Nuclear Sources and Assets Database (NUSAD) Development

Abstract

The Nuclear Sources and Assets Database (NUSAD) has been developed and is being maintained by the Atmospheric Radionuclide Monitoring Program at the Center for Monitoring Research (CMR). NUSAD is an Oracle-based database that contains information regarding nuclear sources and assets throughout the world. A source is any facility that could potentially release radionuclides and an asset is any device that can detect radionuclides. The database can be accessed through the NUSAD Geographical Display Tool (GDT). The GDT is a graphical user interface that provides users not only the capability to view, enter, and modify NUSAD data but also to geographically visualize the data on configurable maps. The NUSAD GDT consists of the ArcIMS geographical information system (GIS) coupled with NUSAD and specialized Java-based software. The database and the GDT will be used to assist in identifying the source of radionuclides found in data from the International Data Centre (IDC) and other institutions. This paper describes the data contained in NUSAD and demonstrates the capabilities of the NUSAD GDT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA525323

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  • Daniel Leussing
  • Joel C. Rynes

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  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Databases
  • Domain Specific Programming Languages
  • Ecology
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Systems
  • Language
  • Materials
  • Monitoring
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Reliability
  • Research Facilities
  • User Interface

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