Fundamentals of Physical Protection Systems v2.0

Introduces and examines how a physical protection system integrates people, procedures, and equipment to keep assets or facilities secure from theft, sabotage, or other malicious acts.

This course introduces and examines how a physical protection system integrates people, procedures, and equipment to keep assets or facilities secure from theft, sabotage, or other malicious acts. A physical security system’s basic functions are to

  1. Detect – discover an adversary’s action.
  2. Delay – add time and complexity to an adversary’s path, increasing response time for protective forces.
  3. Respond – interrupt and neutralize the adversary.

At the end of this workshop, participants will know how to apply principles of performance-based methodology to design and evaluate a physical protection system for nuclear material; how to identify and describe the strategies and general technologies used in a physical security system; and how the technologies and procedures are deployed in the field.

  • Audience: Competent Authorities, licensees, protective force
  • Days/Participants: 5/20
  • Modality: Classroom instruction and small/large group exercises
  • Suggested Prerequisite(s): Fundamentals of Nuclear Security
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