Materials and Plant Protection (Division 5): Regulatory Guides 5.41 - 5.60

This page lists the number, title, publication date, and revisions for each regulatory guide in Division 5, "Materials and Plant Protection," with references to draft guides and related documents (where applicable).

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Guide Number	Title	Revision No.	Issue Date	Additional Information
5.41	Shipping, Receiving, and Internal Transfer of Special Nuclear Material At Fuel Cycle Facilities + HISTORY - HISTORY 09/2016 – DG-5051, Proposed Revision 0	0	05/2017
5.42	Design Considerations for Minimizing Residual Holdup of Special Nuclear Material in Equipment for Dry Process Operations + HISTORY - HISTORY 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – Issues identified for future consideration	0	01/1975	Reviewed in 2016 – Issues identified for future consideration
5.43	Plant Security Force Duties (Withdrawn -- See 85 FR 23870) + HISTORY - HISTORY 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – Issues identified for future consideration 09/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified	W	04/2020
		0	01/1975
5.44	Perimeter Intrusion Alarm Systems + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2023 – DG 5065, Proposed Revision 4 04/1996 – DG-5007, Proposed Revision 3 05/1979 – Draft SG 479-4, Proposed Revision 2	DG		Periodic Review – June 2020 – Revise   Periodic Review – September 2015 – Considerations   Periodic Review – June 2010 – No Action
		3	10/1997
		2	05/1980
		1	06/1976
		0	01/1975
5.45	Standard Form and Content for the Special Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Section of a Special Nuclear Material License Application (including That for a Uranium Enrichment Facility) (Withdrawn -- See 63 FR 2426, 01/15/1998)	W	01/1998
		0	12/1974
5.47	Control and Accountability of Plutonium in Waste Material (Withdrawn -- See 50 FR 25364, 06/18/1985)	W	06/1985
		0	02/1975
5.48	Design Considerations--Systems for Measuring the Mass of Liquids + HISTORY - HISTORY 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – Issues identified for future consideration	0	02/1975	Reviewed in 2016 – Issues identified for future consideration
5.49	Internal Transfers of Special Nuclear Material (Withdrawn -- See 82 FR 25016)	W	05/2017
		0	03/1975
5.51	Management Review of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems + HISTORY - HISTORY 09/2015 – DG-5049, Proposed Revision 1 Prior to the issuance of DG-5049, RG 5.51 was entitled, "Management Review of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems"	1	10/2016
		0	06/1975
5.52	Standard Format and Content of a Licensee Physical Protection Plan for Strategic Special Nuclear Material at Fixed Sites (Other than Nuclear Power Plants) + HISTORY - HISTORY 08/2020 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – No issues identified 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – Issues identified for future consideration 09/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – No issues identified 04/1994 – DG-5004, Proposed Revision 3	3	12/1994	Reviewed in 2020 – No issues identified
		2	07/1980
		1	06/1976
		0	05/1975
5.53	Qualification, Calibration, and Error Estimation Methods for Nondestructive Assay + HISTORY - HISTORY 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 06/1982 – Draft SG 049-4, Proposed Revision 1	1	02/1984	Reviewed in 2016 – Issues identified for future consideration
		0	08/1975
5.54	Standard Format and Content of Safeguards Contingency Plans for Nuclear Power Plants (SGI) + HISTORY - HISTORY 05/2018 – DG-5048, Proposed Revision 2	1	06/2009 SGI	Periodic Review – April 2024 - No Action   Reviewed in 2014 – N/A SGI
5.55	Standard Format and Content of Safeguards Contingency Plans for Fuel Cycle Facilities + HISTORY - HISTORY 08/2020 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – Issues identified for future consideration 09/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified	0	03/1978	Reviewed in 2020 – No issues identified
5.56	Standard Format and Content of Safeguards Contingency Plans for Transportation (Withdrawn -- See 85 FR 21476) + HISTORY - HISTORY 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 09/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified	W	04/2020
		0	03/1978
5.57	Shipping and Receiving Control of Strategic Special Nuclear Material (Withdrawn -- See 82 FR 25016) + HISTORY - HISTORY 05/1979 – Draft SG 908-4, Proposed Revision 1	W	05/2017
		1	06/1980
		0	06/1976
5.58	Considerations for Establishing Traceability of Special Nuclear Material Accounting Measurements + HISTORY - HISTORY 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration	1	02/1980	Reviewed in 2016 – Issues identified for future consideration
		0	11/1978
5.59	Standard Format and Content for a Licensee Physical Security Plan for the Protection of Special Nuclear Material of Moderate or Low Strategic Significance + HISTORY - HISTORY 08/2020 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 09/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – No issues identified 09/1982 – Draft SG 229-4, Proposed Revision 1 07/1979 – Draft MP 711-4, Proposed Revision 0	1	02/1983	Reviewed in 2020 – Issues identified for future consideration
		0	01/1980
5.60	Standard Format and Content of a Licensee Physical Protection Plan for Strategic Special Nuclear Material in Transit + HISTORY - HISTORY 07/2020 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – Issues identified for future consideration 10/2016 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 09/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified	0	04/1980	Reviewed in 2020 – Issues identified for future consideration