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Title: Practical results from a mathematical analysis of guard patrols

Journal Article · · Nuclear Materials Management
OSTI ID:12069425

Using guard patrols as a primary detection mechanism is not generally viewed as a highly efficient detection method when compared to electronic means. Many factors such as visibility, alertness, and the space-time coincidence of guard and adversary presence all have an effect on the probability of detection. Mathematical analysis of the guard patrol detection problem is related to that of classical search theory originally developed for naval search operations. The results of this analysis tend to support the current practice of using guard forces to assess and respond to previously detected intrusions and not as the primary detection mechanism. 6 refs.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
12069425
Report Number(s):
BNL-NUREG-26318
Journal Information:
Nuclear Materials Management, Vol. 8; Conference: 20. Annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 16-19 Jul 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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