Design of a study of Systems Analysis for Material Control and Accountancy Technology (SAMCAT)

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5497388

Persiani, P J; Rothman, A B; Bucher, R G; Daly, T A; Cha, B C; Trevorrow, L E; Seefeldt, W B; Stewart, W E

The Systems Analysis for Material Control and Accountancy Technology (SAMCAT) is a program to develop an interactive computer-based management system for decision support in evaluating Material Control and Accountancy (MCandA) upgrades and for validating the MCandA aspects of the Master Safeguards and Security Agreements (MSSA) effectiveness. This paper briefly reviews SAMCAT and presents the status of current activities, with primary focus on the design of a pilot study that has been planned for the near-term development program. The objective of the pilot study is to aid in the development and testing of assessment technologies by utilizing data and information from recent upgrades in MCandA measurements at several of the measurement locations that were important contributors to the uncertainty of the inventory differences (IDs) for a specific material balance area (MBA). The FB-Line MBA in the plutonium production cycle through Savannah River was recommended as a candidate MBA for the study. Attributes considered as selection criteria of key measurement locations for MCandA upgrades, importance rankings of the measurement locations, modeling approaches in evaluating the effectiveness of upgrades at given locations, and the data requirements to support the pilot study are presented. Applications of the near-term pilot study to the overall SAMCAT development program are also presented. 2 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Plant
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 5497388
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-87-142-Del.Ver.; CONF-871110-5-Del.Ver.; ON: DE88005586
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

055001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability-- Technical Aspects
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
ACCOUNTING
ACTINIDES
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
ELEMENTS
INVENTORIES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIAL BALANCE
MATERIAL UNACCOUNTED FOR
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PLUTONIUM
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
US AEC
US DOE
US DOE FIELD OFFICES
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS