U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

HOW MUCH SECURITY IS ENOUGH?

NCJ Number
57344
Journal
POWER ENGINEERING Volume: 80 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1976) Pages: 40-45
Author(s)
P J CHERICO
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
WITH THE ADVENT OF NUCLEAR POWER, A GOOD SECURITY-IN-DEPTH PROGRAM FOR POWER PLANTS STARTS WITH PLANT DESIGN AND ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING FROM CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PROTECTION TO PERSONNEL SCREENING.
Abstract
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURITY PROGRAM SHOULD BEGIN WITH SITE SELECTION: DEGREE OF ISOLATION OF THE PLANT, TERRAIN AND LANDSCAPE FEATURES, PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY, RESPONSE TIME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES. THE CONCEPT USUALLY FOLLOWED IS CALLED SECURITY-IN-DEPTH AND PLACES THE OBJECT/BUILDING TO BE PROTECTED IN THE CENTER OF CONCENTRIC CIRCLES OF SECURITY BARRIERS, DEVICES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. SECURITY PROGRAM DESIGN ALSO INTEGRATES THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: (1) INTRUSION SENSORS AND DETECTORS; (2) METAL AND EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS; (3) ACCESS CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; AND (4) CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. FIRE AND RADIATION PROTECTION MUST ALSO BE COORDINATED WITH THE DESIGN OF A SECURITY SYSTEM; THE DESIGN OF GUARDHOUSES AND SELECTION AND TRAINING OF GUARDS IS IMPORTANT, AS IS CONSTRUCTION SITE SECURITY. SOME TYPE OF PERSONNEL SCREENING PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED TO INSURE PERSONNEL SECURITY. IN SUMMARY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOTAL SECURITY PROGRAM MUST BEGIN WITH THE INITIAL PLANNING, DESIGN, AND ENGINEERING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND FOR THE LIFE OF THE POWER PLANT. (MJW)