# 10 C.F.R. § 73.67 (2026): Licensee fixed site and in-transit requirements for the physical protection of special nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significance

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 73.67 (2026)
- **Heading:** Licensee fixed site and in-transit requirements for the physical protection of special nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significance
- **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 G / § 73.67: § 73.67   Licensee fixed site and in-transit requirements for the physical protection of special nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significance.

## Text

(a) General performance objectives. (1) Each licensee who possesses, uses or transports special nuclear material of moderate or low strategic significance shall establish and maintain a physical protection system that will achieve the following objectives: (i) Minimize the possibilities for unauthorized removal of special nuclear material consistent with the potential consequences of such actions; and (ii) Facilitate the location and recovery of missing special nuclear material. (2) To achieve these objectives, the physical protection system shall provide: (i) Early detection and assessment of unauthorized access or activities by an external adversary within the controlled access area containing special nuclear material; (ii) Early detection of removal of special nuclear material by an external adversary from a controlled access area; (iii) Assure proper placement and transfer of custody of special nuclear material; and (iv) Respond to indications of an unauthorized removal of special nuclear material and then notify the appropriate response forces of its removal in order to facilitate its recovery. (b)(1) A licensee is exempt from the requirements of this section to the extent that he possesses, uses, or transports: (i) Special nuclear material which is not readily separable from other radioactive material and 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, or (ii) Sealed plutonium-beryllium neutron sources totaling 500 grams or less contained plutonium at any one site or contiguous sites, or (iii) Plutonium with an isotopic concentration exceeding 80 percent in plutonium-238

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