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Evolution of Safeguards–An Information-driven Approach to Acquisition Path Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph F. Pilat, Kory Budlong Sylvester, Clemens Listner, Chantell L. Murphy
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The IAEA’s Department of Safeguards h as embarked on an evolutionary process to more fully develop and apply…
Evolution of Safeguards - What can formal Acquisition Path Analysis contribute?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Irmgard Niemeyer, Clemens Listner, Gotthard Stein, Chantell L. Murphy, Arnold Rezniczek, Morton J. Canty
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Since therst ideas for supervising nuclear material, the verication system has evolved constantly. After having hadrst experiences with…
Exact Propagation of Variance and Confidence Interval Calculations
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Venkataraman, T. Burr, Stephen Croft, J . M. Kirkpatrick, K.D. Jarman
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The standard approach to uncertainty propagation used by the no ndestructive assay community in the case of analytical measurement models…
Examining Impacts, Challenges and Next Steps for Nuclear Nonproliferation and the Cyber Environment (abstract title)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kevin Whattam, Zoe Gastelum, N.O. Cramer, K. Conklin
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As the global community becomes more reliant on interconnected tools, processes, and systems, they simultaneously become more vulnerable…
Expectations for Safeguards Effectiveness and Efficiency under the IAEA State - Level Concept
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dunbar Lockwood, J. Stephen Adams, Ph.D., Mark W. Goodman, PhD.
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The safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) faces a number of serious challenges, especially with regard to…
Experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina with an Interregional Approach of Improving the Cradle-to-Grave Control of Sealed Radioactive Sources
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Armin Lagumdzija, Monika Kinker
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BOH) is a non-nuclear country located in Southeastern Europe with a population of approximately 3.8 million people…
Experiences in the New Nuclear Security Regulatory Framework in Hungary
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Zs. Stefánka, Á. Vincze, J. Sáfár, K. Horváth
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The new national regulatory framework for nuclear security in Hungary is based on the CPPNM and its Amendment. The basic principles and…
Experiments and Simulations of Correlated , Prompt Emissions in Cf - 252
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. D. Clarke, S. A. Pozzi, B. Wieger, Andreas Enqvist, P. Talou, I. Stetcu, S. Ward, E.W. Larsen
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Experiments and simulations of correlated , prompt neutron and gamma rays emissions from fission are being investigated as the search for…
Experiments and Simulations of Correlated, Prompt Emissions in Cf-252
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. A. Pozzi, S. A. Pozzi, S.D. Clarke, S.D. Clarke, E. W. Larsen, E. W. Larsen, M. Flaska, M. Flaska, A. Enqvist, A. Enqvist, B. Wieger, B. Wieger, M. J. Marcath, M. J. Marcath, S. Ward, S. Ward, R. Vogt, J. Randrup, P. Talou, T. Kawano, T. Kawano, I. Stetcu, E. Padovani, E. Padovani
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Experiments and simulations of correlated, prompt neutron and gamma rays emissions from fission are being investigated as the search for…
Exploring Quantitative Framework to Evaluate State-level Nuclear Transparency
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jeemin Ha, Man-Sung Yim, Hyeon Seok Park, Sung Yoon Park
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One of the ways to address the concern of nuclear proliferation over civilian nuclear power development is enhancing nuclear transparency.…
Exploring the Conditions for Global Nuclear Disarmament
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bryan L. Fearey, Alicia L. Swift
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Almost since the use of two atomic bombs in Japan at the end of World War II in the 1940s, there has been a push for the elimination of…
Exploring the impact of nuclear data uncertainties in ultra-high resolution gamma spectroscopy for isotopic analysis using approximate Bayesian computation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Burr, T. Burr, A. Hoover, A. Hoover, M. Rabin, Stephen Croft
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High purity germanium currently provides the highest readily available resolution gamma detection for a broad range of radiation…
Export Control and the Nuclear Business World
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sandro Zero, Sandro Zero
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I don’t intend to represent here the nuclear industry, but for sure I represent one of the major n uclear c ompanies, AREVA. No need to…
Extension of the Incident Flux Response Expansion Method for Radiation Detection Modeling
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dingkang Zhang, Farzad Rahnema
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The incident flux response expansion (iFLEX) method is an accurate and efficient tool to compute detector pulse height responses on-the-…
Feasibility of a Compton Suppression System for the X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ho-Dong Kim, Se-Hwan Park, Hee Seo, Seung Kyu Lee, Byung Hee Won
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Quantifying the plutonium contents in spent nuclear fuels or recovered U or U/TRU products is necessary in safeguards. The x-ray…
FEASIBILITY OF DIRECT DISPOSAL OF DUAL-PURPOSE CANISTERS FROM A CRITICALITY PERSPECTIVE*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John M. Scaglione, Kaushik Banerjee
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Utilities are currently meeting their interim storage needs on an individual basis using largecapacity dry storage cask systems. These cask…
Feasibility Study on the Use of On - line Multivariate Statistical Process Control for Safeguards Applications in Natural Uranium Conversion Plants
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jennifer L. Ladd - Lively
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The objective of this work wa s to determine the feasibility of using on - line multivariate statistical process control (MSPC) for…
Field Testing with Unattended Environmental Sampling Devices
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lindsay T. Sexton, Daniel Radford, Timothy Riley, Matthew Wellons, Jessica White - Horton, Paula Cable - Dunlap
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Researchers at Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been developing a tamper resistant/…
Final Design of a Mobile Pit Verification System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jessica N. Paul, Michael R. Chin, Ce Yi
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The Mobile Pit Verification System (MPVS) was designed as a “drive by” passive radiation detection system intended to enable a…
Final Staff Assessment of Chemical Security at Facilities Regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph Rivers, Larry Harris, Rebecca Stone
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As part of the 2007 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Bill, the Congress directed the DHS to establish the Chemical…