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• any other conduct relating to an individual’s trustworthiness and reliability to perform job duties The licensee must document all contact with character references. In addition, the licensee must document the source of the developed references. Section 6.3.11 below describes what a licensee should do if references and developed references cannot be readily verified. 6.3.11. Inability or Refusal to Support a Background Investigation As required by 10 CFR 73.38(d)(5), if a previous employer, educational institution, or any other entity with which the individual claims to have been engaged fails to provide information or indicates an inability or unwillingness to provide information within 3 business days of the request, the licensee shall do the following: • Document the refusal, unwillingness, or inability in the record of investigation. • Obtain a confirmation of employment, educational enrollment, and attendance, or other form of engagement claimed by the individual from at least one alternate source that has not been previously used. Independent information may be obtained through interviews with anybody who knows or previously knew the individual, such as teachers, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and family members. The NRC understands that simple verbal confirmations of past employment, education, etc., and timeframe may be all the information an employer or other confirming entity may be willing to provide on an individual. Although a simple confirmation of the nature and timeframe of past employment, education, etc., would not in itself suffice to permit a licensee to find an individual trustworthy and reliable, it would constitute independent corroboration of the accuracy of the After obtaining and evaluating all of the information collected during the background investigation conducted in accordance with 10 CFR 73.38(d), the licensee shall determine whether the individual is trustworthy and reliable. If the licensee concludes that there is reasonable assurance that the individual is trustworthy and reliable and does not constitute an unreasonable risk for malevolent use of the material, then and only then may the licensee grant the individual unescorted access to SNF in transit. The licensee shall document its determination and the basis for it. The licensee shall maintain records of the determination for 5 years from the date the individual no longer requires access to SNF in transit. individual’s information about that period of personal history. 6.4. Determination of Trustworthiness and Reliability
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