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Performance Testing Nuclear Security Presented to the International Conference on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Facilities Richard P. Rosano, Senior Vice President EXCEL Services Corporation November 2017 1 Overview

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Performance Testing Nuclear Security

Presented to the International Conference on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Facilities

Richard P. Rosano, Senior Vice President

EXCEL Services Corporation November 2017

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Overview

  • General guidelines for protection of nuclear facilities and materials

are established in State and international documents

  • Requirements are set forth in State regulatory documents
  • Compliance inspections are baseline reviews
  • Only performance tests can measure the readiness to repel a

terrorist attack on a facility

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  • Combination of compliance

inspections and performance tests required

  • Various methods for conducting

performance tests

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Outline

  • Compliance v. Performance
  • Objectives of Performance Testing
  • Testing Methodologies
  • Paper Review
  • Tabletop Drills
  • Computer Simulations
  • Limited Scope Performance Testing
  • Force-on-Force Exercises
  • Assessment of Findings

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Compliance v. Performance

Compliance = planning Performance = battle

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Compliance v. Performance

“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” Helmuth von Moltke, German military strategist

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Compliance v. Performance

“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” Helmuth von Moltke, German military strategist “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and president

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Compliance v. Performance

  • Compliance
  • Design Basis Threat
  • State regulatory requirements
  • “Baseline” inspections – appropriate

systems, appropriately implemented

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Compliance v. Performance

  • Compliance
  • Design Basis Threat
  • State regulatory requirements
  • “Baseline” inspections – appropriate

systems, appropriately implemented

  • Performance
  • Activation of all systems
  • Mobilization of forces
  • Engagement and results

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Objectives of Performance Testing

  • Final, true test of the protective strategy
  • Enhances training techniques
  • Provides evidence to regulators
  • Validates the planning
  • Confirms whether the security force can:
  • perform the right tasks
  • at the right time
  • with sufficient force to counter the adversary attack

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Testing Methodologies

  • Paper Review – desktop review of commitments and past actions
  • Tabletop Drills – uses plant drawings or 3-dimensional mockups of

facility to conduct “tactical chess” game for opposing forces

  • Computer simulations – allow multiple consecutive tests in short

period of time

  • Limited Scope Performance Testing – isolated skills tests based on

specific posts, timelines, and portions of strategy

  • Force-on-Force Exercises – full-field deployment of “shadow” force

to repel an adversary attack

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Paper Review

  • Review of documents
  • design basis threat statement
  • current physical security plan
  • past results from tabletop drills and force-
  • n-force exercises
  • Conceptual testing
  • Consideration of protective strategy

modifications

  • Written evaluation of results

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Tabletop Drills

  • Plant drawings or 3-dimensional mockup of plant
  • Design basis threat
  • Players to represent “shadow” force and mock

adversary

  • List of adversary “tool kit” – weapons, tools,

tactics

  • Clock management
  • Written evaluation of results
  • Computer simulations

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Computer Simulations

  • Advantages
  • multiple computer tests of same strategy
  • more accurate documentation of results
  • allows rapid modifications of assets and re-test
  • avoids human error in observations
  • Disadvantages
  • requires modeling of plant and security assets
  • requires onsite knowledge of program and process

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Limited Scope Performance Testing

  • Plant drawings or 3-dimensional mockup of plant
  • at least the portion being tested
  • Design basis threat
  • as represented by adversary force at point of engagement
  • Players to represent “shadow” force and mock adversary
  • for the portion that will be tested
  • List of adversary “tool kit” – weapons, tools, and tactics
  • Clock management
  • Written evaluation of results

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Force-on-Force Exercises

  • Identification of Teams
  • Collection of Information
  • Identification / Elimination of Artificialities
  • Preparation for the Exercise
  • Conduct of the FOF Exercise
  • Time Management
  • Documenting Observations

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FOF – Identification of Teams

  • Mock adversary team
  • “Shadow” security force
  • Controllers and event judges
  • Record-keepers and exercise managers

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FOF – Collection of Information

  • All participants cleared for sensitive information
  • Information includes:
  • physical security plan, procedures, and post orders
  • contingency plan(s)
  • past results of FOF tests
  • Exercise event sheets and records
  • Comments/observations from participants
  • Time records and neutralization patterns

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FOF – Identification of Artificialities

  • Stopwatch
  • Use of smoke or small explosives
  • Climbing
  • Engagement systems
  • Explosive breaching of physical barriers
  • Radio frequency jamming equipment

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FOF – Preparation for the Exercise

  • Training – controllers, judges, timekeepers, participants
  • Proper forms and paperwork to record events
  • Placement of assets in best positions
  • Safety training
  • Steps to avoid confusion between real force and shadow force
  • Communication equipment and protocol
  • Time management

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FOF – Conduct of the Exercise

  • Proper placement of participants
  • Pre-exercise warning – “This is a drill” – repeated as necessary
  • Recording of actions and engagements – with time stamps
  • Flagging neutralized participants
  • Leave equipment at spot of neutralization
  • Clock stoppages clearly announced

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FOF –Time Management

  • Clock stoppages clearly announced
  • Eliminate actions during clock stoppages
  • Record time “in” and “out”
  • Note all actions according to time stamp

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FOF – Documenting Observations

  • Collection of documents
  • Time sheets
  • Controller forms
  • Notes and comments from participants
  • Organization of notes
  • Post-exercise out-briefings with all participants

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FOF - Assessment of Findings

  • Brief intermission to allow exercise managers to collect and
  • rganize time sheets, controller forms, etc.
  • Prompt post-brief to allow specific memory to contribute to

findings

  • Discussion can focus on:
  • results of exercise
  • appropriateness of exercise game plan
  • effectiveness of the protective strategy

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Additional Information from NUSAM

NUSAM – Nuclear Security Assessment Methodologies

  • Main objective of testing program is:
  • risk-informed, performance-based methodological framework
  • systematic, structured, comprehensive, and transparent
  • Secondary objective of testing program is:
  • sharing knowledge and experience
  • providing guidance
  • illustrating best practices

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Contact Information

Richard P. Rosano Senior Vice President, Nuclear Security EXCEL Services Corporation 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 100 Rockville, Maryland 20854 USA richard.rosano@excelservices.com

  • ffice: +1 301-984-4400

cell: +1 240-888-8877

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