Year
1992
Abstract
Sandia National Laboratories has conducted studies which show that an automated personnel tracking and material monitoring system will enhance protection of sensitive and classified parts against an insider. Such a system will also significantly reduce the number of required, manual physical inventories at Department of Energy (DOE) sites. This will result in decreased radiation exposure to personnel conducting inventories and an increase in cost savings. We are developing a generic, real-time, personnel tracking and material monitoring system named PAMTRAK. PAMTRAK consists of four subsystems: a PAMTRAK host, material monitoring, personnel tracking, and entry control. A facility can configure PAMTRAK to use any combination or any number of material monitoring, personnel tracking, or entry control subsystems with the PAMTRAK host subsystem. The PAMTRAK host subsystem consists of a host computer, a system terminal, a number of barcode readers, and printers. The material monitoring subsystem uses radio frequency (RF) devices attached to or placed over material to protect it. The personnel tracking subsystem locates users wearing electromagnetic tags. The entry control subsystem consists of one or more Positive Identity Verifiers (PIVs) associated with short-range antennas. The PAMTRAK host enforces rules which facilities can tailor to meet their needs. PAMTRAK is installed at the Allied Signal Kansas City Plant, the 247-F Vault at the Savannah River Site, and the Hanford PFP. This paper discusses the technical security countermeasures and environmental, safety and health issues raised during these installations. We believe that incorporating a tag necklace, an image processing system, a canister monitoring system, and an authenticated material monitoring system would be useful additions to PAMTRAK for future monitoring of personnel and material.