SAFEGUARDS TRAINING AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORY

In recent years considerable attention has been given to upgrading security education programs at facilities across the country. At Pacific North- west Laboratory (PNL), a Laboratory-wide Safe- guards Awareness Training Program has been estab- lished in order to raise the cognizance of the entire staff with regard to safeguards issues and concerns. This aggressive safeguards program involves a strong interface of physical security measures and material control and accountability systems. Within PNL, four distinct audiences were defined and a needs assessment analysis per- formed for each to determine specific training requirements. The target audiences identified were: material balance area (MBA) custodians, managers of material balance areas, material handlers, and new employees. Five safeguards training courses were created to meet the needs of those audiences. This paper discusses the development of the Safeguards Awareness Program at PNL and its benefits to the Laboratory.