WATCH (Wireless Alarm Transmission of Container Handling): A low-cost, secure-item monitoring system
Sandia National Laboratories has developd a remote sensor package that provides a low-cost, convenient way of monitoring item movement. Originally, the package was intended for use in valve monitoring, but it is now possible to use it in any sensor application where hardware installation is impractical or uneconomical. Full system implementation includes a receiver/controller which correlates the arrival time of rf signals generated by item-monitoring transmitters to increase communication security. Wireless Alarm Transmission of Container Handling (WATCH) is such a system. One important application of WATCH is in storage vaults where there are a number of material containers. Applying WATCH to inventory control reduces inventory workload and employee exposure rates; the system also provides quick access to inventory information by interfacing the system with plant site computer systems.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6377479
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-87-1038C; CONF-870713-11; ON: DE87011866
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
ALARM SYSTEMS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
REMOTE SENSING
STORAGE
VALVES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE