A Hypothetical Facility Highlights MPC&A Concepts

1. A Hypothetical Facility Highlights MPC&A Concepts Utilizing a the commercially available interactive game engine, ORNL constructed a HIVE of a hypothetical material processing facility. The portable visual aid was used to explain concepts of physical protection and material control to workshop attendees. The user is immersed into an virtual environment, where the user can explore and interact with objects and other users. Besides lighting and sound effects, special particle and physics effects can provide a visually rich environment to hold user interest. No background script programming was required for this workshop visual aid, however the game engine does provide a very sophisticated scripting language to create behaviors for objects, computer characters, and the graphical user interface. Potential future uses for this visual aid include: Multi-user role playing Process layout planning Vulnerability Assessment training and process improvement Vehicle access control portal with monitors Microwave intrusion detectors Portal guard station with video assessment Shipping and receiving Access Control SNM portal monitor Access control metal detector Process glove boxes, hoods and equipment Vault storage