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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Buzdugan, A. Sidorencu, N. Vasilieva
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During the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, 58 world leaders made several agreements to prevent terrorists from obtaining nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Donald Kovacic, Elina Martikka
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This paper provides the summary and main conclusions of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) Technical Cooperation Department’s…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander S. Grigoriev, Olga Firsova
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A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) is an electric power source that uses heat generated in the course of the natural decay of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.A. Bostick, Paula Cable-Dunlap, C. R. Hexel, Lindsay T. Sexton, Timothy Riley, Matthew Wellons, Jessica White - Horton, James Sumner
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The Tamper-Resistant/Indicating Aerosol Contaminant Extractor (TRI-ACE) was developed by the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Richter, R. Jakopic, Y. Aregbe, R Buják
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Confidence in measurement results is established via reference materials, reference measurements and inter-laboratory comparisons. The…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Gray
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The use of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) in Naval Reactors continues to present a challenge to the nonproliferation regime. While no nation…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Samuel Callahan, Joseph Rivers, Mark Snell, Felicia A. Duran, Nathan Siu, Perry Pederson
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The Institute of Nuclear Material Management (INMM) conducted a Risk Informed Security Workshop to assist the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):O.K. Chopra, D. Diercks, Z. Han, Y.Y. Liu
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There is currently no designated disposal site for used nuclear fuel in the Unites States, which raises the prospect of extended long-term…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph Rivers, Alexander Sapountzis, Timothy E. Harris, William Gott
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) last updated its regulations for the security of fuel cycle facilities over 30 years ago. After the…
Type:JNMM
Volume:42
Issue:3
Author(s):Sbastien Philippe
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In the safeguards agreements between non-nuclear-weaponstatemembers of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty andthe International Atomic…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Homer, V. Ferguson, D. Brannon
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Safeguards-by-design is defined as the consideration of safeguards throughout the lifetime of a facility, from conceptual design to…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephen M. Francis
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This paper discusses the issue of what material should be covered under international safeguards. The IAEA is responsible for the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert D. McElroy, G. Spencer Mickum, Nolan Hertel
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Electrorefining used nuclear fuel is of key importance for enabling a potential future partitioning and transmutation fuel cycle including…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jonathan G. Teague, Diane J. Spengler
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Safety Class containers for 238PuO2 have been developed, tested, and qualified for use at the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dean Dominguez, Mark Snell
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Recent international recommendations documents, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Nuclear Security Recommendations on…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Timothy A. Stone, Timothy A. Stone
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Incidents involving release of nuclear materials stored in containers of convenience such as food pack cans, slip lid taped cans, paint…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Samantha L. Okowita
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The International Safeguards Regime, being so multi - faceted, can be overwhelming to those first introduced to its many components. The…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Faranak Nekoogar, Farid Dowla, Don Mendonsa
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nformation processing for future non - proliferation treaty verification regimes will demand flexibility, mobility, and higher bandwidths…
Type:JNMM
Volume:42
Issue:2
Author(s):Hui Zhang
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By 2012 China had fifteen reactors in operation with an aggregateinstalled capacity of about 12 GWe. In addition, twenty-sevenreactors,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Igor Khripunov, Heru Umbara, Khairul Khairul, Sara Z. Kutchesfhani
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The current emphasis on the need to protect radioactive sources from being used for malicious purposes makes it imperative to explore and…