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Safeguards Information Management Systems (SIMS)

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10136161
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  1. USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
  3. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  4. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  5. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
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The requirements for the management of information at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Department of Safeguards are rapidly changing. Historically, the Department of Safeguards has had the requirement to process large volumes of conventional safeguards information. An information management system is currently in place that adequately handles the IAEA`s conventional safeguards data needs. In the post-Iraq environment, however, there is a growing need to expand the IAEA information management capability to include unconventional forms of information. These data include environmental sampling results, photographs, video film, lists of machine tools, and open-source materials such as unclassified publications. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has responded to this information management need by implementing the Safeguards Information Management Systems (SIMS) initiative. SIMS was created by the DOE to anticipate and respond to IAEA information management needs through a multilaboratory initiative that will utilize an integrated approach to develop and deploy technology in a timely and cost-effective manner. The DOE will use the SIMS initiative to coordinate US information management activities that support the IAEA Department of Safeguards.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
10136161
Report Number(s):
SAND--94-0714C; PNL-SA--23872; CONF-940307--24; ON: DE94008936; BR: GB0103012
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

055002
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990300
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DATA COMPILATION
IAEA SAFEGUARDS
INFORMATION CENTERS
INFORMATION HANDLING
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
NONTECHNICAL ASPECTS