- Author
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Meguire, P. G.
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Kramer, J. J.
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Stewart, A.
- Title
- Security Lighting for Nuclear Weapons Storage Sites: A Literature Review and Bibliography.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS SP 480-27,
November 1977,
39 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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contrast
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detection
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illumination
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incapacitation
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psychological deterrence
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recognition
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security lighting
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security systems
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visibility level
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visual processes
- Abstract
- The Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) program to enhance the security of nuclear weapons storage facilities includes the consideration of not only physical barriers and alarm systems but security lighting as well. This report presents a literature review and bibliography dealing with the optimization of Nuclear Weapons Storage Site (NWSS) security lighting through the application of established principles of psychological and behavioral functioning. Three distinct psychological/behavioral processes are relevant to the design of security lighting systems: (1) deterrence, (2) detection, and (3) incapacitation. General recommendations for NWSS security lighting system design are provided, based on the literature review and analysis.