Testing of a low-cost item monitoring system
Material control is an important element of any security system which seeks to address the insider threat. Sandia has developed Wireless Alarm Transmission of Container Handling (WATCH) which is a remote sensory system that provides a low-cost, convenient way of monitoring item movement. Rockwell International/Rocky Flats Plant (RFP) and Sandia have conducted a long-term evaluation of the WATCH system in an operating production facility. Testing was conducted in a large scale, remote access storage vault for Special Nuclear Materials (SNM). A total of fourteen WATCH units were placed on storage containers in the vault. A schedule was established which provided prearranged movement of monitored containers on a regular basis. The test objectives were to determine 1) the feasibility of using the WATCH system technology to implement material control concepts, 2) the system performance in an active production area, and high radiation environment, 3) the sensitivity settings required for optimum system performance, and 4) the spatial resolution of the transmitter/receiver utilized.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, CO (US); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 6379600
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880631-
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 17; Conference: 29. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 26 Jun 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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