U.S. Assistance in Physical Protection at The Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology and The Sevastopol Institute of Nuclear Energy and Industry, Ukraine

Year
1997
Author(s)
T. Zinneman - Argonne National Laboratory
G. Kuzmycz - Argonne National Laboratory
J. Miranda - Argonne National Laboratory
A. Novick - Argonne National Laboratory
Abstract
The U.S. DOE is providing nuclear material safeguards assistance in both material control & accountability and physical protection to several nuclear facilities in Ukraine. This paper describes the types of physical protection upgrades that are presently being implemented at the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology and at the Sevastopol Institute of Nuclear Energy and Industry. These upgrades include: hardening of storage areas, improvements in access control, intrusion detection, CCTV assessment, alarm monitoring and voice communication systems. Methods used to implement these upgrades and problems encountered are discussed.