Year
1993
Abstract
Safeguards equipment, such as the Modular Integrated Video System (MIVS) and Twin Minolta Camera System are routinely utilized in joint inspection activities by IAEA. The technical and Inspection activities associated with the equipment often require Joint travel to Install and remove surveillance systems at facilities. Such arrangements lead to duplication of effort in order to maintain joint inspection principles. The Safeguards Location Indicating Device represents a possibility to view joint inspection activities In which one inspector is able to perform the work of joint inspectors while maintaining appropriate joint inspection safeguards principles. This paper explores a technical proposal to implement the use of such Safeguards Location Indicating Devices. It explores techniques utilizing technologies which automatically report the locations of MIVS or Twin Minolta Cameras used for surveillance. This technology appears to have wide application in the use of containment and surveillance measures in Light Water Reactors without mixed oxide fuels and Storage Facilities. An overview of the \"E\"-Tag, an electronic identification tag, and the Aquila Remote Recording (ARR) device is presented. Initial impressions of IAEA inspectors are presented from the results of preliminary investigations carried out by IAEA inspectors, and Aquila engineers in early 1993.