# 10 C.F.R. § 73.1200 (2026): Notification of physical security events

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_1200

## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 73.1200 (2026)
- **Heading:** Notification of physical security events
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 10 CFR: Energy / Chapter I / Part 73 / Subpart T / § 73.1200: § 73.1200   Notification of physical security events.

## Text

(a) 15-minute notifications—facilities. Each licensee subject to the provisions of § 73.20, § 73.45, § 73.46, § 73.51, § 73.55, or § 73.100 must notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center, as soon as possible but within 15 minutes after— (1) The licensee's initiation of a security response in accordance with its safeguards contingency plan or protective strategy, based on an imminent or actual hostile action against a licensee's facility; or (2) The licensee's notification by law enforcement or government officials of a potential hostile action or act of sabotage anticipated within the next 12 hours against a licensee's facility. (3) Licensee notifications to the NRC must: (i) Identify the facility's name; and (ii) Briefly describe the nature of the hostile action or event, including: (A) The type of hostile action or event (e.g., armed assault, vehicle bomb, bomb threat, sabotage, etc.); and (B) The current status ( i.e., imminent, in progress, or neutralized). (4) Notifications must be made according to paragraph (o) of this section, as applicable. (5) The licensee is not required to notify the NRC of security responses initiated as a result of threat or warning information communicated to the licensee from the NRC. (6) The licensee's request for immediate local law enforcement agency (LLEA) assistance or initiation of a contingency response may take precedence over the notification to the NRC. However, in such instances, the licensee must notify the NRC as soon as possible thereafter. (b) 15-minute notifications—shipments

## Nearby sections

- [10 C.F.R. § 73.1200 (2026) § 73.1200   Notification of physical security events.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_1200.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.1205 (2026) § 73.1205   Written follow-up reports of physical security events.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_1205.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.1210 (2026) § 73.1210   Recordkeeping of physical security events.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_1210.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.1215 (2026) § 73.1215   Suspicious activity reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_1215.md)

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