{"abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to require non-power reactor (NPR) licensees to obtain fingerprint-based criminal history records checks before granting any individual unescorted access to their facilities. This action complies with the requirements of Section 652 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), which amended Section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), to require fingerprinting and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identification and criminal history records checks of individuals permitted unescorted access to a utilization facility.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2012/05/11/2012-11293.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":73,"title":10}],"citation":"77 FR 27561","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule is effective November 7, 2012.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["NRC-2008-0619"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2012-11293","effective_on":"2012-11-07","end_page":27574,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2012/05/11/2012-11293.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/05/11/2012-11293/requirements-for-fingerprint-based-criminal-history-records-checks-for-individuals-seeking","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2012-11293?publication_date=2012-05-11","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2012-05-11/2012-11293/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":14,"page_views":{"count":620,"last_updated":"2026-08-25 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-11/pdf/2012-11293.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2012-11293.pdf?1336654887","publication_date":"2012-05-11","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/05/11/2012-11293.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"3150-AI25":{"issue":"201110","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3150-AI25/requirements-for-fingerprint-based-criminal-history-records-checks-for-individuals-seeking-unescorte","title":"Requirements for Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Records Checks for Individuals Seeking Unescorted Access to Research and Test Reactors [NRC-2008-0619]","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201110&RIN=3150-AI25&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["3150-AI25"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Final OMB Supporting Statement for Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Records Checks for Unescorted Access to Nonpower Reactors (Research and Test Reactors)","document_id":"NRC-2008-0619-0036"},{"title":"Appendix to Regulatory Analysis for Final Rulemaking:  Requirements for Fingerprint Based Criminal History Records Checks for Individuals Seeking Unescorted Access to Nonpower Reactors (Research or Test Reactors)","document_id":"NRC-2008-0619-0035"},{"title":"Regulatory Analysis for Final Rulemaking:  Requirements for Fingerprint Based Criminal History Records Checks for Individuals Seeking Unescorted Access to Nonpower Reactors (Research or Test Reactors)","document_id":"NRC-2008-0619-0034"},{"title":"Proposed Rule Information Collection Analysis","document_id":"NRC-2008-0619-0013"},{"title":"Regulatory Analysis for Proposed Rulemaking:  Requirements for Fingerprint Based Criminal History Records Checks for Individuals Seeking Unescorted Access to Research or Test Reactors","document_id":"NRC-2008-0619-0012"},{"title":"EA-07-098 - 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