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Analysis of the Developing States in the MENA Region Seeking Civilian Nuclear Energy, with a Primary Focus on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Type:JNMM
Volume:45
Issue:1
Author(s):Thaqal Alhuzaymi, Ayodeji Babatunde Alajo
Abstract:
The comprehensive analysis presented here attempts to analyze newcomer states in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), primarily the…
Analysis of the IAEA’s Approach to Allocation of Safeguards Resources
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kalman A. Robertson
Abstract:
Almost every state in the world has concluded a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA is…
Analysis of the Self-Loosening of Packages Impact Limiter Fastening Bolts under Vibrations during Transport
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Xavier KNEMP, Benoit ECKERT, Christian Lalanne, Marie-Thérèse CAILLARD-LIZOT, Christophe Valentin
Abstract:
Bolted impact limiters generally equip extremities of packages used to transport irradiated fuel or high-level waste. These shock absorbers…
Analysis of Transportation Options for Commercial Spent Fuel in the U.S.
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Elena A. Kalinina, Ingrid K. Busch
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is laying the groundwork for implementing interim storage and associated transportation of spent…
ANALYSIS ON STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN INDONESIA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Andhika Yudha Prawira, Stanley Jiasheng Xie, Deianeira L. Caudle, Ari S. Prabowo
Abstract:
The consumption of electricity continues to grow rapidly in Indonesia due to a fast developing national economy. The demand for electricity…
Applicability Assessment of Spectroscopic Assay Tool for Monitoring Lanthanide and Uranium Stream in Pyroprocessing
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Young Taek Jee, Jong-Il Yun
Abstract:
Pyroprocessing for recycling used nuclear fuel has been developed vigorously in Korea as a new potential back-end fuel cycle technology. In…
Applicability Evaluation of Candidate Technologies for Nuclear Material Quantification in Fuel Debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Active Neutron Technique – (Interim Report)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masatoshi Kureta, Akira Ohzu, Masao Komeda, Kazuyoshi Furutaka, Hiroshi Tobita, Makoto Maeda, Kentaro Hattori
Abstract:
The severe loss-of-coolant accidents of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) produced fuel debris in the reactor cores of Units 1-3…
Applicability Evaluation of Candidate Technologies for Nuclear Material Quantification in Fuel Debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Passive Gamma Technique -
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hirofumi Tomikawa, Akihiro Ishimi, Tomooki Shiba
Abstract:
The severe loss-of-coolant accidents of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) produced fuel debris in the reactor cores of Units 1-3…
Applicability Evaluation of Candidate Technologies for Nuclear Material Quantification in Fuel Debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Passive Neutron Technique - (Interim Report)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Taketeru Nagatani, Takashi Asano, Yoshihiro Kosuge, Hideo Shiromo, Atsuhito Shirato
Abstract:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) have surveyed technologies for nuclear…
Application of a Decision-Support Tool for Evaluating Radioactive Material Transportation Routing Options and Emergency Preparedness
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Mark Abkowitz, Amanda Bickford
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy is laying the groundwork forimplementing interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF…
Application of an Electrorefiner Model to Identify Potential Sensors to Detect Off-Normal Operations
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shannon Adams, Michael Simpson
Abstract:
Pyroprocessing is being considered for application to treatment and recycling of spent nuclear fuel. During this process, a molten salt…
APPLICATION OF CONTROLLED-POTENTIAL COULOMETRY AS A PRIMARY METHOD FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF PLUTONIUM NITRATE SOLUTIONS BEING USED FOR LARGE-SIZE DRY SPIKE REFERENCE MATERIALS; COLLABORATION BETWEEN JAEA AND SRNL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph V. Cordaro, Masahiko Yamamoto, Michael K. Holland, Maria E. Morales-Arteaga
Abstract:
Since November 2007, the laboratory at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency’s (JAEA) Tokai Reprocessing Technology Development Center (TRTDC) and…
Application of High Burnup 9x9 Fuel Model Bundles for Spent Fuel Transport Package Systems
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Yoshiyuki Fujita, Hirotaka Nojima, M. Matsumoto, Takehiro Isono, Tetsuro Takeshita
Abstract:
It is generally assumed in the criticality safety design of spent fuel transport packages that extremely conservative virtual spent fuel,…
Application of Lessons Learned: How Independent Oversight Assessments Can Contribute to Knowledge Sharing in Nuclear Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.L. Whaley, Frank Lamb, Franklin DuBose
Abstract:
Assuring the quality of measurements for varying forms of nuclear materials presents many challenges. In particular, uncertainties about…
Application of practical FSD reduction technique for MCNP code in the spent fuel cask shielding analysis
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Naoto Kubota, Daisuke Shimizu, Tsutomu Matsumoto
Abstract:
In order to apply the MCNP code to shielding analysis of spent fuel casks, the reduction of Fractional Standard Deviation (FSD) is an…
Applying the Enrichment Meter Principle
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephen Croft, Andrew D. Nicholson, R. Venkataraman
Abstract:
The Enrichment Meter Principle (EMP) is the simple yet powerful physical idea that underpins a common kind of uranium enrichment…
Applying the Kirkpatrick Model for Nuclear Security Training: The WINS Academy Year One Results
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Battistella
Abstract:
This paper is connected to the work WINS has done developing a model training programme, called the WINS Academy, to help the international…
ARGENTINEAN EXPERIENCE IN SPENT FUEL TRANSFER VERIFICATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leonardo Pardo, Sebastian Vigile, Gustavo D. Díaz
Abstract:
The Argentine Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) regulates and controls the nuclear activity in the areas of nuclear and radiological…
Argonne Safeguards Research Program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Pete Heine, Kirsten F. Laurin-Kovitz, Ike Therios, Linda Hansen, Justin Reed, Nicholas Smith
Abstract:
Argonne National Laboratory has an active and growing safeguards research and analysis program which integrates more than seventy years of…
Assessing and Enhancing Nuclear Security Culture: A Nigerian Case Study
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick D. Lynch, Stephen Dahunsi, Yakubu Viva Ibrahim
Abstract:
A national culture is difficult to define, however key elements of national cultures are the key fundamental principles that make up an…