The Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003

Reports by responsible persons

10.—(1) The responsible person in relation to each nuclear premises must report to the Secretary of State any event or matter of a kind specified in paragraph (5) as soon as practicable and in any event within 24 hours of its becoming known to him.

(2) If it is not reasonably practicable for him to make a written report within that period, he must make the report orally and confirm it in writing within 48 hours of the event or matter becoming known to him.

(3) In any other case the report must be made in writing.

(4) The report must specify the nature of the matter or event and, in the case of an event, the date and time it occurred and the apparent reason for it.

(5) The events and matters are—

(a) any unauthorised incursion on to the premises or any attempted or suspected such incursion;

(b) any incident occurring on the premises involving an explosive or incendiary device or suspected such device, or a firearm or replica firearm;

(c) any damage to any building or equipment on the premises which might affect the security of the premises or any material or equipment mentioned in regulation 4(2);

(d) any malicious damage to any building or equipment on the premises, other than any trivial damage that does not affect the security of the premises or any material or equipment mentioned in regulation 4(2);

(e) any theft or attempted theft, or any loss or suspected loss, or any unauthorised movement—

(i) of any nuclear material used or stored on the premises or in transit to or from them, or

(ii) in the case of premises which are or form part of a nuclear site, of any other radioactive material used or stored on them;

(f) any theft or attempted theft, or any loss or unauthorised disclosure, of sensitive nuclear information kept on the premises, or any suspected such theft, loss or disclosure;

(g) any unauthorised access to any sensitive nuclear information kept on the premises, or any attempt to gain such access;

(h) any threat to do anything which would fall within any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (g);

(i) any failure to comply with any of the standards, procedures and arrangements described in the approved security plan for the premises or in any approved temporary security plan to which for the time being they are subject;

(j) any other event or matter which might affect the security of the premises or the material, equipment or information mentioned in regulation 4(2).