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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.D. Cummings, J. Krywonos, Peter C. Purcell, G. Rothwel, R. English
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The transportation of nuclear waste and new nuclear fuel is an important aspect in sustaining the generation of electricity by nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas N. Pham
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The physical inventory program is important to nuclear safeguards because, if established and maintained adequately, it confirms the…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.D. Cummings, J. Krywonos, Peter C. Purcell, G. Rothwel, C. Matthews
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The design and development of nuclear packages is critical for the safe transportation of new fuel and irradiated waste. The renaissance of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. Dubi, I. Israelashvili
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Neutron Multiplicity Counting (NMC) measurements are often effected by the de- tection system dead time. Still, dead time losses are often…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Olaf Schilling, Lars Müller, Viktor Ballheimer, Steffen Komann, Frank Wille
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Load attachment points, consisting of the lifting component and corresponding bolt connections, and lid systems, consisting of a lid,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lenard Pal, Imre Pazsit
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The problem of the eect of the dead time on the detection statistics has been treated in previous work in a general framework, using the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):João G.M. Gonçalves, Martin Andersen, Alexander O. Pimenov, Daria A. Plyshevskaya
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Large quantities of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and radioactive waste coming from the nuclear submarines and other nuclear powered ships have…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.L. Whaley, Kenneth Byers
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A tabletop exercise is an effective technique for evaluating safeguards and security performance and the quality of training programs. For…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Shinji Goko, Jiro Katayama
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For cross-check analysis in JNES, we are examining for applying three-dimensional continuous energy Monte Carlo code PHITS(1) (Particle and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Manit Shah, Nishant Parikh
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lethora of work has been done on different fault detection and isolation techniques but still not much work has been done on how to…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert Drayer
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Advancements in technology have opened many opportunities to improve upon the current infrastructure surrounding the nuclear fuel cycle.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Irmgard Niemeyer, Clemens Listner, Gotthard Stein, Arnold Rezniczek, Morton J. Canty
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In the past, IAEA's safeguards activities have been planned mainly based on the presence of nuclear material. However, resources should be…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Brian Craig, John Lee, Hanchung Tsai, Yung Y. Liu, Jim Shuler
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Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Packaging Certification Program (PCP), Office of Packaging and Transportation,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paul Ebel, Igor Khripunov, Dmitriy Nikonov
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Human factors and security culture are critical components in ensuring the security of nuclear facilities, infrastructure and transport -…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):David Ladsous, Laurence Esteller, Marie-Liesse DeLaporte-Normier
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The European Commission has entrusted the IRSN with a study to identify and analyse organisational and technological solutions for the…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Sven Schubert, Frank Wille, Viktor Ballheimer, Bernahd Droste
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In Germany dual purpose casks have to be assessed concerning material corrosion and aging, i.e. that a transport has to be considered…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S. Komann, Y. Kiyak, F. Wille, U. Zerbst, M. Weber, D. Klingbeil
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In the design approval of transport packages for radioactive materials, the mechanical and thermal safety assessment is carried out in…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Steffen Komann, Carsten Gröke, Bernahd Droste
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The majority of transports of radioactive materials are carried out in packages which don’t need a package design approval of a competent…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A. Detkina, O. Barinkov, A. Dorofeev, M. Orlov, S. Semenovykh, A. Tselishchev, A. Stroganov, Kuryndin Anton, A. Shapovalov
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This paper presents the results of assessment of radiation risk to the personnel and public for scheduled shipment of the spent nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard W. Poland, Robert Drayer, Jason Wilson
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This paper will discuss the key features of the Authenticated Sensor Interface Device that collectively provide the ability to share data…