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A New Approach to Nuclear Warhead Verification Using a Zero-Knowledge Protocol
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander Glaser, Alexander Glaser, Boaz Barak, Boaz Barak, Rob Goldston
Abstract:
Warhead verication systems proposed to date fundamentally rely on the use of information barriers to prevent the release of sensitive…
A New Method for the Analysis of the Detection Signal Arriving from a Pulsed Neutron Active Interrogation Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. Dubi, T. Ridnik
Abstract:
In this paper, we introduce a formalism for analyzing the detection signal, gen- erated by a pulsed source interrogation facility, in order…
A New Standard for Preemptive Military Action Against WMD Threats
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Fred Wehling
Abstract:
International law clearly requires an imminent threat of attack as a justification for the preemptive use of military force. However, the…
A New Versatile Safeguards Tool for Verification of PWR Spent Fuel
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Young S. Ham, P.L. Kerr, Raymond Swan, Alden Wong
Abstract:
A new versatile safeguards tool, Partial Defect Tester (PDET), that can verify various characteristics as well as the integrity of…
A Passive Tamper Indicating Enclosure For Use Within A Nuclear Weapons Monitoring Regime
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kevin Simmons, Jennifer Tanner, Jake Benz, Keir Allen, Helen White, Sarah McOmish
Abstract:
AWE and PNNL are engaged in a technical collaboration investigating techniques to enhance continuity of knowledge over Treaty Accountable…
A Programme to Immobilise Plutonium Residues at Stellafield
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.W. Hobbs, C.R. Scales, E.R. Maddrell, M.W.A. Stewart, S.A. Moricca
Abstract:
As a result of historic processing activities, a range of plutonium containing residues are stored on the Sellafield site. Sellafield Ltd…
A Progress in Development of Environmental Sample Analysis in KAERI
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kyuseok Song, Jong Ho Park, Seong Yong Oh
Abstract:
As a candidate to join the IAEA-NWAL for environmental sample analysis fornuclear safeguards, KAERI has been developing bulk analysis…
A Proposed Analytical Mode that Permits a K-Edge Densitometer to Continuously Monitor Concentration Changes of Actinides in a Fluid
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Collins
Abstract:
The K-Edge Densitometer (KED) is a ubiquitous and reliable instrument for nuclear safeguards, and has been used in analytical laboratories…
A Quantitative Evaluation Of States’ Nuclear Nonproliferation Credibility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Won Il Ko, Ho Dong Kim, Eun Ha Kwon, Kwang-Seok Lee
Abstract:
The year 2012 is significant for South Korea which will be hosting the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul; considering the status as…
A Review of Current Safeguards Technology Developments at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Karen A. Miller, Stephen Croft
Abstract:
The objective of international nuclear safeguards is the timely detection of the diversion of nuclear materials in peaceful nuclear…
A Robust Infrastructure Design for Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant Unattended Online Enrichment Monitoring
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nathan C. Rowe, James R. Younkin, J.R. Garner
Abstract:
An online enrichment monitor (OLEM) is being developed to continuously measure the relative isotopic composition of UF6 in the unit header…
A Test Stand for Uranium Concentration Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. L. Cochran, J. A. Cantrell
Abstract:
A system for testing equipment and methods that are used to measure the concentrations of enriched uranium in solutions has been developed…
Accelerator Technology for Long Range Detection of Nuclear Material*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James Lemley, Peter Zielinski, Krishnaswamy Gounder
Abstract:
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) mission is to safeguard the United States and its allies from global threats due to weapons…
Active Gamma Spectroscopy with NMIS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John T. Mihalczo, Mark Walker
Abstract:
The Nuclear Materials Identification System (NMIS) is used to identify materials by measuring neutron transmission and scattering with the…
Active Interrogation Behind an Information Barrier
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Desimone, Duc T. Vo
Abstract:
A neutron well counter and an HPGe detector behind an information barrier (IB) have been in use at LANL in the the Next Generation…
Active-Interrogation Measurements of Induced-Fission Neutrons from Low- Enriched Uranium
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Flaska, S.A. Pozzi, J. Dolan, P. Peerani, M. J. Marcath, D. L. Chichester, A. Tomanin
Abstract:
Protection and control of nuclear fuels is paramount for nuclear security and safeguards; therefore, it is important to develop fast and…
Adapting a Certified Shipping Package for Storage Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bradley M. Loftin, Glenn A. Abramczyk
Abstract:
For years shipping packages have been used to store radioactive materials at many DOE sites. Recently, the K-Area Material Storage facility…
Addressing the Challenges of RFID for Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Faranak Nekoogar, Farid Dowla, Keith Tolk
Abstract:
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a mature technology that has been used extensively in industrial applications for many years,…
Advances in the Measurement Sciences for Verification Being Undertaken at LANL in Support of Nuclear Safeguards
Type:JNMM
Volume:40
Issue:4
Author(s):S. Croft, Karen A. Miller
Abstract:
The objective of international nuclear safeguards is the timely detectionof the diversion of nuclear materials in peaceful nuclearprograms…
An Analysis Technique for Active Neutron Multiplicity Measurements Based on First Principles
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William Charlton, Paolo Peerani, Louise G. Evans, Braden Goddrad
Abstract:
Passive neutron multiplicity counting is commonly used to quantify the total mass of plutonium in a sample, without prior knowledge of the…