Year
1992
Abstract
PAPER NOT AVAILABLE. ABSTRACT: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is developing a Universal Authenticated Item Monitoring System (AIMS) to provide applicable agencies in rhe U.S. government and those in the International arena, with a secure and convenient method of monitoring the status of selected items. The benefit derived from this development activity will be the commercial availability of an Item Monitoring System with the capability for \"quick set-up\" monitoring, as well as a capability for long term unattended monitoring. The system includes a variety of sensors, a robust and authenucated Rp communication link, a receiver processing unit and an inspector-friendly PC interface. The fully developed system will provide the capability to monitor selected items in a real-time mode, in a secure remotely interrogated mode (via a secure telephone link) and in a standalone, on- site data collection mode. The sensor suite under development includes: advanced motion sensors; interior volumetric intrusion sensors; Re-usable, In-situ verifiable Authenticated (RIVA) seal sensors; generic utility sensors (to accommodate contact closure inputs); and radiation and environmental sensors. A new authentication algorithm has recently been developed that provides a high degree of system security. The AIMS system has potential safeguards applications in the areas of Arms Control and Treaty Verification, Military asset control, IAEA and Euratom non- proliferation verification activities as well as domestic nuclear safeguard activities. Commercial applications could include highvalue inventory control and security systems. The entire prototype system will be demonstrated.