Design of a study of Systems Analysis for Material Control and Accountancy Technology (SAMCAT)
The Systems Analysis for Material Control and Accountancy (MC and A) Technology, SAMCAT, is a program to develop an interactive computer-based management system for decision support in evaluating MC and A upgrades and for validating the MC and A aspects of the Master Safeguards and Security Agreements (MSSA) effectiveness. Facility operators, staff from Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters and field offices, and staff from government laboratories comprise the research and development group responsible for this program. This paper briefly reviews SAMCAT and presents the status of current activities, with primary focus on the design of a pilot study which 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 MC and A measurements at several of the measurement locations which 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 MC and A 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.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Plant
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5862236
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-871110-5; ON: DE88002879
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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