§ 73.28 Security background checks for secure transfer of nuclear materials.

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Title 10 CFR: Energy › Chapter I: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION › Part 73: PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND MATERIALS › Subpart E: Physical Protection Requirements of Special Nuclear Material and Spent Nuclear Fuel in Transit › § 73.28: § 73.28 Security background checks for secure transfer of nuclear materials.

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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.

[72 FR 3027, Jan. 24, 2007]

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