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THE ROLE OF TEACHERS ON FORMING PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY IN INDONESIA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sheila Amalia, Adhitya Hidayat
Abstract:
The development plan of nuclear power plant (NPP) in Indonesia has been announced since the year of 1956, yet up till now there is still no…
The Status of the Japanese Project on Material Accountancy of Fuel Debris and U.S.- Japan Cooperation on Survey of Technologies for Nuclear Material Accountancy at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Keiichiro Hori, James Conner, Colin Carroll, Michael Browne, Cynthia Heinberg
Abstract:
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011 led to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (1F) and subsequent…
The Structural Experience gained and Lessons learned during the construction of the National Nuclear Forensics Laboratory at NECSA, in South Africa.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):PR. Mogafe, D. Booysen
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The construction of a nuclear forensics laboratory has been a process that required careful consideration for various aspects that may…
The Trilateral Initiative: IAEA Verification of Weapon - origin Plutonium in Russia and the USA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas E. Shea, Laura Rockwood
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Action #8 of the 13 points agreed in the 2000 NPT Review Conference Final Document call ed for the completion and implementation of the…
The UF 6 Coincidence Counter (UFCC) for Nondestructive Assay of 5A/5B Uranium Cylinders: Design and Benchmark Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Howard O. Menlove, Karen A. Miller, Johnna B. Marlow
Abstract:
he UF 6 Coincidence Counter (UFCC) is a 3 He - based nondestructive assay (NDA) system that was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory…
The UKs Contribution to the Galaxy Serpent Tabletop Exercise
Type:JNMM
Volume:42
Issue:4
Author(s):Andrew J. Heydon, Christopher A. Cooper, Paul Thompson, Phillip G. Turner, Robert Gregg, Kevin W. Hesketh, Andrew E. Jones, John Y. Goulermas
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the United Kingdom’s (UK) contributionto the Galaxy Serpent Virtual Tabletop Exercise. The UKteam consisted of…
The University of New Mexico Fission Spectrometer for High-Resolution Fission Fragment Yield Data, With Initial Results
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adam Hecht, Drew Mader, Rick Blakeley
Abstract:
Fission cross section and fragment yields are important for active interrogation, for understanding secondary reactor heating, and for…
The Use of a National Nuclear Forensic Library in Order to Identify Unknown Seized Nuclear Material Brazils Participation in the Galaxy Serpent Exercise, Brazils Participation in the Galaxy Serpent
Type:JNMM
Volume:42
Issue:4
Author(s):Jorge Eduardo Souza Sarkin Jorge Eduardo Souza Sarkin, Isabella Cristina Antunes Costa Bordon Isabella Cristina Antunes Costa Bordon, Rafael Cardoso Baptistini Pestana Rafael Cardoso Baptistini Pestana, Rafael Coelho Marin
Abstract:
The process of nuclear fission is governed by well-understoodphysical laws that may cause specific and predictable changesin the nuclear…
The Use of Aluminum as a Structural Component in a Radioactive Material Package
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G. A. Abramczyk, B. M. Loftin, J. S. Bellamy, Charles A. McKeel
Abstract:
The metal components of packaging certified for the transportation of DOT Hazard Class 7 – Radioactive Material, that meets the…
The Use of Performance Targets in the State - Level Concept
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian Boyer, Kory Budlong Sylvester, George Anzelon, Chantell L. Murphy, Celia Reynolds, Joseph Pilat
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With the pursuit of the State - Level Concept (SLC), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sought to further evolve the…
The Used Nuclear Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Disposal Analysis Resource and Data System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.M. Scaglione, K. Banerjee
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Performing the different types of analyses required to account for the changing nuclear and mechanical characteristics of used nuclear…
The WINS Academy Nuclear Security Certification Programme
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dr Roger Howsley, Daniel Johnson, Raquel Delgado
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Numerous professions, such as medicine, engineering and aviation require that their employees be demonstrably competent and professionally…
Thermal Analysis of Canned Motor: A Special Type of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor by Lumped Heat Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Vijay V. Mehta, Akshintahala Raviprasad, Pankaj Pandey
Abstract:
Primary Heat Transport (PHT) pumps in a nuclear power plant are required to be operated with minimum maintenance during their entire life…
Thermal Conductivity Studies on NpO2-Al Cermet Pellets
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Vickram Singh, R. Steve Owens
Abstract:
The ability to produce plutonium-238 here in the United States has become increasingly important as NASA’s supplies begin to dwindle. Pu-…
Thermal Performance of Vertical Dry Cask for Storage of High-Burnup Used Fuel
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yung Y. Liu, Jie Li
Abstract:
Modeling of the temperature profiles of dry casks was identified as a high-priority item in a Department of Energy gap analysis. In this…
Thermomechanical Characterization and Analysis of Insulation Materials for Nuclear-Based Space Power Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James G. Hemrick, Zachary Burns, George Ulrich
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Testing was carried out to characterize and predict the long-term thermomechanical properties of various thermal insulation materials for…
Thickness and mixed sample effects on areal density measurement with NRTA for particle like debris of melted fuel
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P Schillebeeckx, B. Becker, S. Kopecky, A. Moens, H. Harada, M. Koizumi, M. Kureta, J. Takamine, H. Tsuchiya, A. Kimura
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Neutron resonance densitometry (NRD) is currently being developed to quantify super nuclear materials in particle-like debris of melted…
Top Ten Things You Need to Know about Non-Destructi ve Assay
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas C. Pope, Scott L. Stewart, Manit Shah, Rob Zedric
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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…
Total Plutonium Content Determination in Pressurized-Water Reactor Spent Fuel with the Differential Die-Away Self-Interrogation Instrument
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Marek Flaska, Howard O. Menlove, Martyn T. Swinhoe, Vladimir Henzl, Alexis C. Kaplan, Sara A. Pozzi
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The Differential Die-away Self-Interrogation (DDSI) technique for nondestructive spent fuel assay is studied as a part of the Next…
Towards Production of Monodisperse Reference Particles for Nuclear Safeguards Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Knott, D. Bosbach
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Certified Reference Materials play an important role in quality assurance and quality control of analytical measurements and are therefore…