Risk Assessment Methodology for Protecting Our Critical Physical Infrastructures

Conference · Wed Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:771541

BIRINGER, BETTY E; DANNEELS, JEFFREY J

Critical infrastructures are central to our national defense and our economic well-being, but many are taken for granted. Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63 highlights the importance of eight of our critical infrastructures and outlines a plan for action. Greatly enhanced physical security systems will be required to protect these national assets from new and emerging threats. Sandia National Laboratories has been the lead laboratory for the Department of Energy (DOE) in developing and deploying physical security systems for the past twenty-five years. Many of the tools, processes, and systems employed in the protection of high consequence facilities can be adapted to the civilian infrastructure.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 771541
• Report Number(s): SAND2000-3119C; TRN: AH200118%%540
• Resource Relation: Conference: Risk-Based Decision Making in Water Resources IX, Santa Barbara, CA (US), 10/15/2000--10/20/2000; Other Information: PBD: 13 Dec 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
DECISION MAKING
ECONOMICS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
RISK ASSESSMENT
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
SECURITY
WATER RESOURCES