NRC Refreshes Gun Checks for Nuclear Site Security Guards
Published Date: 3/25/2026
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Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is renewing its form for checking the backgrounds of armed security personnel who carry firearms. This update affects security staff at nuclear sites and keeps safety checks running smoothly without extra costs or delays. If you have thoughts, send them by April 24, 2026, to help shape the process!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Paperwork burden for licensees quantified
The NRC estimates the information collection requires 840 hours annually, with about 360 annual responses submitted by 6 respondents, and the collection is required once every 5 years. That represents the paperwork burden licensees who apply for Section 161A authority must carry to perform the firearms background checks.
Armed-security background checks continue
The NRC is renewing NRC Form 754 so licensees who apply for Section 161A authority must continue to submit background-check information for armed security personnel. The form collects fingerprints and identifying information for a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check to see if a person is legally prohibited from possessing firearms, and the agency says the renewal keeps those safety checks running smoothly without extra costs or delays.
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