---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 1017.10"
title: "10"
number: "1017.10"
heading: "Adverse effect test."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/1017.10"
---

# §1017.10. Adverse effect test.


In order for information to be identified as UCNI, it must be determined that the unauthorized dissemination of the information under review could reasonably be expected to result in a significant adverse effect on the health and safety of the public or the common defense and security by significantly increasing the likelihood of:

- (a) Illegal production of a nuclear weapon; or
- (b) **Theft, diversion, or sabotage of nuclear material, equipment, or facilities.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2168; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 32641, June 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted.