Nuclear Security Regulations
14 Every inner area shall be
(a) equipped with devices that
(i) detect the intrusion of any person or thing into, the passage of any person or thing out of, and the movement of any person or thing within the inner area,
(ii) detect any tampering that may cause any of the devices to malfunction or cease to function,
(iii) when an event referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is detected, set off a continuous alarm signal that is both audible and visible in a security monitoring room and in at least one other attended place outside the inner area and that can be stopped only by a nuclear security guard from the security monitoring room or by a person who is authorized to enter the inner area in accordance with section 18 from another attended place outside the inner area, and
(iv) facilitate an immediate assessment of the cause of the alarm; or
(b) kept under the direct visual surveillance of a nuclear security guard who is equipped with a device that can set off a continuous alarm signal that
(i) is both audible and visible in a security monitoring room and in at least one other attended place outside the inner area, and
(ii) can be stopped only by a nuclear security guard from the security monitoring room or by a person who is authorized to enter the inner area in accordance with section 18 from another attended place outside the inner area.
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