Through structured interviews and a literature review, we assess
which approaches to protection against insider thefts in the
casino and pharmaceutical industries could be usefully applied
to strengthen protections against insider theft in the nuclear industry,
where insider thefts could have very high consequences.
Among other measures, we suggest consideration of constant
video surveillance of all vaults and insider-material interactions;
frequent and rigorous material accounting; requiring everyone
who touches material to sign for it; implementing an expanded
two-person rule; rewarding attention to security; and establishing
incident databases and experience sharing. While many of these
measures are in place for some operations with weapons-usable
material in some countries, they should be considered for more
universal application
