Evaluating Penetration Monitoring Systems*

Year
1981
Author(s)
J. T. Markin - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract
Evaluating the performance of a process monitoring system in detecting improper activities that could be related to material diversion requires a framework for addressing the complexity and statistical uncertainty of such systems. This report proposes a methodology that determines the optimal divertor strategy against a monitoring system and the system probability of detection. This method extends previous work by correctly modeling uncorrelated and correlated measurement errors for radiation monitors.