Advanced physical protection systems for facilities and transportation

Conference · · Nucl. Mater. Manage.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7331374

Jones, O E

Sandia Laboratories is developing advanced physical protection safeguards in order to improve the security of special nuclear materials, facilities, and transportation. Computer models are being used to assess the cost-effectiveness of alternative systems for protecting facilities against external attack which may include internal assistance, and against internal theft or sabotage. Physical protection elements such as admittance controls, portals and detectors, perimeter and interior intrusion alarms, fixed and remotely-activated barriers, and secure communications are being evaluated, adapted, and where required, developed. New facilities safeguards concepts which involve (control loops) between physical protection and materials control elements are being evolved jointly between Sandia Laboratories and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Special vehicles and digital communications equipment have been developed for the ERDA safe-secure transportation system. The current status and direction of these activities are surveyed.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM
• OSTI ID: 7331374
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage.; (United States) Journal Volume: 5:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

055001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability-- Technical Aspects
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL PROTECTION DEVICES
SABOTAGE
SAFEGUARDS
SECURITY
THEFT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS