Design and Evaluation of an Integrated Safeguards System. Volume II. Example Application of the Principles

摘要

To illustrate the use of the design and evaluation methods that have been described in Vol. I, we apply these methods to a hypothetical vault building intended to store Category I quantities of special nuclear material at a DOE facility. The problem definition and system analysis/synthesis phases of the design process are used to construct two possible designs for the vault building. The semiquantitative methods presented in Vol. I for evaluating detection and interruption performance of safeguards systems are then applied to these two designs. In addition, sources of additional costs and of possible operational interference due to the safeguards system are identified, and a catalogue of DOE regulations applicable to the vault building is given. From the evaluation process, we conclude that one of our designs is superior to the other but that neither one provides satisfactory interruption performance against certain adversary scenarios. Safeguards system modifications that might be considered in the next iteration of the design process are given. 1 reference, 6 figures, 21 tables. (ERA citation 09:037361)