DEVELOPMENT OF REMOTE MONITORING FOR UNATTENDED MODE NDA IN PFPF (PHASE II)

Year
1999
Author(s)
M.R. Sweet - Los Alamos National Laboratory
W. Harker - Los Alamos National Laboratory
H. Maruyama - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute
S. Takahashi - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute
Mark E. Abhold - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Steven E. Buck - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Takashi Asano - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institution
S. Namekawa - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institution
Abstract
Remote transmission of safeguards data has been identified in Program 93+2 as a possible development area that could improve the efficiency of safeguards. Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) has developed various kinds of unattended mode Nondestructive Assay (NDA) systems in the Plutonium Fuel Production Facility (PFPF) since 1989 in cooperation with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for international safeguards. JNC and LANL have initiated the development of a remote monitoring system for unattended mode NDA at PFPF in 1997 in a joint study program in order to demonstrate hardware and software functionality and procedures for remote transmission of NDA data. In November 1997, the Phase I system demonstrated the capability for data transmission, authentication and encryption using simulated NDA data. In June 1999, the Phase II system was introduced into the plutonium storage area in PFPF, and demonstration of hardware and software was carried out by using actual NDA data. Now, the field trial of this system is being carried out in order to demonstrate and consider how much efficiency and effectiveness was obtained through implementation of the remote monitoring system. This paper describes the outline of the Phase I and II remote monitoring system and future plans.