SOME ELECTRONIC SECURITY DEVICES

Electronic security devices can significantly enhance the capabilities of a plant security program. Intrusion detectors, door alarms and the like are not a means of replacing personnel with gadgetry, but rather extend the senses of the guards and watchmen protecting your plant. What we hope to accomplish in this article is to describe the operation and limitations of some of the security devices applicable to nuclear facilities. Before proceeding, we would like to state that much of the information contained in this article has been gleaned from manufacturers' data, reports of tests conducted by various government agencies, and some personal observation. Unfortunately, such material is largely nonreferencable. Nonetheless, we can refer the reader who desires more information to the proceedings of the Cannahan Conference on Electric Crime Counter Measures, as a place to begin looking.