# 10 C.F.R. § 73.58 (2026): Safety/security interface requirements for nuclear power reactors

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 73.58 (2026)
- **Heading:** Safety/security interface requirements for nuclear power reactors
- **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 G: Access Authorization and Access Control Requirements for the Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material / § 73.58: § 73.58   Safety/security interface requirements for nuclear power reactors.

## Text

Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 15871, Mar. 30, 2026.
(a) Each operating nuclear power reactor licensee with a license issued under part 50 or 52 of this chapter shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(b) The licensee shall assess and manage the potential for adverse effects on safety and security, including the site emergency plan, before implementing changes to plant configurations, facility conditions, or security.
(c) The scope of changes to be assessed and managed must include planned and emergent activities (such as, but not limited to, physical modifications, procedural changes, changes to operator actions or security assignments, maintenance activities, system reconfiguration, access modification or restrictions, and changes to the security plan and its implementation).
(d) Where potential conflicts are identified, the licensee shall communicate them to appropriate licensee personnel and take compensatory and/or mitigative actions to maintain safety and security under applicable Commission regulations, requirements, and license conditions.
[74 FR 13987, Mar. 27, 2009]

## Nearby sections

- [10 C.F.R. § 73.56 (2026) § 73.56   Personnel access authorization requirements for nuclear power plants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_56.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.57 (2026) § 73.57   Requirements for criminal history records checks of individuals granted unescorted access to a nuclear power facility, a non-power reactor, or access to Safeguards Information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_57.md)
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- [10 C.F.R. § 73.59 (2026) § 73.59   Relief from fingerprinting, identification and criminal history records checks and other elements of background checks for designated categories of individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_59.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.60 (2026) § 73.60   Additional requirements for physical protection at non-power reactors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_60.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.61 (2026) § 73.61   Relief from fingerprinting and criminal history records check for designated categories of individuals permitted unescorted access to certain radioactive materials or other property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_61.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 73.67 (2026) § 73.67   Licensee fixed site and in-transit requirements for the physical protection of special nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P73_S73_67.md)

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