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Tamper-indicating Quantum Seals
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Travis S. Humble, Brian P. Williams
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Confidence in the means for identifying when tampering occurs is critical for containment and surveillance technologies. Fiber-optic seals…
Technical Challenges and Technological Gaps in IAEA Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sergey Zykov
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The Safeguards technical and scientific basis now has a history of over 50 years and is sufficiently mature to have acquired certain…
Technique for High Sensitivity Gamma Detection in Radiation Portal Monitors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rollin Evans
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The demands of radiation portal monitors attempting to detect vehicle born sources on system sensitivity are extreme. Given the small…
Technologies and Approaches for Safeguarding a Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael F. Simpson, Milan Stika, Kirk Sorensen
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Efforts are underway to design a liquid fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) for commercial production of heat, electricity, and radioisotopes.…
Ten Years of Successful Bilateral Cooperation on Nuclear Safeguards and Security between the China Atomic Energy Authority and the United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nancy Peterson, Ike Therios, Gao Xuemei, Brent R. McGinnis, Scott Purvis, Yonggang Zhao, Ge Deng, Sen Li, Yongde Liu, Guoan Ye
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Both China and the United States have established effective domestic nuclear safeguards and security programs. Their cooperation to develop…
The Manhattan Team
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):KJ Maddux
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The Manhattan Team , part of the Y - 12 National Security Complex (Y - 12) , trains, advises, plans, and challenges layered site defense…
The Competition for the Ukrainian Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Rosatom, Westinghouse, and Implications for Nuclear Energy in the Near Abroad
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sarah McPhee
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Contemporary Ukraine suffers from multiple energy security challenges. For a decade, Ukrainian dependence upon Russian gas has sent shivers…
The Development Approach on Origin Management System of Nuclear Material at KAERI
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hyun-Jo Kim, Byung-Doo Lee, In Chul Kim
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The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has provided the annual report on inventory and inventory changes of nuclear material on…
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXAMPLE PRECISION INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS USE CASES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael J. Henry, Zoe N. Gastelum, E. Russ Burtner IV, Dimitri V. Zarzhitsky
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is interested in increasing capabilities of IAEA safeguards inspectors to access information…
The Development of Curriculum and Training Materials for a Certificate Course in Nuclear Security for Scientists, Technicians and Engineers in Nigeria
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S A Jonah
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This paper discusses the development of curriculum and training materials for the award of certificate in nuclear security targeting…
The Effect of Political Regimes on Nuclear Security Culture
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chris McKallagat
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This study considers the effect of political regimes on state efficacy and the implications for effective nuclear security culture in…
The Experience in Establishing an Integrated System of Nuclear Material Accountability, Control and Physical Protection under Its Long-Term Performance Assurance at the FSUE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Taisia A. Piskureva, Alexander M. Chlenov
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A specific feature of nuclear materials is the circumstance that alongside with global peaceful nuclear energy proliferation, the materials…
The Global Diffusion of Societal Verification Tools: A Quantitative Investigation of the Public’s Ability to Engage in Citizen Oversight
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Seán Kreyling, Amanda Sayre, Curt West
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The spread of nuclear and dual-use technologies and the need for more robust, effective and efficient nonproliferation and arms control…
The Global Nuclear Economy Impact on the U.S. Nuclear Industry
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Grice, Brian Horn, Santiago Aguilar
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Over the past fifty years, all five of the Nuclear Weapons States (NWS) (United States, France, Russian Federation, Peoples Republic of…
The Influence of Correlated Variance Structure in Relative Isotopic Abundances on Nondestructive Assay Results?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas E. Sampson, S. Croft, T. Burr, J . M. Kirkpatrick, Andrew D. Nicholson
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: Two important and commonly applied approaches to the nondestructive assay of special nuclear materials for materials accountancy and…
The likelihood of nuclear terrorism in Indonesia and its effect on nuclear security culture profile
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dany Mulyana
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Nuclear security preventive measure without a well-defined threat is a resources wasting process. Implementation of Physical Protection…
The Making of the Top Things to Know about Special Nuclear Material Video
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Corey Keith, Rob Zedric, Scott Stewart, M. Bencomo
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Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) plays an important role in the defense-in-depth of a nuclear facility by providing positive…
THE METHODOLOGIES FOR THE ANSI N14.1 STANDARD FOR URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jessica L. White-Horton, Matthew R. Feldman
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) N14.1 Standard, “For Nuclear Materials - Uranium Hexafluoride - Packagings for Transport…
The Nuclear Weapon States and the Humanitarian Campaign
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edward Ifft
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Since the invention of nuclear weapons in 1945, there have been “ban the bomb” and nuclear disarmament movements in many countries. Both…
The performance evaluation of a Compton suppression system for gamma-ray measurement and X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ho Dong Kim, Ho Dong Kim, Se-Hwan Park, Se-Hwan Park, Hee Seo, Hee Seo, Seung Kyu Lee, Seung Kyu Lee, Byung Hee Won, Byung Hee Won, Chaehun Lee, Chaehun Lee
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The amount of plutonium (Pu) contents should be measured accurately for nuclear material accountancy in the nuclear facility. Self-induced…