OAR 333-125-0020: Background Investigations and Access Control Program: Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Category 1 and 2 Quantities

(1) Each licensee that possesses an aggregated quantity of radioactive materials at or above the category 2 threshold shall establish, implement, and maintain an access authorization program in accordance with OAR 333-125-0020 through 333-125-0095. (2) An applicant for a new license and each licensee that shall become newly subject upon application for modification of its license shall implement the requirements of OAR 333-125-0020 through 333-125-0095, as appropriate, before taking possession of an aggregated category 1 or category 2 of radioactive material. (3) Any licensee that has not previously implemented the Security Orders or has been subject to the provisions of OAR 333-125-0020 through 333-125-0095 shall implement the provisions of those rules before aggregating radioactive material to a quantity that equals or exceeds the category 2 threshold. (4) General performance objective. The licensee’s access authorization program must ensure that the individuals specified in section (5) of this rule are trustworthy and reliable. (5) Applicability. Licensees shall subject the following individuals to an access authorization program: (a) 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 (b) Reviewing officials. (6) Licensees need not subject the categories of individuals listed in OAR 333-125-0085 subsections (1)(a) through (m) to the investigation elements of the access authorization program. (7) Licensees shall approve for unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material only those individuals with job duties that require unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material. (8) Licensees may include individuals needing access to safeguards information-modified handling under 10 CFR Part 73 in the access authorization program under OAR 333-125-0020 through 333-125-0095.