Interface measures between safeguards and physical protection for a nuclear power plant

The IAEA has recommended that consideration be given to the interface between safeguards and physical protection system with its publication of INFCIRC 225 rev.5 in February of 2011. Safeguards approaches are used to account for and control nuclear materials. Physical protection approaches are utilized to prevent malicious acts of sabotage and unauthorized removal of nuclear materials from a nuclear power plant. In order to achieve this common objective of interfacing safeguards and physical protection, measures to prevent such acts should be applied to a nuclear facility. This paper will explain the interfaces between safeguards and physical protection, as well as recommend measures needed to achieve this common objective of preventing unauthorized removal of nuclear material.