrity cr shoWd sammm an authonzed operation by a sectrity mdmdual.

mdmdual to perf mn the check pnor to.emosal of any (2) Intener In trunon Alarms. A tecunty mdi-pac kap from the hudm d ot k cr other pomt of v:dua) shmJd be present to test or observe the test of an

&hery. Ir no case t&xid a packsr N taken directly intc a marinel aacss ar's or sMal are s w chout such I

idM uf'7%n d s e uflation hu we Wr+tae Ws vr. contancrs for Onnte Storace of I,H > to,Hea e of a p a-b (acbe g w aste 3d b Wr brd" aM H erdatory Guaic 5.15,"Suunty packE*s) form the m ate n al acce ss a re n, a p ud or Seals fer th e Pr Wton and Con tnal of Spec.aj N uc kar Msten C t Accesa We rmans the mnditum that m.untams the system We R ett !s t r. Gah C V wl Nuar M a te nal woutrve to tntrawm but inhNs the audibic (and in mme cues s

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r ena ntos;un alan : at the me it e a' arm is pced in procedures gosernmg response should be such that the tae ou t M the ness mode < r is placed m s^mce secun ts orgam<ation is capable c f tRlaa ux mstM!an..> or repm The w:umy indmdual may be a w atnman whose (nonsecurity ) *ork station is (1) Preventing any su ce ssful the f t or act of within the area protested. Cbsenation of the test may sabotage by one or two armed ndividuals or a group of be accomphshed by closd<ircuit teleusion RTTV) in unarmed people.

beu of an attendmg euard or w achman.

(2) Delaymg the attask of an armed group up to squad su euftiae itly long to allow notification of and

c. Alarm Statmn Dutrs response by law enforcernent authonties so (nat the The onsite sentral aJarm station should be manned at tempted the ft or sabotage is thwarted or stolen by the setunty shif t supervnor. That indmdual should materiti is promptly recoserei know the status et all alarm equipment. The pnmary tunetion of the secunty shift supemsor should be to (3) Defendmg itself in the event of a well-planned dispatch other secunty personne! to a:eas from which atta:k, executed m a disciphned and organued nner alarms have been recened and to call for assistance from suffbently well to communicate with law enforcement bical law enforcement authonties (LI E A) if necded. In aathentjes to adme them of the attack and its scope addition to the secunty shttt suremsor, other secunty and fumtsh mformanon to be used as a basis for p rsonnel m iy be stationed m 'he cen tral alarm station.

countermeasures and a properly escalated response by The mdmdud(s) m the cen traj Marm station should local. State or Federal counterforces enher to prevent mamtun commumeatien with secunty personnel on removal of the material or recover it or to initiate tour to be admed immediately of any real or suspected appropnate postsabotage action.

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The mdmdualis) tn the central alarm station also In general, upon receipt of an alarm or other sheuld obse n e Na CCTW and centrol unattended indication of a possible secunty threat two armed access pomts. The secunty shift supervisor should nave members of the bcensee's secunty force should be the au thon ty to dispatch riards and watchmen to dispatched to the area of the alarm. The indmduals momtor areas where alann systems temporardy are respondmg should assess the threat and appnse the inoperauve and to call for rap.ar of such systems.

secunty shift supemsor of the extent of the threst,if any. If a threat exists, the ind:viduals responding should An mdividual attendmg an alarm st. tion other take no further action until assie,x arnves from other than the central alarm station need not be a member of members of the hcenre secont) unuation or from the plant secunty force. However.if an alarm sounds, he

'aw enforcement authonties, if nwuem There may, of immediately should contact the mdmdual m the central be hmte m M the w%

Jann stauon to be appnsed ef the ntuation If unable t indmduals may need to take such action & elf 41efense do so. he should contact the LLEA and advis them of or defense of another, pnor to arrival of asnstance.

the situatwn. Thus, he should have the reeponsabtlity t Obs rvation of the protected area isolation zone and call for assistance if he cannot contact the onsite central other security areas via CCTV in certain situations can a arm stanom alleviate the necessity for dispatching guards to the area The secunty shift supsrmer m the central alarm of alarm and thus zvoid expcsmg the responding guards station should oversee the recordkeepmg actmties of to attack.

the secunty force dunng his stuf t. He should personally log any alarm, unless this is done automaucally, and Upon being advised of the existence and extent of sbould record the detat;s of secunty force response to an a threat, the rcurity shift supemsor should immediately al srm. The secunty managr should h ave overall notify law enforcement authorines and request appro-respons2bdity for security force records. The md2vidual pnate action. The licensee security organtration should obserymg unattended access potnts should record the_

take action including the use of force (to the extent access data unless this is done automatica]Jy via key-card possible under the laws of the State in which the facthry r ^ der or other automated access dewee. The secunty is located) appropnate to the threat as indicated above uu.t su pemsor also shodd oversee the testmg of while awritmg arrival of law enforcement personnel.

commumcation equipment.

Above all, owing to the wvere potential for harm to the puHic health and safety and threat to the common The cen tral alarm station should se rve as a de fense and security of the United Sta tes, the command post dunng plant emergnces unless the staunn itself is threatened. Response by fac lity unauthorued removal of special nuclear matenal from the facality or sabota g to the facahty should be perscnnel and outside ainstance shruld be coordinated through the central alarm station.

prevented. Any standing orders or pohcses of *he bcensee which prohibit the use of deadly force regardless

f. Resporue to Security incidents of circumstances or which hm:t the use of the authonty prov6d by law to employ firearms would be viewed as The sin of the on n t

• secun ty force, t'.e contrary to the mtention and purpose of the regulation depl-y mert of the secunty fi.rce. ar.J the seccmy force requiang armed guards.

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D. IMPLEMENTATION proposes an altemative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission's regulations, the he purpose of this section is to provide information method described herein will be used immediately in the to appbcants and licensees regarding the Regulatory eva!uation of subnutt:1s in connection with spectal 9

staff's plans for ut2hzing this regulatory guide.

nuclear material hcense, operating beense, or con-This guide reflects current regulatory practice.

struction pernut apphcations.

Herefore, except in those cases in which the app'.icant 9

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