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NP 625

Transportation Physical Security

Catalog2026-2027
Credits1 unit
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Design of transportation physical protection systems and security plans for radiological and nuclear materials with the application of regulatory requirements, and domestic and international best practices. This course is offered primarily at Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico and may be occasionally offered at other authorized locations. May be offered at other authorized locations. Students are responsible for all national laboratory fees and expenses associated with the course location.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Graduate standing

Recommended Preparation

  • Basic knowledge of nuclear security.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Graduate standing

Recommended Preparation

Basic knowledge of nuclear security.

Units

Lecture1

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Restrictions

Graduate standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • apply engineering research and theory to advance the art, science, and practice of the discipline.
  • describe physical protection measures.
  • explain the principle of timely detection.
  • ability to identify the IAEA and NRC transportation instruments and guides.
  • identify the guidance for best practices of the transportation of radiological and nuclear materials.
  • enumerate the consequences of an IND, RDD, and RED.
  • compare and contrast the differences between static facility security and transport physical security.
  • identify key stakeholders which must be engaged during transport of radiological and nuclear materials.
  • define the term physical protection system and identify its three subfunctions.