§73.28. Security background checks for secure transfer of nuclear materials.
10 C.F.R. § 73.28
Licensees are excepted from the security background check provisions in Section 170I of the AEA if they have not received Orders from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission containing requirements for background checks for trustworthiness and reliability that include fingerprinting and criminal history record checks as a prerequisite for unescorted access to radioactive materials.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[72 FR 3027, Jan. 24, 2007]
Source
Source: 88 FR 15890, Apr. 13, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 147, 149, 161, 161A, 170D, 170E, 170H, 170I, 223, 229, 234, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2167, 2169, 2201, 2201a, 2210d, 2210e, 2210h, 2210i, 2273, 2278a, 2282, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 135, 141 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. Section 73.37(b)(2) also issued under Sec. 301, Public Law 96-295, 94 Stat. 789 (42 U.S.C. 5841 note).
Source
Source: 38 FR 35430, Dec. 28, 1973, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[72 FR 3027, Jan. 24, 2007]