TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS – 02

Rapidly Deployable Intrusion Detection

Detection that has to wait for a permanent design phase isn't protecting anything in the meantime. GSS fields intrusion detection fast, then holds it to a permanent standard.

OPERATIONAL CONTEXT

The gap between the vulnerability and the fix is where risk lives

A vulnerability identified in an assessment, a construction laydown area, a temporary boundary, a system down for maintenance. Each creates a window where detection coverage doesn't match the site's actual risk. That window is usually closed with a compensatory measure, and the quality of that measure is rarely questioned the way a permanent system's design is.

GSS treats rapidly deployable IDS as an engineered system, not a stopgap. Detection technology is matched to the terrain and the threat, with buried line sensors and fence-mounted sensors for the perimeter itself, microwave and taut-wire for open ground and constrained approaches, thermal and CCD cameras for assessment once an alarm activates. The combination is selected for the site, not issued from a standard kit.

The same systems that go in fast can stay in permanently, up to and including PIDAS-capable configurations, or come down cleanly once the underlying condition is resolved. Either way, the detection probability and nuisance-alarm rate are documented against the regulatory requirement the deployment is standing in for.

METHODOLOGY
  1. 01

    Vulnerability & Terrain Review

    The gap driving the deployment, and the ground it has to be detected across.

  2. 02

    Sensor Selection

    Buried, fence-mounted, microwave, and taut-wire technology matched to terrain and threat.

  3. 03

    Assessment Design

    Thermal and CCD camera coverage aligned to sensor zones for alarm assessment.

  4. 04

    Rapid Deployment

    Installation and commissioning on a compressed timeline as an interim measure.

  5. 05

    Performance Testing

    Detection probability and nuisance-alarm rate validated against requirements.

  6. 06

    Transition Decision

    System is stood down, held as interim, or converted to a permanent installation.

CORE CAPABILITIES
Buried & fence-mounted line sensorsMicrowave & taut-wire detectionThermal & CCD assessmentPIDAS-capable configurationInterim or permanent deploymentRegulatory-basis documentation
RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTS
Operating nuclear facilitiesSmall modular reactorsNew nuclear buildOther high-consequence critical infrastructure
FAQ
How fast can an interim detection system actually be fielded?Timelines are set by the specific gap and terrain rather than a fixed number, but the systems are selected and pre-configured specifically to compress the design-to-commissioning cycle for an interim need.
Is an interim system held to a lower detection standard than a permanent one?No. Detection probability and nuisance-alarm rate are validated against the same regulatory requirement the deployment exists to satisfy, whether it stays in for a week or becomes permanent.
Can this scale up to a full PIDAS-capable perimeter?Yes. The same technology set and design approach support a PIDAS-capable configuration when the site requires isolation-zone detection rather than a single sensor line.

Close the detection gap before it shows up in an audit finding

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