PRNewswire
December 10

Infrasafe's government division, Advantor Systems Corporation, has just completed major upgrades to the Physical Security System at a nuclear facility near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The company has performed similar activities at a dozen sites within the former Soviet Union under the Nuclear Non-proliferation initiatives of the U.S. Government.

Infrasafe/Advantor was selected to play a key role in a cooperative effort of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the U.S. Department of State, and the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Uzbekistan. Under contracts from NNSA, Sandia National Laboratories, and the U.S. Department of State, a two-phase upgrade was implemented. Certain elements of the project were conducted under a rapid deployment plan due to the dramatically increased terrorist threats and close proximity to Afghanistan. The upgrades further advance the Bush administration's non-proliferation goal of increasing security and control of nuclear materials. Better security at the Institute became an urgent concern when terrorism risks escalated in the region.

Personnel from the Office of Non-proliferation and International Security at NNSA, a semi-autonomous agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), were on hand with U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan John Herbst, Vice Prime Minister Karamatov of Uzbekistan and ranking officials of the Uzbekistan nuclear, military, and scientific community to dedicate the new security enhancements at the Institute of Nuclear Physics near Tashkent.

Jeffrey Whirley, VP of Infrasafe/Advantor, said, "We are proud to be a part of such a critical component of national security and the international war on terrorism. We will continue to offer our design, integration, and logistics expertise to customers and markets across the globe. Our years of experience in these difficult high security environments have helped us meet our customers' dramatically changing needs."

DOE Secretary Spencer Abraham commented on the upgrades as part of an overall non-proliferation effort that is among his highest priorities. Secretary Abraham said, "The efforts were crucial in furthering international non-proliferation and counter terrorism efforts. By increasing security at this location we have contributed to improving the national security of the United States and others in the international community."

NNSA Acting Administrator Linton Brooke agreed, adding, "Nuclear materials security is a worldwide problem. While the responsibility for progress in nuclear and radiological security falls on the shoulders of individual nations, NNSA will continue assisting in improving security and fostering non- proliferation."

Infrasafe is a global security design and integration firm headquartered in Orlando, Florida with over 35 years of high level security industry experience. Infrasafe is known and respected worldwide for developing proactive security minded solutions, integration and installations of large high profile security solutions to commercial and government markets.

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