Do you need a clearance to work at a nuclear power plant?

Yes. Background checks and fingerprints are required as part of the access authorization process. Fingerprints are required for an FBI identification and criminal history check. Congress has required NRC licensees to collect fingerprints for these purposes for anyone seeking unescorted access to a nuclear power plant.

What is a nuclear security clearance?

A security clearance, also known as an access authorization, is an administrative determination that an individual is eligible for access to classified information or special nuclear material.

What is a Level 3 clearance?

Security Clearance Level 3: Confidential Confidential security clearance holders have access to material that could be reasonably expected to cause some measurable damage to national security. Most military personnel hold this security clearance level.

What happens if you don’t get a security clearance?

In many instances, no security clearance = no job. While you may be the most qualified candidate for a position, you will not get the job if you can’t get the clearance that goes with it.

What is Red Badge security clearance?

Red Badge Clearance Those with Secret level clearance from the Department of Defense, which issues more than 80 percent of all security clearances, are issued a red badge.

What is a Tier 6 security clearance?

A Level 6 security clearance, sometimes called a Level 6 authorization clearance, granted the holder access to information about the OSI’s bionic program.

What are the 6 levels of security clearance?

FEDERAL SECURITY / SUITABILITY CLEARANCE CHART

SENSITIVITY REINVESTIGATION LEVEL (1)	CATEGORY	SECURITY/SUITABILITY CLEARANCE DETERMINATION
Level 6 PRI every 5 years	Public Trust	High Risk
Level 6 PRI every 5 years	Public Trust Duties	High Risk involving designated
Level 6 PRI every 5 years	National Security & PT	Secret & High Risk

What is the highest level of security clearance?

Top Secret
There are three levels of security clearance, with the highest level being Top Secret. Secret is the next level of clearance and Confidential is the final.

What is a Tier 3 background investigation?

T3 is the investigation required for positions designated as non-critical sensitive and/or requiring eligibility for “L” access or access to Confidential or Secret information. T3R is the reinvestigation product required for the same positions. The Standard Form (SF) 86 is used to conduct these investigations.

What is a Level 5 clearance?

As the highest level of security clearance, applicants can expect a more rigorous examination. If approved, this clearance gives cleared personnel access to information or material that could cause disastrous damage to national security. Tier 5 is the only tier in this category.

What shows up on a security clearance background check?

Credit and criminal history checks will be conducted on all applicants. For a Top Secret security clearance, the background investigation includes additional record checks which can verify citizenship for the applicant and family members, verification of birth, education, employment history, and military history.

What is Yankee White clearance?

A yankee white clearance isn’t as much a separate background investigation as it is an administrative nickname for security clearances issued for specific offices serving the president and vice president. Think of it as a special suitability designation, rather than a separate security clearance.

What is the highest Top Secret clearance?

There are three national security clearance levels: Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret. Work deemed Critical Sensitive requires a Top Secret clearance. Special Sensitive work requires access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and therefore a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.

What is 6C clearance?

A level 6C security clearance is a Public Trust Position clearance required for federal employees and contractors who will have access to classified information, computer systems or restricted areas where the risk and magnitude of damage that could be done by the employee is high.

What is a Tier 4 security clearance?

(4) Tier 4 – Non-Sensitive High Risk (Public Trust) positions. (5) Tier 5 – Critical Sensitive positions requiring Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Access Eligibility.

What is Top Secret SCI clearance?

What is top secret or sensitive compartmented information clearance? TS/SCI clearance allows you to access sensitive information that is not available to the public. Sometimes, this can mean access to data, information or even technology that is only available to those with the appropriate clearance level.

What is a Tier 1 clearance?

Tier 1 is the investigation for positions designated as low-risk, non-sensitive. It is also the minimum level of investigation for a final credentialing determination for physical and logical access.

What is the vital area of a nuclear power plant?

The “protected area” is fenced and protected by sophisticated security systems and armed security officers. The innermost circle is called the “vital area.” It contains the reactor and associated safety systems, the control room, the used fuel pool, and the main security alarm stations.

What are the security measures in nuclear power plants?

Security measures are especially stringent for the vital area, which contains the reactor and associated safety systems, the control room, used fuel pool, and main security alarm stations. Access to the vital area is protected by card readers, security doors and sometimes staffed guard stations.

How do you get unescorted access to a nuclear power plant?

The industry’s authorization program for unescorted access to a nuclear power plant includes an FBI criminal history review; psychological assessments; work, education and credit history reviews; fitness for duty reviews; and pre-access and random drug and alcohol tests.

How do you control access to a nuclear power plant?

Controlling Nuclear Power Plant Access. The industry’s authorization program for unescorted access to a nuclear power plant includes an FBI criminal history review; psychological assessments; work, education and credit history reviews; fitness for duty reviews; and pre-access and random drug and alcohol tests.