Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology

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Congratulations to the Packaging Certification Program (PCP) RFID Team for being selected as one of the 100 World's Best Technologies (WBT) for 2011.

For the information of the PCP RFID Team selection, see the WBT2011 sheet

Congratulations to the Packaging Certification Program (PCP) RFID Team for winning the RFID Journal Award 2011 for Most Innovative Use of RFID

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For the 2011 RFID Journal Award video, see http://www.rfidjournal.com/videos/view/639

The U.S Department of Energy is a Technical Board Advisor of the DASH7 Alliance. The DASH7 Alliance is a consortium of leading RFID industry players, gathered to advance the use of DASH7 wireless data technology by developing extensions to the ISO 18000-7 standard, ensuring interoperability among devices, and educating the market about DASH7 technology. Drs. Yung Y. Liu, ANL/PCP Team Leader, and James M. Shuler, Manager, DOE Packaging Certification Program, are on the Technical Board of Advisors to the DASH-7 Alliance.

For a web link, go to www.dash7.org

The DOE Packaging Certification Program (PCP) now has available an RFID tracking system for the management of nuclear material packages during storage and transportation. The system, developed by Argonne National Laboratory, involves hardware modification (e.g., form factor, seal sensor, and batteries), application software development, secured database and web server development and irradiation experiments. Argonne tested key features of the RFID tracking system of nuclear materials packagings in a recent week-long, 1700-mi demonstration. Both the hardware and software platforms were verified to be stable and to meet performance requirements. The PCP and supporting national laboratories are working on several RFID system implementation projects within the DOE Complex, along with continuing device and systems development and widening applications.

To view a movie on the PCP RFID system, click here

For description and technical specifications of the RFID system, see fact sheet

For details on the PCP RFID system, see the following papers and reports.

Qualification/Accreditation of ARG-US RFID Tag as a TID Seal , July 2012 [171 KB PDF]

Tracking and Monitoring with Dosimeter-Enabled ARG-US RFID System, WM2012 Conference, February 26 - March 1, 2012

Radiation-Sensor-Equipped Radio Frequency Identification System , July 2011 [799 KB PDF]

Integration of ARG-US RFID and DOE TRANSCOM , July 2011 [628 KB PDF]

Enabling ARG-US Radio Frequency Identification Technology in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 'Big Bird,' The Off-Site Source Recovery Project Truck, August 30, 2010 [18 MB file]

Report on Radio Frequency Identification 2010 Category I Vault Testing Program, July 2010

Report on A 2009 Mini-Demonstration of The ARG-US Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) System in Transportation, September 30, 2009 [13 MB file]

A Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) Temperature-Monitoring System for Extended Maintenance of Nuclear Materials Packaging, July 2009

ARG-US - An RFID-Based Tracking and Monitoring System for Nuclear Material Packages, July 2009

Report on Demonstration (DEMO) of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking System, September 30, 2008 [12 MB file]

Applying RFID Technology in Nuclear Materials Management, dated 2008

Development of the RFID System for Nuclear Materials Management, July 2008

Life Cycle Management of Radioactive Materials Packaging, dated 2007