APPLICATIONS OF INVENTORY DIFFERENCE TOOL AT LOS ALAMOS PLUTONIUM FACILITY

Year
1998
Author(s)
Victoria Longmire - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Andrew Zardecki - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Tresa Yarbro - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Karen W. Hench - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract
A prototype computer program reads the inventory entries directly from the Microsoft Access database. Based on historical data, the program then displays temporal trends and constructs a library of rules that encapsulate the system behavior. The analysis of inventory data is illustrated using a combination of realistic and simulated facility examples. Potential payoffs of this methodology include a reduction in time and resources needed to perform statistical tests and a broad applicability to DOE needs such as treaty verification.