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Title: Macro Security Methodology for Conducting Facility Security and Sustainability Assessments

Abstract

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has developed a macro security strategy that not only addresses traditional physical protection systems, but also focuses on sustainability as part of the security assessment and management process. This approach is designed to meet the needs of virtually any industry or environment requiring critical asset protection. PNNL has successfully demonstrated the utility of this macro security strategy through its support to the NNSA Office of Global Threat Reduction implementing security upgrades at international facilities possessing high activity radioactive sources that could be used in the assembly of a radiological dispersal device, commonly referred to as a “dirty bomb”. Traditional vulnerability assessments provide a snap shot in time of the effectiveness of a physical protection system without significant consideration to the sustainability of the component elements that make up the system. This paper describes the approach and tools used to integrate technology, plans and procedures, training, and sustainability into a simple, quick, and easy-to-use security assessment and management tool.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
961688
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-55736
TRN: US0904292
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 48th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), 384-473
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL PROTECTION; SECURITY; TRAINING; VULNERABILITY; Macro Security; security assessment; security management; risk

Citation Formats

Herdes, Greg A, Freier, Keith D, and Wright, Kyle A. Macro Security Methodology for Conducting Facility Security and Sustainability Assessments. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
Herdes, Greg A, Freier, Keith D, & Wright, Kyle A. Macro Security Methodology for Conducting Facility Security and Sustainability Assessments. United States.
Herdes, Greg A, Freier, Keith D, and Wright, Kyle A. 2007. "Macro Security Methodology for Conducting Facility Security and Sustainability Assessments". United States.
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abstractNote = {Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has developed a macro security strategy that not only addresses traditional physical protection systems, but also focuses on sustainability as part of the security assessment and management process. This approach is designed to meet the needs of virtually any industry or environment requiring critical asset protection. PNNL has successfully demonstrated the utility of this macro security strategy through its support to the NNSA Office of Global Threat Reduction implementing security upgrades at international facilities possessing high activity radioactive sources that could be used in the assembly of a radiological dispersal device, commonly referred to as a “dirty bomb”. Traditional vulnerability assessments provide a snap shot in time of the effectiveness of a physical protection system without significant consideration to the sustainability of the component elements that make up the system. This paper describes the approach and tools used to integrate technology, plans and procedures, training, and sustainability into a simple, quick, and easy-to-use security assessment and management tool.},
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year = {Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
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