INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE VACOSS-MIVS INTERFACE SYSTEM AT THE THTR FACILITY

Year
1990
Author(s)
B. Richter - Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
G. Stein - Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
S. L. Schneider - Sandia National Laboratories
R. L. Martinez - Sandia National Laboratories
K.J. Gartner - International Atomic Energy Agency
M. Heske - Hochtemperaturreaktor Kernkraftwerksgesellschaft
P. Ammann - International Atomic Energy Agency
J. Janssens - Euratom Safeguards Directorate
A. Terrasi - Euratom Safeguards Directorate
Abstract
The VACOSS-MIVS-Interface System is a joint development undertaken by Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque and KFA Forschungszentrum Julich /1,2/. It integrates two existing containment and surveillance technologies into one system with new operational capabilities, with the major objective being to reduce inspection effort while maintaining necessary and sufficient international safeguards assurance. In the absence of a safeguards inspector, the VACOSS-S seal could be handled by a facility operator, while the seal's installation or removal is recorded on video automatically. The recordings include both the scene and the data extracted from the seal.