Safeguards and Security Concerns for New Processing Facilities

Savannah River Site (SRS) new facilities that will contain category I quantities of nuclear material. Learning from past experiences, one of the primary concerns of the facility design team is to factor safeguards and security systems into the initial design so that the risk of theft from the operating facility will be reduced to an acceptable level without the need for costly changes during construction or retrofits thereafter. SRS has been using a modified Master Safeguards and Security Agreement (MSSA) and security systems that must be in place for facility startup. An example of this approach is discussed.