/ DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OPNAVINST 5510.163
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OP-OON
Washington, DC 20350-2000
19February 1988
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5510.163
From:
To:
Subj:
Ref:
Encl:
Chief of Naval
operations
All
Ships and Stations (less Marine
Corps field addressees not having
Navy personnel attached)
CONTROL OF NAVAL RESERVE
PERSONNEL INVOLVEMENT IN
NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION
MA’ITERS
(a)
(b)
(c)
(cl)
(1)
(2)
OPNAVINST 551O.1G
NAVSEAINST C5511.32A (NOTAL)
Presidential Executive Order 12344
(dtd 1 Feb 82) codified in Public
Law 98-525 (dtd 19 Ott 84))
(N OT.4L)
NAVSEAINST C921O.4 (NOTAL)
Security Notice for Access to
Classified and Unclassified Naval
Nuclear Propulsion Information
Termination of Access to Naval
Nuclear Propulsion Information
1. Purpose. To establish policy concerning in-
volvement in naval nuclear propulsion matters
by personnel in the Naval Reserve, other than
those on active duty, and access by such per-
sonnel to Naval f:! lri-.lr Propulsion Information
(NNPI) and nuclear propulsion plant equipment
and spaces. This includes all personnel in the
Selected Reserve, and the Individual Ready Re-
serve performing their reserve duties.
2, Overall Policy and Objectives. Access to
NNPI or nuclear propulsion plant equipment
and spaces is closely controlled owing to their
military sensitivity, and the need to ensure that
those personnel who perform work on nuclear
propulsion matters have the requisite training,
experience and knowledge.
3. Relevant Reference Material
a. Reference (a) establishes that classified
and unclassified reformation pertaining to naval
nuclear propulsion matters requires protection
against una(lthorized disclosure pursuant to fed-
eral law. In addition to containing specific
requirements for that purpose, reference (a)
also invokes the p~ovisions of reference (b),
which defines NNPI in detail and provides a
more detailed description of the principles that
govern access to NNPI.
b. Reference (c) sets forth the basic re-
sponsibilities of the Director, Naval Nuclear
Propulsion including the selection and assign-
ment of personnel who are to perform naval
nuclear propulsion work.
c. Reference (d) discusses changes, repairs,
and modifications to the propulsion plant of nu-
clear powered ships and categorizes propulsion
plant systems and equipment as reactor plant
and non–reactor plant.
4.
Specific Policy Requirements. The follow-
ing policy shall apply whenever naval reserve
personnel are involved in naval nuclear propul-
sion matters or have access to NNPI, to nuclear
propulsion plant equipment and spaces, or to
facilities which provide access to nuclear propul-
sion plant information and equipment:
a Overall Responsibilities
(1) Access to NNPI at their gaining
command by reservists occupying billets which
have been approved for access to N.NPI is per-
mitted as set forth in this instruction for normal
drills as well as Active Duty for Training and
other periods without additional approval.
(2) Transient access by reservists at
other than their gaining command, such as
might occur during an ACDUTRA period, Inac-
tive Duty for Training Travel (IDTT), or visit to
a nuclear-powered ship, nuclear capable Inter-
mediate Maintenance Activity, or shore facility,
may be granted by the officials indicated below
upon a determination that such access is W-
ti to the reservists’ mission:
(a) For a nuclear powered ship,
nuclear capable Intermediate Maintenance Ac-
tivity, or Type Commander controlled shore
activity where naval nuclear propulsion plant
work is performed, Type Commander approval
is required.
(b) For a naval or private shipyard
doing work on naval nuclear powered ships, ap-
proval of the Commander, ,Naval Sea Systems
Command is required.
