10 CFR § 1017.26 - Destruction.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1017.26"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 1017.26 - Destruction."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1017.26"
section_name: "Destruction."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1017"
part_name: "IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF UNCLASSIFIED CONTROLLED NUCLEAR INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7101  50 U.S.C. 2401  42 U.S.C. 2168; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 32641, June 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1017"
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# 1017.26 Destruction.

A document marked as containing UCNI must be destroyed, at a minimum, by using a cross-cut shredder that produces particles no larger than 1/4-inch wide and 2 inches long. Other comparable destruction methods may be used. Material containing or revealing UCNI must be destroyed according to agency directives.