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Preliminary Delayed Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy for Non-Destructive Analysis of Fissionable Material
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mitsuo Koizumi, Jun Takamine, M. Seya, Willy Mondelaers, B. Pedersen, Jan Heyse
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There is a growing interest regarding how to effectively safeguard nuclear materials (NM), specifically how to efficiently determine the…
Preliminary Design of New Revised Curriculum for Nuclear Engineering Program with Strengthening in Safety Security and Safeguard
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Susetyo Hario Putero, W. Rosita, W. Rosita, Ferdiansjah Ferdiansjah, Ferdiansjah Ferdiansjah, Sihana Sihana, Sihana Sihana, A. Muharini, A. Muharini, Faridah Faridah, Faridah Faridah
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It is mandatory for educational institutions in Indonesia, that they have to evaluate or revision of their curriculum. The curriculum is a…
Preparation of Material Specific Management Plans for Heavy Isotopes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brad D. Patton, Sharon M. Robinson, Neal Mowery
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) possesses significant quantities of rare, irreplaceable actinide isotopes that can be used for future…
Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management Indian Wells, California, June 12-16, 2015
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael P. Tuell, KJ Maddux, G.L. Pfennigwerth
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The Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) developed and uses an integrated set of compliant systems for safeguarding and securing nuclear…
PROCESS MONITORING CONSIDERATIONS FOR REPROCESSING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Benjamin B. Cipiti
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Process monitoring (PM) for reprocessing facilities has been examined as a way to provide additional safeguards data and/or reduce the…
Progress in the Nuclear Forensics Support Project of the Republic of Korea
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lee Seungmin, Yim Hobin, Hyung Sancheol, Lee Sangiun, Kim Jaekwang
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published the Nuclear Security Series No. 2 to strengthen the international nuclear security…
Progress on understanding the complex photo- and plasma-dynamics of matrix effects in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James E. Barefield II, Kyle Hartig, Igor Jovanovic
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has the ability to perform rapid, real-time, elemental, and isotopic analysis of materials…
Promoting Intercultural Competency in the Nuclear Workplace
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Katherine Bachner
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Intercultural preparedness training is a staple of many workplaces that require international competence, including government, business,…
Proof of Principle of 10B-lined Proportional Tube Technology for Neutron Coincidence Well Counting Applied to International Nuclear Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kevin S. McKinny, Stephen Croft, R. D. McElroy, Steven L. Cleveland
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Numerous neutron detection technologies have recently been advanced in the drive to find viable alternatives to 3He proportional tube…
Public Education During Commissioning and Operation of a Nuclear Power Plant in India
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dhaivat Mandavia, Dhaivat Mandavia, Nitin Kumar Puri
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The scientific advancement comes with an increased risk and mitigation of risk is a challenging aspect. The scenario of educating the…
Qualification for Safeguards of the Sampling of UF6 using Alumina – “ABACC-Cristallini Method” – Progress Achieved
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sonia Fernandez Moreno, Osvaldo Cristallini, Adolfo Esteban, Eduardo Gautier, Geraldo Renha Jr., Leonardo Pardo, Olivio Pereira De Oliveira Junior, Peter Mason, Carlos Llacer, Machado da Silva Luis, Aníbal Bonino
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During the procedure currently used to sample material from process lines in uranium enrichment plants, the uranium hexafluoride (UF6) in…
QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN CALIBRATION AND USE OF PORTABLE HOLDUP DETECTORS FOR URANIUM AND PLUTONIUM FISSILE DEPOSITS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jeffrey A. Chapman, Sean Branney, Shaheen A. Dewji, Graham V. Walford, Stephen Croft, Franklin H. DuBose, Andrew D. Nicholson, David W. Roberts
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Portable gamma spectroscopy systems used for the quantification of fissile deposits are typically based on scintillation detector systems…
Quantifying Kinetics Parameters Using Cherenkov Light for Nonproliferation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David L. Chichester, Thomas Holschuh, Wade Marcum, Sean Morrell
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This study seeks to leverage existing optical measurement technology by assembling a new detecting system to identify and characterize…
RADIOLOGICAL SEALED SOURCE LIBRARY: A NUCLEAR FORENSICS TOOL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Martha Finck, David Chamberlain, Jodi Canaday
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If a terrorist were to obtain and possibly detonate a device that contained radiological material, radiological forensic analysis of the…
RAPID ASSAY OF TRACE SNM USING SHORT-LIVED FISSION PRODUCT MEASUREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Glasgow, Justin Knowles, Steven Skutnik
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Quantifying the fissile content of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) is of great importance to the materials management community and has…
Re-evaluating Self-Protection Levels in a New Security Environment
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Diane C. Stevenson
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Changes in the international threat environment coupled with the vulnerability of nuclear reactors worldwide raises significant security…
Re-examining the Impact of the Nuclear Renaissance on Nonproliferation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masahiro Chikushi, Katherine Bachner
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Challenges to the nonproliferation regime may result from the nuclear renaissance and the increase in sales of reactors and fuels that it…
Recent Developments Promoting Open-Source Geospatial Synergy: Emerging Trends and Their Impact for Nuclear Nonproliferation Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G. Renda, G. G. M. Cojazzi, Frank V. Pabian, Erik Wolfart, R. Jungwirth
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A number of recent developments in open-source information technology are creating new opportunities for data fusion for nuclear…
Remote Area Modular Monitoring (RAMM) of Dry Cask Storage Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hanchung Tsai, Yung Y. Liu, Jim Shuler
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Argonne National Laboratory, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy–Environmental Management, has been developing wireless…
Remote Detection of Improvised Radiological Dispersive Devices(RDDS): Capabilities of present-day Technologies and Future Possibilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Mukhopadhyay, P. Rakshit, S. Chatterjee, S. Ray, S.S. Ghugre, A. Gupta
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The growing size of the nuclear industry brings in issues related to material trafficking and development of improvised nuclear weapons by…