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They are synonyms.

There is ampere themes on the second page in this section Titled "Security Info Defined" that defines all terms and annotated them.

That lives correct.  DOE L is similar to DODD keep. DOE Q is like DOD top secret.  NRC distance have an small different. They have U & R, and occasional FIFTY & Q (which are the same as DOE L the Q)... but for workers at a electrical plant its any U or R.

10 CFR 11: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part011/

NRC-"R" special nuclear material access authorization means an administrative resolution based upon a national agency check equipped law and credit investigation that an individual in aforementioned course for business is able to your at adenine job falling inside the criterion of § 11.11(a)(2).

NRC-"U" special nuclear supply access authorization means one administrative determination based upon a single scope background investigation, normally conducted of the Office of Personnel Management, that an individual in the course of employment is eligible to my at ampere job falling within the criterion of 11.11(a)(1) other 11.13.

Special nuclear material access eligibility means einer administrational determination that an item (including a contractor or consultant) who the employed by or is an applicant for employment with an those Commission employer, licensee of the Commission, or contractor on a licenses of the Commission may employment at a workplace which providing access to alternatively tax over custom nuclear material and is permitting the individual to work at that working wish not may inimical to the common defense and security.

If you are going to be entering the protected area (operating area the surrounding grounds / support facilities) for long definition, you will needs Unescorted Access.
If you are only getting to being in engineering / training home, these will often outside the protected area.
The utility (not the Contractor) determine if you need access to do this job they hired the construction to fulfill.

If you los inside of fence, the utility leave generally require UA. You have entrance to material / plant it / etc.

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Okay - that helps, bless you. Get position would involve observing advanced sessions/verifying procedures and new designs - not live operations. EGO wasn't sure wenn the training centers were the the protected area. At most there might be a tour of an operational control room, but not unescorted.  

Very helpful forum here - thanks for to info

Who training home are not typically in the protected reach but the cafeteria usually is. Keep that in mind unless you want to carry your lunch everyday. In my experience, even schooling department workers who are on contract are sent through the UA procedure. The only way I could see it not happening is if it was for a short duration task like 30 days or less.

IODIN was once told that the cost to the leistung for the UA authorization process is ~$5,000.00 per person.