Realidade virtual aplicada à proteção física de instalações nucleares

Abstract

Although Brazil is not a typical target of terrorist action, this danger should not be ignored or underestimated. In the new world order, those who feel threatened or harmed sometimes abandon diplomatic ways and resort to unconventional methods of response, which can result in acts of terrorism. With the increasing number of such attacks in recent years, the importance of the custody and control of materials that can be used in acts of terrorism have taken a larger dimension in the attention of governments and institutions to the proper safeguard of these materials. Due to its great potential to cause human, financial and moral damages, nuclear and radioactive materials are the focus of safeguard programs and strategies, with dimensions ranging from individual institutions to the framework of international organizations. The objective of this work is to investigate the integration of Virtual Reality techniques in the planning of security strategies for nuclear installations and the training of the team that will execute them, in order to avoid criminal acts involving radioactive materials. The results of this work indicate that virtual models of nuclear installations can assist in the elaboration and revision of the security strategies and in the training of the coordinated actions of the physical protection teams in emergencies.