Physical Security Considerations for In-Field Safeguards and Border Control Radiation Equipment

The use of safeguard equipment for verification of an operator’s declaration by national, regional, and international regulatory inspectors is a common practice within the nuclear fuel cycle. Similarly, the use of radiation detection equipment at borders to detect illicit movements of nuclear material is also a common practice. Because of the potential adversaries including insiders, sub- national, and national, physical security needs to be considered during any transportation, storage, siting, and use to assure the equipment is not compromised. This paper will show some simple yet effective administrative actions and containment approaches that can be taken by users of this equipment to minimize the opportunities for adversaries to tamper with this equipment.