DEVELOPMENT OF DUPIC MATERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM

Year
1999
Author(s)
Ho-Dong Kim - Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Rena Whiteson - Los Alarnos National Laboratory
Mike Boor - Los Alarnos National Laboratory
Byung-Wook Lee - Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Myung Seung Yang - Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Benny Martinez - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dae-Yong Song - Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Robert Landry - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jong-Sook Hong - Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Kee-Hoh Byeon - Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Abstract
KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) has developed a nuclear material accountability system for DUPIC (Direct Use of Spent PWR Fuel in CANDU) fuel cycle process. The software development for the material accountability started with a general model software, so-called CoreMAS (Core Material Accountability System), at the beginning of 1998. The development efforts have been focused on the DUPIC safeguards system, and in addition, improved to meet Korean safeguards requirements under domestic laws and regulations. The software being developed as a local area network-based accountability system with a multi-user environment is able t track and control nuclear material flow within a facility and inter-facility. In addition, it could be operated in a near-real time manner and also able to generate records and reports as necessary for facility operator and domestic and international inspector. This paper addresses DMAS(DUPIC Material Accountability System) being developed by KAERI and simulation in a small-scale DUPIC process for the verification of the software performance and for seeking further works.