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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jason M. Lewis, Kelly A. Jordan, Dominik Rätz
Abstract:The non-destructive assay (NDA) of spent nuclear fuel is an increasingly important re- search area due to the need in international…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Srinivasan, Patricia Paviet-Hartmann
Abstract:The National Analytical Management Program (NAMP) of the US Department of Energy (DOE), as established now, draws upon the capabilities…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph V. Cordaro, Steven Wyrick
Abstract:Savannah River Site plays a critical role in the Tritium Production Supply Chain for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Giorgio Giorgiantoni, Fabio Girardi, Giuseppe Augusto Marzo, Lorenzo Florita, Pierino De Felice, Massimo Sepielli
Abstract:An accident occurring during the handling or the transportation of volatile radioactive materials in a radiochemical laboratory can result…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Kovaleski, E. Baxter, J. A. VanGordon, B.B. Gall
Abstract:Compact neutron generators have applications in active interrogation systems for the detection of illicit materials. Accelerator based…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Bliss, M. Swinhoe, Azaree T. Lintereur, Mitchell Woodring, Sean Robinson, Sean Stave, James Ely
Abstract:The shortage of helium-3 ( 3He) has created a need to identify alternative neutron detection options for a variety of nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Enqvist, R.C. Haight, S. D. Clarke, Sara A. Pozzi, B. Wieger, Hye Young Lee, Brent A. Perdue, Elaine Kwan
Abstract:Measurements were performed at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center in the fall of 2012 in order to obtain the energy-dependent…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):F. NIZEYIMANA, A. ALAMI, H. ISSARD
Abstract:Polymeric matrix composites (PMC) are widely used in radioactive material transportation and storage casks. The PMC neutron shielding…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Flaska, Sara A. Pozzi, Bruce D. Person
Abstract:Cyclic neutron activation analysis (CNAA) of fissile and fissionable actinides is being explored as a potential nuclear forensics tool. A…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sunil Chirayath, W. S. Charlton, Jeremy M. Osborn
Abstract:A study is in progress at Texas A&M University on the computational and experimental methods for determining the feasibility of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mitsutoshi Suzuki, Norichicka Terao
Abstract:As a new trial on probabilistic risk assessment in nuclear security field, system effectiveness of physical protection is evaluated in…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. A. Pozzi, E. W. Larsen, R.C. Haight, A Enqvist, Marek Flaska, Enrico Padovani, S. D. Clarke, Brian M. Wieger, N. Puppato, M. J. Marcath
Abstract:This paper describes the development of new models for neutron emissions for the simulation of spontaneous and induced fission events. The…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Benoit ECKERT, Benoit DURVILLE, Sarah FOURGEAUD, Igor LE BARS, Christophe MARQUIE
Abstract:According to the IAEA transport regulation, a fire test (800°C for 30 minutes) is required following the mechanical tests in accident…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick D. Lynch, Jeremy Townsend, Dyrk Greenhalgh
Abstract:Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) partnered with the Department of State’s Partnership for Nuclear Security (PNS) to engage a group of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Michael Whitaker, Dunbar Lockwood, Karyn Durbin
Abstract:NNSA’s Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI) sponsors a project promoting international Safeguards by Design (SBD). The…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Helen White, Paul Tatum
Abstract:Over recent years, increased attention and emphasis has been placed on investigating technologies that might be used to provide Chain of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Grant Spence, Sunil Chirayath, W. S. Charlton
Abstract:In safeguards and nonproliferation, the ability to estimate isotopic inventories of spent fuel is very important. However, those estimates…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Quercetti, Viktor Ballheimer, Bernahd Droste, Karsten Muller
Abstract:In transport casks for radioactive materials significantly large axial and radial gaps between cask and internal content are often present…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander Glaser, Sebastien Philippe
Abstract:The field of nuclear archaeology aims to develop the methods and tools to verify past production of fissile materials for military…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.M. Schwantes, K. Mayer, Paul L. Gassman, Benjamin C. Garrett, O. Marsden
Abstract:The Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG) is a forum for informal collaboration among official nuclear forensics…