Nuclear Security Regulations

15 (1) Every licensee shall monitor all of the devices required by these Regulations from a security monitoring room, access to which is controlled by the licensee.

(2) The security monitoring room shall be

• (a) located outside any inner area;

• (b) designed and constructed so as to resist forced entry by the use of hand-held tools or firearms;

• (c) equipped with

  • (i) a two-way radio that can be used to communicate with a response force,

  • (ii) an alarm device that can be used at any time to alert a response force,

  • (iii) a telephone, and

  • (iv) equipment that permits direct communication with each nuclear security guard who is stationed outside the security monitoring room;

• (d) located and equipped so as to enable a nuclear security guard inside the security monitoring room to receive and acknowledge the audible and visible alarm signals referred to in subparagraph 11(a)(iii), paragraph 11(b), subparagraph 14(a)(iii) and paragraph 14(b); and

• (e) attended at all times by at least one nuclear security guard.