# 10 C.F.R. § 73.35 (2026): Requirements for physical protection of irradiated reactor fuel (100 grams or less) in transit

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 73.35 (2026)
- **Heading:** Requirements for physical protection of irradiated reactor fuel (100 grams or less) in transit
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 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 / § 73.35: § 73.35   Requirements for physical protection of irradiated reactor fuel (100 grams or less) in transit.

## Text

Each licensee who transports, or delivers to a carrier for transport, in a single shipment, a quantity of irradiated reactor fuel weighing 100 grams (0.22 pounds) or less in net weight of irradiated fuel, exclusive of cladding or other structural or packaging material, which has a total external radiation level in excess of 1 Gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet) from any accessible surface without intervening shielding, shall follow the physical protection requirements for category 1 quantities of radioactive material in subpart D of part 37 of this chapter.
[78 FR 17021, Mar. 19, 2013, as amended at 86 FR 43402, Aug. 9, 2021]

## Nearby sections

- [10 C.F.R. § 73.24 (2026) § 73.24   Prohibitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_24.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.25 (2026) § 73.25   Performance capabilities for physical protection of strategic special nuclear material in transit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_25.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.26 (2026) § 73.26   Transportation physical protection systems, subsystems, components, and procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_26.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.27 (2026) § 73.27   Notification requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_27.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.28 (2026) § 73.28   Security background checks for secure transfer of nuclear materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_28.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.35 (2026) § 73.35   Requirements for physical protection of irradiated reactor fuel (100 grams or less) in transit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_35.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.37 (2026) § 73.37   Requirements for physical protection of irradiated reactor fuel in transit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_37.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.38 (2026) § 73.38   Personnel access authorization requirements for irradiated reactor fuel in transit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_38.md)

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