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Testing and Evaluation

Independent validation, Unbiased and secure, Real‑world evaluation
[Image: Y.12 puts security technologies, like this body screening, to the test to determine their real value.]

Y.12 puts security technologies, like this body screening, to the test to determine their real value. Click image for larger view.

Y‑12 maintains one of the world's most secure facilities by being a leader in the evaluation and implementation of security technologies and processes. Y‑12 can help you determine the true value of a security technology by putting it to the test in a real‑world setting.

As an unbiased and independent organization, Y‑12's Technology Applications Center provides a qualitative look at your security technology's performance and answers the tough question: “Will the system work effectively when needed?”

Proven testing Methods and Expertise

As the nation's storage facility for uranium, Y‑12 validates the performance of more than 5,000 on‑site sensors and security systems annually. The management of such a large, complex program led to a disciplined approach in testing that is scientific in design and validated through statistical techniques.

Technology providers and buyers who require the same independent validation come to Y‑12 for operational testing of technologies in areas such as these:

  • Access control, including biometrics
  • Explosive detection
  • Intelligent video surveillance
  • Intruder engagement, including remotely operated weapons, and
  • Intrusion detection
  • Personnel, cargo, vehicle screening/inspection
  • Radiation detection and monitoring
Classified and Non‑Classified Settings

Testing can be performed at the site of your choice. If security is an issue, Y‑12 offers many secure environment options for classified and non‑classified testing projects.