Security at Research and Test Reactors

							                                                                                                                                                          NRC pursues security enhancements:
                                                                                                                                                          Although the NRC is confident that the
                                                                                                                                                          security of RTRs ensures the public
                                                                                                                                                          radiological health and safety, the NRC is
                                                                                                                                                          working to gain Federal assistance to
                                                                                                                                                          further enhance security. To this end,
                                                                                                                                                          NRC, DHS, and DOE are working through
                                                                                                                                                          a Government Coordinating Council sub-
                                                                                                                                                          council on RTRs with the National
                                                                                                                                                          Organization of Test, Research and
Security at Research and Test Reactors                                                                                                                    Training Reactors (TRTR).




           Since 1970’s,                  On 9/11/2001,                         Additional                         NRC performs                 Informed by site                       Site security
           Security                       NRC verified all                      security                           site-specific                visits, generic                        assessment
           requirements existed           RTRs were                             measures                           security                     security                               results provided
           and evolved as                 secure and                            Orders for                         assessments                  enhancements                           to RTRs, DOE,
           necessary to detect,           placed on the                         transport of                                                    shared with                            DHS
           deter, assess, and             highest level of                      certain                                                         RTRs
           respond to                     alert                                 materials
           unauthorized activity



Pre-2001      2001                 2002                              2003                      2004         2005                         2006                                2007



             In the early 1990s,    NRC updates              NRC evaluates     NRC found no           All RTRs                NRC works with          Completed             Fingerprinting     Fingerprinting
             NRC updates            Advisories,              implementation    issues while           commit to               Congress on the         allegations           Orders for         Orders for
             regulations as a       Alert levels,            of additional     conducting             additional              Energy Policy           evaluation of         access to          unescorted
             result of 1980s        and                      security          background             security                Act of 2005,            ABC Primetime         Safeguards         access to
             sabotage studies       associated               measures at       checks for all         measures                includes                security              Information        RTRs
                                    security                 RTRs              individuals with                               changes for             concerns
                                    precautions                                unescorted access                              RTR security
                                                                               to RTRs                                        enhancements




Verifications and assessments continue: NRC inspections verify and
continue to consider implementation of requirements and security
measures. NRC security assessments continue to find that no credible
sabotage or theft scenarios at RTRs would result in significant radiological
consequences.