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A safeguards risk related approach to inspection scheduling and topic selection

Conference · · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5815533
Scheduling facilities and selection of topics for safeguards and security inspections may be based on a relative safeguards risk ranking of the facilities under consideration. Safeguards risk is defined as a combination of the potential threat, facility vulnerability to various malevolent events, and the consequences that may occur if a malevolent event is successfully carried out. Quantification of the vulnerability (on a relative scale) and consequences may be possible, however the probability of a particular threat is impossible to estimate. The problem has been researched and an approach has been formulated which yields a relative safeguards risk ranking for a given group of facilities, malevolent events and potential threat groups. This approach may be useful in helping to direct inspection activities to high risk operations instead of being driven by a single element such as vulnerabilities or consequences.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5815533
Report Number(s):
CONF-870713-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English