Sandia's Experience in Designing and Implementing Integrated High Security Physical Protection Systems

As DOE's lead laboratory for physical security, Sandia National Laboratories has had a major physical security program for over ten years. Activities have ranged from component development and evaluation, to full scale system design and implementation. This paper presents some of the lessons learned in designing and implementing state-of-the-art high security physical protection systems for a number of government facilities. A generic system design v.-ill be discussed for illustration purposes. Sandia efforts to transfer technology to industry will be described.