Workshop for development of formal MC and A plans

Conference · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:291163

Erkkila, B H; Hatcher, C R; Scott, S C; Thomas, K E

Upgrades to both physical protection and material controls and accountability (MC and A) are progressing at many nuclear facilities in the Russian Federation. In general, Russian facilities are well prepared to address issues related to physical protection. The infrastructure to plan and implement physical protection upgrades is already in place in Russia. The infrastructure to integrate new and existing MC and A capabilities is not as well developed. The authors experience has shown that working with Russian facility management and technical personnel to draft an MC and A plan provides a way of moving MC and A upgrades forward. Los Alamos has developed a workshop for Russian nuclear facilities to facilitate the preparation of their facility MC and A plans. The workshops have been successful in bringing together facility management, safeguards specialists, and operations personnel to initiate the process of drafting these MC and A plans. The MC and A plans provide the technical basis for scheduling future MC and A upgrades at the facilities. Although facility MC and A plans are site specific, the workshop can be tailored to guide the development of an MC and A plan for any Russian nuclear site.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 291163
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--98-2379; CONF-980733--; ON: DE99001132
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
MODIFICATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL PROTECTION
PLANNING
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SAFEGUARDS