Year
2015
Abstract
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is interested in increasing capabilities of IAEA safeguards inspectors to access information that would improve their situational awareness on the job. A mobile information platform could potentially provide access to information, analytics, and technical and logistical support to inspectors in the field, as well as providing regular updates to analysts at IAEA Headquarters in Vienna or at satellite offices. To demonstrate the potential capability of such a system, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) implemented a number of example capabilities within a PNNL-developed precision information environment (PIE) on a tablet computer. PNNL’s safeguards proof-of-concept PIE intends to demonstrate novel applications of mobile information platforms to international safeguards use cases, demonstrate proof-of-principle capability implementation, and provide “vision” for capabilities that could be implemented. This paper documents the lessons learned from the two-year development activity for the Precision Information Environment for International Safeguards (PIE-IS), describing the capabilities, technical challenges, and considerations for future development, so that developers creating a similar system for the IAEA or other safeguards agencies might benefit from our work.