Year
2002
Abstract
Throughout the world, advanced monitoring systems are needed to help monitor and control many kinds of nuclear materials. These monitoring systems must be capable of not only supporting a variety of sensors and video equipment, but also operating in a multitude of configurations and modes. The Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Material Monitoring System (MMS) fulfills these requirements and more. During the past year much work has been accomplished on the next version of the MMS system. Many of these changes include a redesigned database, enhanced user interface, addition of a data acquisition component layer, and integration of additional sensor systems. In addition, much work has been accomplished on the development of a Data Review Station (DRS) for the IAEA. This Data Review Station work consists of significant improvements to the capability to review data and enhanced query and report capabilities. Additional new features of the DRS include a blind T-1 programmer, a T-1 authentication verifier, and a T-1 tester with verification. This paper will review in detail the changes and enhancements that have taken place in the last year for the MMS and DRS.