# WAC 246-237-021: WAC 246-237-021. Personnel access authorization requirements for Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_021

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 246-237-021
- **Heading:** WAC 246-237-021. Personnel access authorization requirements for Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 246 / Chapter 246-237 / Section 246-237-021

## Text

(1) General.
(a) Each licensee who possesses an aggregated quantity of radioactive material at or above the Category 2 threshold shall establish, implement, and maintain its access authorization program in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) An applicant for a new license and each licensee who would become newly subject to the requirements of this chapter, upon application for modification of its license, shall implement the requirements of this chapter, as appropriate, before taking possession of an aggregated Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive material.
(c) Any licensee who has not previously implemented the security orders or been subject to the provisions of this chapter shall implement the provisions of this chapter before aggregating radioactive material to a quantity that equals or exceeds the Category 2 threshold.
(2) General performance objective. The licensee's access authorization program must ensure that the individuals specified in subsection (3)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section are trustworthy and reliable.
(3) Applicability.
(a) Licensees shall subject the following individuals to an access authorization program:
(i) Any individual whose assigned duties require unescorted access to Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material or to any device that contains the radioactive material; and
(ii) Reviewing officials.
(b) Licensees need not subject the categories of individuals listed in WAC 246-237-029 (1) to the investigation elements of the access authorization program.
(c) Licensees shall approve for unescorted access to Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material only those individuals with job duties which require unescorted access to Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material.
(d) Licensees may include individuals needing access to safeguards information-modified handling under 10 C.F.R. Part 73 in the access authorization program under WAC 246-237-021 through 246-237-033 .

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 246-237-001 WAC 246-237-001. Purpose and scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_001.md)
- [WAC 246-237-010 WAC 246-237-010. Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_010.md)
- [WAC 246-237-011 WAC 246-237-011. Specific exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_011.md)
- [WAC 246-237-021 WAC 246-237-021. Personnel access authorization requirements for Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_021.md)
- [WAC 246-237-023 WAC 246-237-023. Access authorization program requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_023.md)
- [WAC 246-237-025 WAC 246-237-025. Background investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_025.md)
- [WAC 246-237-027 WAC 246-237-027. Requirements for criminal history records checks of individuals granted unescorted access to Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_027.md)
- [WAC 246-237-029 WAC 246-237-029. Relief from fingerprinting, identification, and criminal history records checks and other elements of background investigations for designated categories of individuals permitted unescorted access to certain radioactive materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_029.md)
- [WAC 246-237-031 WAC 246-237-031. Protection of information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_031.md)
- [WAC 246-237-033 WAC 246-237-033. Access authorization program review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_033.md)
- [WAC 246-237-041 WAC 246-237-041. Security program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_041.md)
- [WAC 246-237-043 WAC 246-237-043. General security program requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_043.md)
- [WAC 246-237-045 WAC 246-237-045. LLEA coordination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_045.md)
- [WAC 246-237-047 WAC 246-237-047. Security zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_047.md)

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