Adapting Safeguards & Security Technology to Meet the Changing DOE Mission and Threat Environment

PAPER NOT AVAILABLE ABSTRACT: This paper considers the ability of advances in Safeguards and Security technologies to continue to provide protection of SNM while at the same rime providing new functions to meet other DOE needs in such developing missions areas as restoration, environmental concerns, and disarmament/disassembly of weapons. These advances in systems technology, sensor systems, computer systems and overall systems architecture permit multi-functional applications across disciplines and mission elements. The change in the world situation, changes in threat environment and diversity of mission roles for DOE are influencing the development of new MSSA's for SNM protection. The control of SNM is becoming more complex as DOE 1C sices change from a defense program orientation. The accomplishment of the traditional S&S disciplines of Protection Program Operations (PPO), Materials Control & Accountability (MC&A), Information Security (OPSEC), Personnel Security and Safeguards and/or Security depend on an integrated approach. This approach can benefit from the use of Relational Data Base Management Systems (RDBMS) to meet DOE's varying objectives. These multiple objectives in turn can benefit from data collected and processed during S&S operations, restoration efforts, or other programs in progress at an 1C site. The cost of programs and operations are often limiting; thus, sharing technology, information and a sense of mission can optimize many efforts. The adoption of S&S technology, modeling, and operation is discussed in the light of some initial work being done in this area on selected DOE rites.