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Author : Mason Willrich
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Ballinger Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Nuclear Theft: Risks and Safeguards written by Mason Willrich and published by Cambridge, Mass. : Ballinger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (468 download)
Download or read book Nuclear Theft written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. B. Leachman
Publisher : Irvington Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Preventing Nuclear Theft: Guidelines for Industry and Government written by R. B. Leachman and published by Irvington Publishers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309208874
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Understanding and Managing Risk in Security Systems for the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nuclear weapon or a significant quantity of special nuclear material (SNM) would be of great value to a terrorist or other adversary. It might have particular value if acquired from a U.S. facility-in addition to acquiring a highly destructive tool, the adversary would demonstrate an inability of the United States to protect its nuclear assets. The United States expends considerable resources toward maintaining effective security at facilities that house its nuclear assets. However, particularly in a budget-constrained environment, it is essential that these assets are also secured efficiently, meaning at reasonable cost and imposing minimal burdens on the primary missions of the organizations that operate U.S. nuclear facilities. It is in this context that the U.S. Congress directed the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)-a semi-autonomous agency in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) responsible for securing nuclear weapons and significant quantities of SNM-asked the National Academies for advice on augmenting its security approach, particularly on the applicability of quantitative and other risk-based approaches for securing its facilities. In carrying out its charge, the committee has focused on what actions NNSA could take to make its security approach more effective and efficient. The committee concluded that the solution to balancing cost, security, and operations at facilities in the nuclear weapons complex is not to assess security risks more quantitatively or more precisely. This is primarily because there is no comprehensive analytical basis for defining the attack strategies that a malicious, creative, and deliberate adversary might employ or the probabilities associated with them. However, using structured thinking processes and techniques to characterize security risk could improve NNSA's understanding of security vulnerabilities and guide more effective resource allocation.
Author : Michael A. Guhin
Publisher : Washington : American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Nuclear Paradox written by Michael A. Guhin and published by Washington : American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. This book was released on 1976 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... Focuses on several steps that could be taken on an international level to reduce the security risks associated with the peaceful uses of atomic energy.
Author : James L. Ford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Controlling Threats to Nuclear Security written by James L. Ford and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of the Soviet Union, although providing a host of welcome opportunities for people of that nation, also exacerbated a number of transnational concerns just as serious as those that emanated from the bipolar hostility of the previous 50 years. Among these challenges is the marked increase in the theft of and illegal trafficking in nuclear materials, often referred to as nuclear smuggling. Prior to the early 1990s, nuclear smuggling generally involved small quantities of bogus materials or, at most, nuclear-associated materials that posed no serious danger to security. Recently, however, several disturbing incidents involving kilogram quantities of sensitive nuclear materials suitable for constructing bombs have occurred. No one doubts that hostile groups could conceivably bring weapons-usable nuclear material into the United States. Moreover, nuclear smuggling represents a possible shortcut for states such as Iran seeking plutonium or highly enriched uranium for their weapons program. The consequences of such states succeeding would be profound.
Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Overseas Nuclear Material Security written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to NNSA, there is enough nuclear material around the world to make tens of thousands of nuclear weapons. Some of this material is in countries facing significant security challenges. The theft of nuclear materials or sabotage of a nuclear facility could result in a dangerous release of radiation. This report (1) describes the risks to securing international nuclear materials identified by federal officials and experts; (2) examines the extent to which federal programs address these risks; and (3) assesses the extent to which U.S. agencies plan and coordinate their nuclear material security programs, and a national strategy exists to help ensure alignment of programs’ objectives. GAO is making three recommendations, including that NNSA and DOD programs follow leading collaboration practices to clarify and document roles and responsibilities when working in the same countries, and that NSC’s future national strategy include guidance for agencies to align their activities with the strategy’s goals.
Author : Matthew Bunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (166 download)
Download or read book Guardians at the Gates of Hell written by Matthew Bunn and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (cont.) Third, a methodology for identifying the nuclear facilities and transport legs posing the highest risks of nuclear terrorism is presented, combining the security levels for each facility or transport leg, the levels of threat they face, and the quantity and quality of nuclear weapons or weapons-usable material they contain. Fourth, the global nuclear security system is described and assessed as a complex, large-scale, integrated, open system (CLIOS). Based on past experiences with different policy tools from negotiated international standards to on-the-ground technical cooperation to install improved security equipment, options to improve system performance in reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism are assessed. A final chapter offers conclusions and recommendations.
