ML20003H811
| ML20003H811 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/20/1977 |
| From: | Clark R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17209B280 | List: |
| References | |
| RTR-REGGD-05.012, RTR-REGGD-5.012 NUDOCS 8105070481 | |
| Download: ML20003H811 (2) | |
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m MEMORANDUM FOR: Reactor Safeguards Licensing Branch, D0R FROM:
R. A. Clark, Chief, Reactor Safeguards Licensing Branch, DDR
SUBJECT:
CRITERIA FOR GRANTING FEWER TRAN 10 ARMED RESPONDERS - REVIEW GUIDELINE #8 The regulations provide for a nominal number of amed response personnel as ten (10) and that this number may not be reduced to less than five (5) guards. The statement of consideration states that the number of such personnel may be more or less than the nominal number depending on factors such as the following, to be considered during evaluation of a licensee's physical security plan, not necessarily in order of importance:
(a) Selection, training and motivation of response force.
(b) Availaaility and construction of defensive positions.
Availability and knowledge of weapons and other equipment.
(c)
(d)
Individual site considerations, including size, topography, configuration, geography, weather, and number of nuclear power plant units.
(e) location and reliability of initial detection devices.
Consideration of LLEA response.
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(g) Vital area hardening, including plant design, location of and access control to vital areas.
(h) Design and construction of protected area barriers.
Redundancy of security systems.
(i)
(j) Initial clearance and continuing reliability assessment of personnel.
(k) Security and contingency procedures.
In addition to these criteria, the following factors may be considered tc evaluate the case by case justification for response personnel numbers:
O The LLEA response time and their numbers.
(a)
The quality of the screening program.
(b)
(c) The complexity of the layout of the plant within the pro-tected area.
(d) The analyr.is of the integrated security system as described in NUREG 0220, Chapter 11.
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Reacter Safeguards Licensing Branch Factors outside the owner controlled area that may increase or
{e) decrease tne vulneratility of the protected area and are beyond the licensee's contr:1.
(f) The availability of guards or response personnel fro.T. other guard forces in the vicinity.
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