DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A MATERIAL MONITORING/TRACKING SYSTEM AT ANL-W

A Personnel and Material Tracking System ( P M T S ) d e m o n s t r a t e d at Argonne National Laboratories-West (ANL-W) in 1987 has resulted in the further development of this system. The results of the demonstration indicated immediate potential for the Material Monitoring/Tracking (MM) portion of the system. The MM system provides the separate functions of 1) observing all container movements, 2) authorized access approval, and 3) initiation and receipt of material transfers. All three functions are coordinated through a single computer which is known as the Computer ^Augmented Material Access (CAMA) computer. The Wireless Alarm Transmission of Container Handling (WATCH) system provides Function 1, and the Mobile Accountability Verification Inventory Station (MAVIS) system provides Functions 2 and 3. Faster communications and the expanded and refined software package developed to provide Functions 2 and 3 stands out as the major accomplishment of this project. Increased functionality with enhanced protection against the insider threat in a more friendly operator interface is provided by this software.