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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles Q. Little, Michael McDaniel, Randy C. Brost, Natacha L. Peter-Stein
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IAEA inspectors face a rapidly widening challenge. Working within an already small budget, the number of inspection sites is increasing,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bradley M. Loftin, Glenn Abramczyk, Mark Bowers
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The Mk-18A transfer cask was designed for transfer of legacy Mk-18A target assemblies from the L-Basin Storage Area at the Savannah River…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Angela Lousteau, Jessica White - Horton, Jill N. Cooley, Commie Byrum
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There are a number of early- to mid-career professionals working at US national laboratories on international safeguards projects who have…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Kroc
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Electron beams have been used to sterilize medical devices since the 1950s. However, today the majority of irradiation sterilization…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Eric B. Rauch, Andreas Enqvist, Ira Harkness
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Spent nuclear fuel is being stored in dry casks as an interim storage solution. This current research supports the development of a neutron…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nathanaël Gombert, Guillaume Rousseau
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The automatic gamma assay system “MADAGASCAR” is used for identifying and quantifyingradionuclides in waste drums produced by the French…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hironobu Nakamura, Hirofumi Tomikawa, Megumi Sekine, Takuya Matsuki, Koichi Tsutagi, Hayate Tokoro
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In a reprocessing facility, it is necessary to develop a detector which can measure plutonium (Pu) content in the Pu solutions containing…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Douglas M. Osborn, Adam D. Williams, Katherine Jones, Elena A. Kalinina
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In response to the expansion of nuclear fuel cycle (NFC) activities—and the associated suite of risks—around the world, a recently…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Aharon Ocherashvili, Arie Beck, Tatjana Bogucarska, Jean Michel Crochemore, Gay Heger, David Michaeli, Itamar Israelashvili, Eric Roesgen, Giovanni Varasano, Bent Pedersen
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We present a method with potential for the detection of special nuclear materials (SNM) in shielded containers which is both sensitive and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kwan-Kyoo Choe
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North Korea has been trying to make use of its nuclear programme as a main tool of diplomatic leverage for saving its starving and dying…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David H. Hanks, James Rubenstone
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Deep geological repositories for direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel are planned for several States party to the Treaty on the Non-…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander Glaser, Zia Mian, Moritz Kutt, Pavel Podvig
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This paper reviews the status of global fissile material stocks and some key developments in recent years as reported by the International…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephen Croft, Andrew D. Nicholson, Susan K. Smith, Greg Nutter
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Over the past decade, considerable resources have been applied to investigate verification of used nuclear fuel assemblies for…
Type:JNMM
Volume:46
Issue:2
Author(s):Carlyn Greene
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Each January, nuclear professionals look forward to gathering in Washington, D.C., to network; learn about spent fuel management practices…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Douglas Reilly
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On 15 August 1945, Japan surrendered ending World War II and liberating the Korean Peninsula. The Republic of Korea (ROK) was declared…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert D. McElroy, Stephen Croft, Jason P. Hayward, Angela T. Simone
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Passive neutron correlation counting is a commonly applied technique for the nondestructive assay of plutonium-bearing items. In some cases…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gregory K. White, Tam D. Le, Amanda C. Askin, John Goforth
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) document entitled Nuclear SecurityRecommendations on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tapani Honkamaa, Mikael Moring, Camille Bélanger-Champagne, Pauli Peura, Mikhail Mayorov, Peter Dendooven
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In late December 2017, passive gamma emission tomography (PGET) was approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency as a new system for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shinguu Nakamura, Shun Aiuchi
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JNFL-2 site is composed of relevant gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facilities such as Rokkasho Enrichment Plant (REP), Centrifuge Test…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Hanks, Hector Rodriguez-Luccioni
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The Agreement between the United States of America (U.S.) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Application of…