To be identified as UCNI, the information must meet each of the following criteria:

(a) The information must be Government information as defined in §1017.4;

(b) The information must concern atomic energy defense programs as defined in §1017.4;

(c) The information must fall within the scope of at least one of the three subject areas eligible to be UCNI in §1017.8;

(d) The information must meet the adverse effect test described in §1017.10; and

(e) The information must not be exempt from being UCNI under §1017.11.