THE GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE’S RESPONSE ASSESSMENT EXERCISE AND THE POLISH EXPERIENCE

The scenario-based Response Assessment Exercise (RAE) is an analysis tool used to conduct rapid, high-level assessments of physical protection systems (PPSs). REAs provide a cost-effective approach to PPS development, enhancement, and evaluation with a direct focus on response-force operations, policies, and procedures. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) recognizes the RAE as a valuable tool and uses it to provide sites with a methodology to self-assess their overall security effectiveness and integration with other responding agencies. This paper discusses the methodology used to design and execute a tabletop RAE and provides insights from an RAE conducted at the MARIA research reactor in Poland.