NRC Wants Feedback on Its Visitor Access Request System
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is updating its Visitor Access Request System (VARS) and asking for public feedback by July 16, 2025. This change affects anyone who needs to visit NRC facilities and aims to keep visitor info organized and secure. There’s no new cost for visitors, but your comments will help shape how the system works!
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Visitors must provide specific personal data
If you visit an NRC facility, you (as a visitor) will be asked to provide minimum personal information in the Visitor Access Request System (VARS): your name, company, dates of visit, NRC contact name, phone number, location of the visit, country of nationality, and visitor type. The NRC estimates 750 annual responses and a total of 25 hours of burden annually. The notice states there is no new cost for visitors.
On-site processing, screening, and escort rules
NRC employees can pre-register visitors or register them on-site and assign parking. Upon arrival, security officers will verify identity, conduct security screening, and provide a visitor pass, and NRC personnel (employees and contractors) must escort visitors at all times.
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