The Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003

Requirement for approved security plan for nuclear premises

4.—(1) There must be an approved security plan for each nuclear premises (whether or not the premises form part of other premises to which this paragraph applies).

(2) A security plan must describe in writing the standards, procedures and arrangements adopted or to be adopted by the responsible person to ensure the security of—

(a) the nuclear premises in relation to which he is the responsible person,

(b) any Category I/II nuclear material and Category III nuclear material used or stored on the premises,

(c) any equipment used or stored on the premises in connection with activities involving nuclear material,

(d) any sensitive nuclear information kept on the premises, and

(e) in the case of nuclear premises which are or form part of a nuclear site—

(i) any nuclear material (so far as not already mentioned in sub-paragraph (b)) and other radioactive material used or stored on the premises, and

(ii) any equipment used or stored on the premises in connection with activities involving other radioactive material.

(3) In particular, but without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2), the plan must describe the standards, procedures and arrangements relating to—

(a) the investigation and assessment by the Secretary of State of the suitability of relevant personnel of the responsible person with a view to ensuring the security of the premises and the material, equipment and information mentioned in paragraph (2);

(b) the receipt and despatch of any Category I/II nuclear material and Category III nuclear material to be transported to or from the nuclear premises;

(c) the manner in which the nuclear premises are to be policed and guarded, including the identity of the person providing any constables or persons acting as guards, the total number of constables and such persons attached to the premises and the number of such constables or other persons who will normally be present there; and

(d) the steps to be taken by the responsible person or any person acting on his behalf if any event of a kind specified in regulation 10(5)(a), (b), (e) or (h) that requires immediate action occurs, and the regular practice of the activities required in connection with those steps.

(4) In the case of premises which are nuclear premises on the commencement date, paragraph (1) does not apply until—

(a) if a security plan has been submitted by 22nd June 2003 to the Secretary of State for approval under regulation 5, the date on which the Secretary of State approves a security plan for the premises, or

(b) if it has not, 22nd June 2003.