Integrated Nuclear Material Monitor

A mulititude of remote projects in the area of nuclear materials management have been initiated over the past several years. projects such as straight line1 and Modular Intergrated Monitoring System (MIMS)2, require sensor suites to support thier data collection. Low cost, low power, smal size and high functionality are key design drivers in this area. sandia has iniated a multi-year project to develop a 'family' of miniturized, self contained, electroniv monitoring devices for high value components and nuclear materials monitoring. the Integrated Nuclear Material Monitor (INuMM) is a mlti year project with the goal of demonstrating the integration of a wide variety of sensors into a small volume (aproximatley 1 cubic inch) with ultra love power electronics and an operaltional life of greater than 5 years. The first project deliverable is a \"hockey puck\" sized package which incorporates gamma radiation dose rate radiation total dose, temperature, hydrogen,pressure and humidity sensors. this sensor package is designed to monitor it state-of-health attributes in an AT-400a storage container and relay the information via the Straight line user interface. this paper will discuss the intial development effort, the AT-400a application and future efforts for the project.