To be identified as UCNI, the information must meet each of the following criteria:
The information must be Government information as defined in § 1017.4;
The information must concern atomic energy defense programs as defined in § 1017.4;
The information must fall within the scope of at least one of the three subject areas eligible to be UCNI in § 1017.8;
The information must meet the adverse effect test described in § 1017.10; and
The information must not be exempt from being UCNI under § 1017.11.