SNL/VNIIEF Storage Monitoring Collaboration

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the Russian Federal Nuclear center-All Russian Research Institute For Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) (also known as Arzamas-16) are collaborating on ways to assure the highest standards on safety, security, and international accountability of fissile material. This includes systems used to reduce the need for human access to fissile material, reduce radiation exposure, and provide prompt safety-related information, and provide continuous international accountability information while reducing the need for intrusive, on-site visits. This paper will report on the ongoing SNL/VNIIEF efforts to develop technologies and monitoring systems to meet these goals. Specific topics covered will include: the smart Bolt tag/seal development, development testing of electronic sensor platforms (U.S T-1 ESP and VNIIEF Radio tag) for monitoring and transportation applications, the \"Magazine to Magazine\" remote monitoring system field test, and the \"Facility to Facility: storage monitoring system field trial.