Force-on-Force

A type of security exercise designed to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of a security system. For the NRC, force-on-force exercises are used to assess the ability of the licensee to defend a nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities against a design-basis threat. For further detail, see Backgrounder on Force-on-Force Exercises at Nuclear Power Plants and Protecting Our Nation.

 

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