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Paragraph 1

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Levels of physical protection for nuclear material during storage incidental to international nuclear transport include:

(a)

for Category III materials, storage within an area to which access is controlled;

(b)

for Category II materials, storage within an area under constant surveillance by guards or electronic devices, surrounded by a physical barrier with a limited number of points of entry under appropriate control or an area with an equivalent level of physical protection;

(c)

For Category I material, storage within a protected area as defined for Category II above, to which, in addition, access is restricted to persons whose trustworthiness has been determined, and which is under surveillance by guards who are in close communication with appropriate response forces. Specific measures taken in this context should have as their object the detection and prevention of any assault, unauthorized access or unauthorized removal of material.