Simulating physical protection against overt attacks at facilities using, processing, or storing nuclear materials
A simulation model has been formulated and is running on the BNL computer which is undergoing refinement and development. It thus far has shown promising results and should prove useful as a tool in evaluating and comparing various physical protection plans under a variety of attacker configurations. In addition it allows one to assess system effectiveness using tradeoffs of guards, perimeter barriers, alarms, procedures and other components in a total security system. Useful data concerning the delay times introduced by various types of barriers and containment devices have been obtained from a few sources. Collection of data along these lines is continuing and may ultimately lead to a need for direct experimentation to complete our data needs. Data from the physical security plans of contractor and licensee facilities may easily be inputted to the model. Testing of these plans against a set of reference attacks via the model may provide useful information relevant to the needs of safeguards and material protection. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-023852
- OSTI ID:
- 4050861
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Mater. Manage., v. 4, no. 3, pp. 233-245, Conference: 16. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA, 18 Jun 1975; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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