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Appendix A: Statement of Task
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... Evaluate the potential applicability and feasibility of risk-based approaches, including probabilistic approaches, for securing the DOE nuclear weapons complex and document their potential strengths and weaknesses, cost effectiveness, and impediments to implementation. As part of this task, the National Academies will consider the experiences of DOE and its national laboratories, other federal agencies (e.g., Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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  • weapons complex
  • regulatory commission
  • doe nuclear
  • complex technological
  • power industry

  • nuclear regulatory
  • physical security
  • securing complex
  • balance physical
  • probabilistic approaches

  • nuclear weapons
  • national academies
  • nuclear power
  • enhance security
  • potential strengths

  • cost effectiveness
  • including probabilistic
  • potential applicability
  • cost efficiency
  • homeland security

  • national laboratories
  • private sector
  • security risks
  • actionable findings
  • federal agencies

  • provide practical


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