Introduction to Vital Area Identification v1.0

Identify potential areas of sabotage in a facility, internationally recommended requirements, and guidelines for organizing, managing, performing, and estimating the cost and schedule for an NSS No.16 analysis to identify vital areas.

Identification of vital areas involves recognizing malicious precursors for equipment and areas that are vulnerable to acts of sabotage. Methods for Vital Area Identification prepare participants to determine whether to analyze (or require) nuclear vital areas which should be in accord with applicable IAEA technical guidance.

Course content engages participants with a target identification process to identify potential areas of sabotage in a facility, international recommended requirements, and guidelines for organizing, managing, performing, and estimating the cost and schedule for an NSS No.16 analysis to identify vital areas.

Participants evaluate approaches to reduce the effort required for vital area identification, strategies to integrate sabotage protection into nuclear power plant design, and cost-effectiveness of radiological sabotage protection against insider and cyber threats.

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