EXPANDING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MATERIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (LANMAS) TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY=S GROWING NEEDS

The Department of Energy=s (DOE=s) Office of Plutonium, Uranium, and Special Materials Inventory (SO-62) continues to support the improvement and standardization of nuclear material accounting through the funding and program management of the Local Area Network Material Accounting System (LANMAS). LANMAS conforms to the application and technology layers identified by DOE=s Enterprise Architecture via the use of commercial off-the-shelf computer systems and Microsoft computer operating systems. The LANMAS development effort began in the early 1990's and it is anticipated that by the end of Fiscal Year 2003, the LANMAS user base will increase to a total of 13 facilities. LANMAS is a network-based nuclear materials accounting software package developed to replace outdated and legacy accounting systems throughout the DOE. In addition to meeting routine site nuclear material accounting needs, over the past year, several of the LANMAS sites requested that LANMAS functionality be expanded to assist with ongoing site closure activities, including the processing, disposition and long term storage of nuclear material in waste. More recently, the Department and SO-62 are exploring how LANMAS capabilities and available commercial tool sets can be utilized to develop and maintain an independent store of timely and detailed nuclear material inventory information. This paper discusses current LANMAS capabilities, proposed new functionality, and how LANMAS supports the Department=s e-Government initiative for nuclear materials accountability. These activities ensure that LANMAS continues to remain a robust and viable software product with enhanced capabilities to support the Department=s various program needs.