MATERIAL CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ACCESS VAULTS PROJECT

Year
2003
Author(s)
Christina Files - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Rebecca Stevens - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Rebecca Stevens - Los Alamos National Laboratory
G. Butler - Los Alamos National Laboratory
G. Butler - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Benny Martinez - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Benny Martinez - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Victoria L. Longmire - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Victoria L. Longmire - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Chris Pickett - BWXT Y-12 LLC
John Y. Huang - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Janelle Dunnigan - Y-12
Janelle Dunnigan - Y-12
Jane Gaby - Y-12
Roger Lawson - Y-12
Roger Lawson - Y-12
J.R. Younkin - Y-12 National Security Complex
Chris A. Pickett - Y-12 National Security Complex
Abstract
The “Material Control and Surveillance for High Frequency Access Vaults” project sponsored by United States Department of Energy’s Office of Security focuses on enhancing materials control and surveillance of nuclear material stored in vaults that are frequently accessed. The focus of this effort is to enhance the materials control and accountability (MC&A) while decreasing the operational impact of these activities. Los Alamos and Y-12 have developed a test-bed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for evaluating and demonstrating integrated technologies for use in enhancing materials control and accountability in active nuclear material storage vaults. A few of the technologies that have been installed in the test-bed for evaluation are passive RF tags for immediate inventory identification, “SmartShelf™ Technology,” container weight sensors, and “Graphical Facility Information Center (GraFIC™).” Other technologies that show promise for use in nuclear storage vaults will be tested and evaluated. This report gives an overview of progress made to date.