180 NAC 24-004. PERSONNEL ACCESS AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORY 1 OR CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

004. PERSONNEL ACCESS AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORY 1 OR CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. 004.01 GENERAL. 004.01(A) ACCESS AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM. Each licensee that possesses an aggregated quantity of radioactive material at or above the category 2 threshold must establish, implement, and maintain its access authorization program in accordance with the requirements of 180 NAC 24-004 through 24-010. 004.01(B) NEW LICENSE OR LICENSE AMENDMENT. An applicant for a new license and each licensee that would become newly subject to the requirements of 180 NAC 24-004 through 24-010 upon application for modification of its license must implement the requirements of 180 NAC 24-004 through 24.010, as appropriate, before taking possession of an aggregated category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material. 004.01(C) SECURITY ORDERS. Any licensee that has not previously implemented the Security Orders or been subject to the provisions of 180 NAC 24-004 through 24-010 must implement the provisions of 180 NAC 24-004 through 24-010 before aggregating radioactive material to a quantity that equals or exceeds the category 2 threshold. 004.02 GENERAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE. The licensee’s access authorization program must ensure that the individuals specified in 180 NAC 24-004.03(A) are trustworthy and reliable. 004.03 APPLICABILITY. (A) Licensees must subject the following individuals to an access authorization program: (i) Any individual whose assigned duties require unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material or to any device that contains the radioactive material; and (ii) Reviewing officials. (B) Licensees need not subject the categories of individuals listed in 180 NAC 24-008.01(A) through (M) to the investigation elements of the access authorization program. (C) Licensees must approve for unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material only those individuals with job duties that require unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material. (D) Licensees may include individuals needing access to safeguards information-modified handling under 10 CFR 73 in the access authorization program under 180 NAC 24-004 through 24-010.