A System Integration Strategy for Modernized MC&A Systems

Year
2005
Author(s)
Victoria Longmire - Los Alamos National Laboratory
B. J. Stinson - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
C.A. Pickett - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
G.D. Richardson - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J.J. Dunigan - Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc.
David D. Wilkey - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Benny Martinez - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Tim Hickerson - BWXT Y-12 LLC
L. R. Mooney - Y12 National Security Complex
Darrin J. Wallace - Los Alamos National Laboratory
R. L. Crisp - Y-12 National Security Complex
M. R. Ellis - Y-12 National Security Complex
J. R. Younkn - Y-12 National Security Complex
Abstract
Twentieth-century Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) programs have typically been implemented by people using technology in the field to ensure program compliance. MC&A programs of the twenty-first century will evolve into systems that utilize both people and increasing amounts of unobtrusive technology. This technology will increasingly be in the form of distributed remote unattended measurement, surveillance, and monitoring systems. These systems will be integrated to utilize rules-based algorithms that are specifically designed for detecting potential theft or diversion of material. To accommodate these types of systems, technology and system integration strategies need to be adopted that provide flexible system integration and versatile device communication. This paper will discuss the pros and cons of efforts to provide a “plug and play” MC&A system integration strategy using the inter-component communications called Web Services within the Microsoft .NET framework.