Author : California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Resources, Land Use, and Energy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Hearings on the Nuclear Initiative: Power plant security and special nuclear material safeguards written by California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Resources, Land Use, and Energy and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mason Willrich
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Ballinger Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Nuclear Theft: Risks and Safeguards written by Mason Willrich and published by Cambridge, Mass. : Ballinger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428981381
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Controlling threats to nuclear security a holistic model written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James L. Ford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781410200433
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Controlling Threats to Nuclear Security written by James L. Ford and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of the Soviet Union, although providing a host of welcome opportunities for people of that nation, also exacerbated a number of transnational concerns just as serious as those that emanated from the bipolar hostility of the previous 50 years. Among these challenges is the marked increase in the theft of and illegal trafficking in nuclear materials, often referred to as nuclear smuggling.Prior to the early 1990s, nuclear smuggling generally involved small quantities of bogus materials or, at most, nuclear-associated materials that posed no serious danger to security. Recently, however, several disturbing incidents involving kilogram quantities of sensitive nuclear materials suitable for constructing bombs have occurred. No one doubts that hostile groups could conceivably bring weapons-usable nuclear material into the United States. Moreover, nuclear smuggling represents a possible shortcut for states such as Iran seeking plutonium or highly enriched uranium for their weapons program. The consequences of such states succeeding would be profound.The U. S. Government takes the threat of nuclear smuggling seriously. Congress has provided funds ad the Executive Branch has devised numerous successful programs targeted to reduce this danger at its source - but much more remains to be done. This book will contribute to filling that gap by providing a new tool, the nuclear smuggling pathway model, for addressing the nuclear smuggling phenomenon in a holistic way. This model is based on a general systems model and designed specifically as an analytical tool to assist national security personnel at all levels to understand, analyze, and prevent instances of illicit trafficking in nuclear materials. By offering a comprehensive approach usable by many different national and international agencies, the model may help counter a growing national security threat.Ervin J. RokkeLieutenant General, United States Air ForcePresident, National Defense University
Author : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards written by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Elwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (793 download)
Download or read book Insider Threat written by Robert Elwood and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technical objectives of nuclear safeguards are (1) the timely detection of diversion of significant quantities of nuclear material from peaceful uses to the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or for purposes unknown and (2) the deterrence of such diversion by the risk of early detection. The safeguards and security program must address both outsider threats and insider threats. Outsider threats are primarily addressed by the physical protection system. Insider threats can be any level of personnel at the site including passive or active insiders that could attempt protracted or abrupt diversion. This could occur by an individual acting alone or by collusion between an individual with material control and accountability (MC & A) responsibilities and another individual who has responsibility or control within both the physical protection and the MC & A systems. The insider threat is one that must be understood and incorporated into the safeguards posture. There have been more than 18 documented cases of theft or loss of plutonium or highly enriched uranium. The insider has access, authority, and knowledge, as well as a set of attributes, that make him/her difficult to detect. An integrated safeguards program is designed as a defense-in-depth system that seeks to prevent the unauthorized removal of nuclear material, to provide early detection of any unauthorized attempt to remove nuclear material, and to rapidly respond to any attempted removal of nuclear material. The program is also designed to support protection against sabotage, espionage, unauthorized access, compromise, and other hostile acts that may cause unacceptable adverse impacts on national security, program continuity, the health and safety of employees, the public, or the environment. Nuclear MC & A play an essential role in the capabilities of an integrated safeguards system to deter and detect theft or diversion of nuclear material. An integrated safeguards system with compensating mitigation can decrease the risk of an insider performing a malicious act without detection.
Author : Mitsuru Maekawa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Analysis of the Safeguard System Against Nuclear Theft written by Mitsuru Maekawa and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : IAEA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material was signed at Vienna and at New York on 3 March 1980. The Convention is the only international legally binding undertaking in the area of physical protection of nuclear material. It establishes measures related to the prevention, detection and punishment of offenses relating to nuclear material. A Diplomatic Conference in July 2005 was convened to amend the Convention and strengthen its provisions. The amended Convention makes it legally binding for States Parties to protect nuclear facilities and material in peaceful domestic use, storage as well as transport. It also provides for expanded cooperation between and among States regarding rapid measures to locate and recover stolen or smuggled nuclear material, mitigate any radiological consequences of sabotage, and prevent and combat related offences. The amendments will take effect once they have been ratified by two-thirds of the States Parties of the Convention.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Emerging Threats written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
