Year
1992
Abstract
The In-Situ Readable Ultrasonic Seal System (IRUSS) is required by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to provide a comprehensive system for data acquisition, analysis and storage, and for the production of inspection reports for ultrasonically verifiable ARC and VAK-III seals used to safeguard nuclear material. The IRUSS system is a joint development between the Safeguards Support Programs from the Commission of European Communities, the United States and Canada, and the Unites States Department of Energy. The IRUSS system is for use by the IAEA Inspectors for installing and verifying seals at a facility, and by the Seal Clerks at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna for transferring to a Seals Database the relevant information on installed seals, sealing equipment and nuclear material secured under the seals. The paper describes an overview of the IRUSS system and presents the functionality of the major software components being developed under the Canadian Safeguards Support Program. The software development process and its management are presented. The key steps undertaken to precisely define user requirements are explained. The present status of the software development activities is given.