BACKGROUND • USE OF RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS (RPMS) IS CRITICAL FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED MOVEMENT OF NUCLEAR AND OTHER RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
• PROPER ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION ALARMS FROM THE RPMS IS ESSENTIAL IN DETERING SUCH MOVEMENTS
• IMPROVEMENT OF ALARM ASSESSMENTS NEED TO ASSESS THE PROCESS FOR COLLECTING DATA, AS WELL AS TO DETERMINE THE UTILIZATION OF VARIOUS DATA FORMATS AND METHODS
SCOPE ASSESS THE COLLECTION OF DATA FROM
• RADIATION PORTAL MONITOR SYSTEMS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) • ANCILLARY HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS (HAND HELD/PORTABLE DEVICES) ASSESSMENT COVERS THE FEASIBILITY AND DIFFICULTIES OF COLLECTING DATA THAT CAN BE USED FOR ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT TOOL, AS WELL AS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE FORMATS AND DATA FIELDS REQUIRED.