The Russian Certification Body for Physical Protection Equipment:The Role of the Interdepartmental Special Training Center in Quality Assurance andSustainability of Physical Protection Equipment

摘要

The following paper describes the role of the Interdepartmental Special Training Centerrn(ISTC) in the Russian certification scheme for physical protection equipment. It alsorndescribes how this role as a certification body for physical protection systems enhances thernlife-cycle management of those security systems and ultimately contributes to the security ofrnnuclear material. Russian Law requires that equipment, products and technologies used inrnnuclear facilities must be certified to ensure conformance to established standards for safety,rnsecurity, functionality. While certification provides assurance to regulatory authorities thatrnphysical protection systems will operate as advertised, it also serves as a method ofrnmaintaining configuration control for the design of an approved physical protection systemrnthat has been implemented to achieve to specific physical protection objectives for a nuclearrnfacility. The Russian scheme for certification requires the accreditation of organizations tornperform the functions of certification bodies, expert centers and testing laboratories. ThernISTC is recognized within the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) asrnwell as within Rostekhnadzor (Federal Service for Ecological, Technological, and NuclearrnOversight) and Rosstandard (Russian Standards Agency) as the center for expertise inrnmatters related to the training and testing of physical protection systems for nuclear sites.rnBecause of its core competency in physical protection, the establishment of an accreditedrnexpert center, testing laboratory, and eventually a certification body for physical protectionrnsystems within the ISTC represented a logical and strategic business decision. Over the lastrnseveral years with assistance provided by the U.S. National Laboratories under the auspicesrnof the MPC&A Program, the ISTC has established testing laboratories to evaluate thernfunctionality, reliability, and safety of equipment. It also has established laboratories thatrnevaluate the impact of environmental factors on security systems. ISTC has sent itsrnpersonnel to school to become qualified certification and testing experts. It has establishedrnup-to-date technical library documentation not only from Russian sources but also the latestrnon international standards. These efforts have resulted in the establishment of anrnorganization that has the capability and legal authority to impartially evaluate and certifyrnphysical protection equipment for use in Russian nuclear facilities.