NRC Generic Letter 83-21, Clarification of Access Control Procedures for Law Enforcement Visits

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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555

May 11, 1983

TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING LICENSES AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

Gentlemen:

Subject: Clarification of Access Control Procedures for Law Enforcement Visits (Generic Letter No. 83-21 )

Experience has indicated that there is some misunderstanding at licensee facilities concerning the application of access control procedures as they relate to bona fide law enforcement officers.

The intent of 10 CFR Part 73.55 (d)(1) is to detect unauthorized materials. Licensees need not require on-duty U.S., state, and local, law enforcement officers to leave their firearms and ammunition outside the protected areas, provided that positive identification of bona fide law enforcement status is made prior to entry.

Sincerely,

Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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