Licensees must establish and maintain the capability to continuously monitor and detect without delay all unauthorized entries into its security zones. Licensees must provide the means to maintain continuous monitoring and detection capability in the event of a loss of the primary power source, or provide for an alarm and response in the event of a loss of this capability to continuously monitor and detect unauthorized entries.
Monitoring and detection must be performed by:
a monitored intrusion detection system that is linked to an on-site or off-site central monitoring facility;
direct visual surveillance by a licensee designated individual located outside the security zone.
A licensee subject to parts 4731.8050 to 4731.8090 must also have a means to detect unauthorized removal of the radioactive material from the security zone. This detection capability must provide:
for category 1 quantities of radioactive material, immediate detection of any attempted unauthorized removal of the radioactive material from the security zone. Such immediate detection capability must be provided by:
for category 2 quantities of radioactive material, weekly verification through physical checks, tamper-indicating devices, use, or other means to ensure that the radioactive material is present.
Licensees must immediately assess each actual or attempted unauthorized entry into the security zone to determine whether the unauthorized access was an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion.
For personnel and automated or electronic systems supporting the licensee's monitoring, detection, and assessment systems, licensees must:
maintain continuous capability for personnel communication and electronic data transmission and processing among site security systems; and
provide an alternative communication capability for personnel, and an alternative data transmission and processing capability, in the event of a loss of the primary means of communication or data transmission and processing. Alternative communications and data transmission systems may not be subject to the same failure modes as the primary systems.
Licensees must immediately respond to any actual or attempted unauthorized access to the security zones, or actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material at licensee facilities or temporary job sites. For any unauthorized access involving an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material, the licensee's response must include requesting, without delay, an armed response from the LLEA.
40 SR 145
August 27, 2015
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes