MATERIALS TRACKING INFORMATION SYSTEM: A COMPUTERIZED NUCLEAR MATERIALS ACCOUNTING SYSTEM FOR TRACKING ITEMS AT RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia, has designed and implemented a computerized nuclear materials accounting system under the U.S. Department of Energy’s FSU Materials Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) Program. JINR developed this system in less than a year. The Materials Tracking Information System (MTIS) presents a streamlined user interface while supporting good material control and accounting (MC&A) practice. It tracks both inventory and inventory changes and can be used for both sensitive and non-sensitive data. Its security features give users different privileges and access authorizations based on need. Additionally, MTIS mirrors the approvals that are required by the facility by allowing approval authorities to review and approve transactions before they are written to the permanent record. MTIS can generate reports for internal purposes and also supports reporting to the Russian Federal Information System (FIS). MTIS is oriented toward the smaller Russian nuclear facilities and has been designed so that it can easily be adapted to other sites. MTIS is being implemented by Russians for Russians, which is consistent with the goals of the MPC&A Program.