Material control processes as described in DOE O 474.1, Control and Accountability

DOE-STD-1171-2003

Supporting Knowledge and Skills

Discuss how material accounting relates to the overall protection of nuclear

material.

Explain the specific requirements for the accounting system database,

procedures, and accounts.

Describe the account structure for a facility.

Describe the required records and reports to be maintained by a facility.

Discuss the process of conducting, verifying, and reconciling physical

Discuss the minimum required frequencies and special requirements for physical

inventories by material category.

Discuss the purpose and use of inventory verification/confirmation

measurements.

Discuss the data quality assurance elements of the requirements for

measurements and measurement control and how they are monitored to ensure

continuing control of measurement errors.

Discuss the measurement control programs used at a facility.

Discuss the requirements for the external material transfer program including the

measurements and their time frames.

Discuss the requirements for the internal material transfer program.

Discuss how material control indicators are analyzed and how an indicator is

determined to be significant.

Discuss the sampling methods used to determine physical inventory values.

Describe the weighing techniques used to determine physical inventory values.

Describe the analytical methods used to determine physical inventory values.

19.

Safeguards and security personnel acting in material control and accountability

personnel shall demonstrate a working level knowledge of the material control

processes as described in DOE O 474.1, Control and Accountability of Nuclear

Materials and DOE M 474.1-1A, Manual for Control and Accountability of Nuclear

Materials.

Supporting Knowledge and Skills

Discuss the requirements for controlling access to nuclear materials, data, and

property.