OUTLINE OF A COMPUTERIZED NUCLEAR MATERIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS

A computerized nuclear material accounting system is described which enables a utility to account for its material throughout the entire fuel cycle. From input of transactions, the system records and reports inventories and transactions by accounts which the user may establish for discrete locations, item control areas, further subdivisions and material types. Account numbers are designed so that accounts and records are automatically sorted in the order desired. The system also generates the Material Status Reports for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.