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Data Fusion at Scale: Strengthening Safeguards Conclusions Through Applied Analytics
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Frederic Claude, John Coyne, Daniel Calle
Abstract:
The timely collection and analysis of all safeguards-relevant information is the key to drawing andmaintaining sound safeguards conclusions…
Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy (1): Development and Current Status
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Seya, F. Rossi, D.C. Rodriguez, J. Takamine, J.M. Crochemore, B. Pedersen
Abstract:
Safeguards verification of nuclear materials (NMs) depends upon the timely detection of misuse within a facility. To improve current…
DELAYED GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY (2): EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES FOR DETERMINATION OF FISSILE MATERIALS RATIOS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Seya, F. Rossi, M. Koizumi, D.C. Rodriguez, B. Pedersen
Abstract:
In the field of nuclear safeguards, new and improved active-interrogation non-destructive assay (NDA) technologies are needed for the…
Demonstration of the Advanced List Mode Module
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard B. Rothrock, Matthew R. Newell, Daniela Henzlova
Abstract:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), with internal funding provided through the LANLPathfinder Fund demonstrated the latest most advanced…
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR A MACHINE-READABLE CONTAINER IDENTIFIER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jim Garner, Noah Pratt
Abstract:
Throughout 2016, Oak Ridge National Laboratory investigated direct part marking techniquesand barcode readers that would be applicable for…
Detection of Missing Assemblies and Estimation of the Scattering Densities in a VSC-24 Dry Storage Cask with Cosmic-Ray-Muon-Based Computed Tomography
Type:JNMM
Volume:45
Issue:4
Author(s):Zhengzhi Liu, Jason Hayward, Can Liao, Haori Yang
Abstract:
Highly energetic, cosmic-ray muons can penetrate a dry storage cask and yield information about the material inside it by making use of…
Detection of Special Nuclear Materials Using Monoenergetic Gamma-ray Radiography
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian S. Henderson, Areg Danagoulian, John W. Fisher III, Richard C. Lanza, Hin Lee, T.D. MacDonald, Roberts Nelson, Guy Rosman, Sue Zheng
Abstract:
The detection of special nuclear materials (SNM) or an assembled nuclear device smuggled in commercial cargo represents a significant…
Developing an SSAC Self-Assessment Tool for Operators and Regulators
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sarah Frazar, Ian Hamilton
Abstract:
State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Materials (SSAC) are organizational arrangements at a national level that enable…
DEVELOPING SAFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS AND MEASURES FOR GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tapani Honkamaa, Elina Martikka, Olli Okko, Marko Hämäläinen
Abstract:
In Finland, the Government issued the license to construct the disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel in November 2015. Consequently, the…
Development and Demonstration of a Buddy-Tag Prototype
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander Glaser, Sharon DeLand, Heidi A. Smartt, Jay Brotz, Andrew Kim, Benjamin R. Reimold, Michael Hepler, Thomas Schaffner
Abstract:
Future nuclear arms-control agreements may place numerical limits on the total numberof warheads in the nuclear arsenals of states.…
Development and Functionalities of a Software Tool to Perform the Monitoring for Safeguards Activities of Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plants Making Use of Load Cell, Accountancy Scale and online Mass Spectrometer Plant Data
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P. Richir, A. Lebrun, S. Jung, E. Agboraw, Willem Janssens, Ph. Buchet
Abstract:
Safeguards verification of the flow and inventory of nuclear material at large scale Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plants remains challenging…
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS REGULATORY DOCUMENT FOR THE CANADIAN NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick Burton, Vibha Bahl
Abstract:
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is the nuclear regulatory authority in Canada and has the mandate to ensure the successful…
DEVELOPMENT OF A HANDHELD URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE SAMPLING DEVICE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A.S. Hebden, Nicholas Smith
Abstract:
Sampling of uranium hexafluoride for destructive analysis is a common practice for both consumer acceptance and state declaration…
Development of a Micro-Sampling System to Support Pyroprocess MC&A
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Candido Pereira, Cari A. Launiere
Abstract:
Tracking the composition of salt as it moves through an electrochemical reprocessing facility is a challenging task because electrochemical…
Development of a Nonproliferation Program at Virginia Commonwealth University
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Braden Goddard, Supathorn Phongikaroon, William Pelfrey
Abstract:
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has recently expanded its teaching and research capabilities in the area of nonproliferation. With…
Development of a Nuclear Fuel Cycle Educational Exercise
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Débora M. Trombetta, Jian Su
Abstract:
Nuclear security education has been received increasingly attention in universities worldwide. The introduc- tion of a security approach…
Development of computational model for a scintillator based partial defect detector to safeguard PWR spent fuel assemblies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Haneol Lee
Abstract:
IAEA Safeguards Criteria indicates that the nuclear material should be verified before entering “difficult-to- access” area. Partial defect…
Development of Human Bio-signals Monitoring Technology to Enhance Nuclear Security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Man-Sung Yim, Young-A Suh
Abstract:
This study discusses the possibility of predicting and detecting various threats from humans in nuclear industries, by using human…
Development of Neutron Energy Spectrum Based Nuclear Forensics Attribution Methodology Using Trace Nuclide Ratios in Weapons-Grade Plutonium
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Evans D. Kitcher, Jeremy M. Osborn, Sunil S. Chirayath
Abstract:
A study is currently in progress at Texas A&M University on the computational and experimental methods for reliably predicting and…
Discussion of the IAEA Error Approach to Producing Variance Estimates for Use in Material Balance Evaluation and the International Target Values, and Comparison to Metrological Definitions of Precis
Type:JNMM
Volume:45
Issue:2
Author(s):Stephen J. Walsh, Tom L. Burr, Klaus Martin
Abstract:
Representatives from the nuclear safeguards evaluator and analytical communities are engaged in discussions on approaches to uncertainty…