MSSI- Provides Prefabricated Building Guard House with Turnstiles for Nuclear Regulation 10CFR73.55

May 14, 2009 - PRLog -- The United State Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U. S. NRC,  will be implementing some new rules with which those operating nuclear power plants and other nuclear reactors and radioactive facilities must  comply.  These new rules are being implemented now and facilities will be making plans to come into compliance with these regulations over the next 6 months.  

These regulations, among other things, will address Isolation Zones and the need for Physical barriers that will be instrumental in establishing these isolation zones for the added security and protection of nuclear facilities.  

Below is an excerpt out of NRC 10CFR73.55 that describes the need for the need for physical barriers to establish isolation zones  at the perimeter of nuclear sites.  Regulation Guide 5.69 is one of the implementing documents and 10CFR73.55 is part of the regulation:
c) Physical barriers. (1) The licensee shall locate vital equipment only within a vital area, which in turn, shall be located within a protected area such that access to vital equipment requires passage through at least two physical barriers of sufficient strength to meet the performance requirements of paragraph (a) of this section. More than one vital area may be located within a single protected area.

(2) The physical barriers at the perimeter of the protected area shall be separated from any other barrier designated as a physical barrier for a vital area within the protected area.

(3) Isolation zones shall be maintained in outdoor areas adjacent to the physical barrier at the perimeter of the protected area and shall be of sufficient size to permit observation of the activities of people on either side of that barrier in the event of its penetration. If parking facilities are provided for employees or visitors, they shall be located outside the isolation zone and exterior to the protected area barrier.

(4) Detection of penetration or attempted penetration of the protected area or the isolation zone adjacent to the protected area barrier shall assure that adequate response by the security organization can be initiated. All exterior areas within the protected area shall be periodically checked to detect the presence of unauthorized persons, vehicles, or materials.

(5) Isolation zones and all exterior areas within the protected area shall be provided with illumination sufficient for the monitoring and observation requirements of paragraphs (c)(3), (c)(4), and (h)(4) of this section, but not less than 0.2 footcandle measured horizontally at ground level.

Modular Security Systems, Inc. (MSSI) has recently been bombarded with calls and internet traffic  from consumers in the security industry regarding its latest product, a prefabricated building guardhouse with turnstiles incorporated into the design.  
 
Over the past 50 plus years the prefabricated building industry has been building guard booths and guardhouses as security units at plant and construction sites across the United States.  

The prefabricated building for guard booths and guard houses is no new product and is fairly ubiquitous throughout construction and plant sites across the US and world.      

Though the guardhouse is no new invention the prefabricated building guard house including access control turnstiles is a new invention and is becoming a staple on plant and construction sites throughout the world.    The U. S. Patent and Trade Mark Office is recognizing this prefabricated guard house with turnstiles as a new invention by awarding MSSI a recent Notice of Allowance for a patent for this unique invention of a prefabricated building  to serve as a guard booth.

Rob Slagel,  Co-President of Modular Security Systems, Inc. (MSSI) has this to say about the new invention; “We have recently had numerous calls from nuclear plant personnel as well as those planning construction projects an nuclear facilities.  Our new invention of a prefabricated building, including turnstiles that will serve as a guard house or guard booth will be a great way for nuclear facilities to come into immediate compliance with portions of Regulation Guide 5.69 and 10CFR73.55.  

Our modular guard house with turnstiles is a good method of establishing these isolation zones at nuclear facilities.

Find more information on the MAC online at www.securedbymac.com or contact Kevin Harrison or Steve Shelton toll free at 888-388-7768.

Modular Security Systems, Inc. (MSSI) is an intellectual properties holding company with expertise in designing and manufacturing unique solutions to address ever-changing world wide security issues.   MSSI sales and core market segments include worldwide ports, worldwide refineries and petrochemical plants, military installations, global industrial contactors, mass transit and large public events.

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MSSI is an Ohio based intellectual properties holding company with expertise in designing and manufacturing unique solutions to address ever-changing worldwide security issues.