A Physical Protection System (PPS) integrates people, procedures
and equipment for the protection of assets and/or facilities
against theft, sabotage, and other malevolent human acts. It can be
applied to either facilities or transportation vehicles.
According to the IAEA (INFCIRC/225/Rev.4), the objectives of the
State's physical protection system should be:
- To establish conditions which would minimize the possibilities
for unauthorized removal of nuclear material and/or for
sabotage
- To provide information and technical assistance in support of
rapid and comprehensive measures by the State to locate and recover
missing nuclear material and to cooperate with safety authorities
in minimizing the radiological consequences of sabotage.
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