INVENTORY DIFFERENCE ANALYSIS AT LOS ALAMOS PLUTONIUM FACILITY

Year
1997
Author(s)
Victoria Longmire - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Andrew Zardecki - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Richard Strittmatter - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jay M. Armstrong - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract
We have developed a prototype computer program that reads directly the inventory entries from a Microsoft Access data base. Based on historical data, the program then displays temporal trends and constructs a library of rules that encapsulates the system behavior. The following analysis of inventory data is illustrated by using a combination of realistic and simulated facility examples. Potential payoffs of this methodology include a reduction in time and resources needed to perform statistical tests and broad applicability to Department of Energy needs-for example, treaty verification.