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10 CFR 73.55 — Requirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors Against Radiological Sabotage
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Physical protection requirements for operating nuclear power reactors, including detection, assessment, delay, response, training, and program performance.
Publisher, edition, and currentness
| Publisher | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission / Electronic Code of Federal Regulations |
|---|---|
| Claim status | CURRENT LAW OR POLICY |
| Version or edition | 10 CFR 73.55, current eCFR |
| Publication status | Federal regulation |
| Publication date | 2009-03-27 |
| Official location | https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-I/part-73/section-73.55 |
| K03 revalidated | 2026-08-15T16:00:00Z |
| Currentness assessment | Current eCFR section located during K04 point-in-time review; applicability to advanced reactors and alternatives must be evaluated separately. |
| Superseded by | No successor is assigned in the current source catalog. |
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| Section | Proposition supported in this corpus | Official location |
|---|---|---|
| General performance objective and requirements | Nuclear power reactor licensees must establish and maintain a physical protection program against radiological sabotage with defined detection, assessment, delay, and response functions. | Official section |
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10 CFR 73.55 — Requirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors Against Radiological Sabotage — General performance objective and requirements
Nuclear power reactor licensees must establish and maintain a physical protection program against radiological sabotage with defined detection, assessment, delay, and response functions.
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