Year
2024
Abstract
| The Advanced Reactor Safeguards and Security (ARSS) program area, funded through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy, helps to address near term challenges that the nuclear industry faces in meeting domestic Material Control and Accountability (MC&A), Physical Protection System (PPS), and Cybersecurity regulatory requirements. The ARSS program seeks to remove roadblocks to solve regulatory challenges, utilize the latest technologies and approaches, and optimize safeguards and security costs. The program area was recently reorganized to pull the Cybersecurity R&D into the portfolio of research to provide more opportunities to apply Safety, Security, and Safeguards by Design (3SBD) into the next generation of small and advanced nuclear reactors. This paper focuses on how the R&D in the three areas is working together to help nuclear vendors achieve more efficient, yet robust protection strategies to prevent theft and sabotage at nuclear sites. Case studies will be presented to demonstrate how 3SBD can be carried out in practice. |