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RFID Centre. Bill McGlennon MSc Head of Security Services & Group Technical Security Manager. UK Company Overview. British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) operates 15 sites across the UK, plus regional offices and HQ.
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RFID Centre Bill McGlennon MSc Head of Security Services & Group Technical Security Manager
UK Company Overview • British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) operates 15 sites across the UK, plus regional offices and HQ. • Sellafield reprocessing site - West Cumbria, Dungeness Power Station – Kent, Wylfa Power Station - Wales • Employ in the region of 20,000 people across the UK • Regulated by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) – HSE and Office For Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) - DTI • Policing is provided by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC), who are employed by a statutory Police Authority (CNPA)
Identification Management • Convergence of people data systems. • HR systems, Security Vetting systems, Pass production systems and Automatic Access Control systems. • Pre – 2000 there were 52 stand-alone people databases. • End of 2006 there will be 1 company database. • Pre-2000 there were multiple pass types, pass systems and AACS. • 2005 there is 1 pass system and 1 pass type. • Pre 2000 there were multiple supply chain contracts • 2005 there are 3 supply chain contracts
Identification Management • Company HR and Vetting system across the UK. • Retain the existing AACS at each site. Retained the system architecture. Fit for purpose. • Company Pass System, which interfaces with the HR system and each of the AACS sites. • Focused on the primary element – PASS • Technology that is flexible, could be used across all sites, and satisfy enhanced security requirements and new regulatory requirements.
RFID – Identification Management • RFID Passive proximity technology, HID Corporation – iCLASS. • PSDB evaluate the level of security as HIGH – difficult to duplicate, encryption provided. • Could be read by all the AACS, no interface issues. • Proximity card used for routine access requirements. • Enhanced security, in conjunction with a PIN. • Other technologies can be incorporated onto the card, IR barcode, supporting periods of transition.
RFID – Identification Management • Enhanced security to ‘Sensitive Areas’ • Card contains a Smart Chip, which is programmable and can incorporate Biometric data. Used in conjunction with pass and PIN. Verification and Authentification. • Enhanced safety • Smart Chip to integrate Dosimetry and Security rights. • A site roll call is dependant upon first knowing who is on site. • RFID is suitable for automatically accounting for people, whilst travelling in a vehicle at slow speeds, such as site entry.