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Design of the Improved Plutonium Canister Assay System 2 (IPCA 2)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Howard O. Menlove, Martyn T. Swinhoe, Shoko Iso, Carlos D. Rael, Karen A. Miller, Johnna B. Marlow, Daniela Henzlova, Masanori Kawabata
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This paper describes the requirements, design and initial performance of the Improved Plutonium Canister Assay System 2 (IPCA 2), a non-…
Destructive Testing of a Large, Type B, Drum-Type Radioactive Material Shipping Container
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jeffrey G. Arbital, Monty L. Goins, Drew Winder
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The U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Specification 6M 110 gallon container had been the workhorse for the U. S. Department of…
Detector Validation and Source Term Analysis of Uranyl Nitrate to Detect Diversion at Natural Uranium Conversion Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.D. McElroy, Nolan Hertel, Shaheen Dewji, D. Lee
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Conversion, the process by which natural uranium ore (yellowcake) is purified and converted through a series of chemical processes into…
Determination of Burnup from Measurements inside the Spent Fuel Assembly
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ho-Dong Kim, Hee-Sung Shin, A Kraynov, Se-Hwan Park, Jong-Myeong Oh, In-Chan Kwon, Dosik Kim
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Burnup of the spent fuel assembly can be determined from measurements of neutron, total gamma-ray, and gamma-ray spectroscopy. In most of…
DETERMINATION OF INITIAL ENRICHMENT, BURNUP, COOLING TIME OF PWR SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLIES BY ANALYSIS OF PASSIVE GAMMA SPECTRA AND NEUTRON COUNT RATE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Favalli, D. W. Lee, J. Hu, H. Trellue, Martyn Swinhoe, S.J. Tobin, Jeremy J. Gerhart
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The goal of Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI) Spent Fuel project is to determine the amount of plutonium in spent fuel…
Determination of Pu Content of U/TRU Ingot of Pyroprocessing Using the Passive Neutron Albedo Reactivity Technique
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ho-Dong Kim, Howard O. Menlove, Tae-Hoon Lee, Spencer Menlove
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The major target materials of safeguards for pyroprocessing are spent fuel assemblies, U ingots, U/TRU ingots, and waste materials.…
Determination of the 242Pu Branching Ratio via Alpha-Gamma Coincidence
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tzu-Fang Wang
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When the burn-up is high, the 242Pu isotopic content becomes more important. The traditional correlation method 1 will fail. The 242Pu…
DETERMINATION OF TOTAL PLUTONIUM CONTENT IN A SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLY BY MEASURING PASSIVE NEUTRON COUNT RATE AND MULTIPLICATION WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL DIE-AWAY INSTRUMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Vlad Henzl, S.J. Tobin, S. Croft, M. Swinhoe
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A key objective of the Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI) is to evaluate and develop non-destructive assay (NDA) techniques to…
Determination of Uranium Concentrations and Its Isotopic Ratios in Environmental Samples using Alpha-Spectrometric Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Khattab Mahmoud, Mohamed Monged, H. M. Diab
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Alpha spectrometry analysis has been used for the determination of uranium concentrations in different environmental samples. The…
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF ADJACENT SPENT FUEL ON CERENKOV LIGHT MEASUREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Lindberg, D.A. Parcey, R. Kosierb, E. Sundkvist
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The quantitative measurement of Cerenkov light, generated by spent fuel assemblies in spent fuel ponds, is being studied as a potential…
Developing a Methodology for Characterization of Building Materials' Natural Radiation Background and Integration into an MCNP Model for Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William S. Charlton, Jake Livesay, Tyler Guzzardo, Matthew B. Fitzmaurice, Alexander A. Solodov, Craig M. Marianno
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This paper describes a methodology for quick and efficient determination of the specific activity and composition of building materials…
DEVELOPING STATE-LEVEL SAFEGUARDS APPROACHES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Therese Renis
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The IAEA’s Department of Safeguards has embarked on an important new initiative to more fully develop and apply the State-level concept for…
Developing State-Level Safeguards Approaches: Reflections from Select Country Case Studies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Celia Reynolds
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The state-level concept, the foundation of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) efforts to transition to a more flexible and…
Developing the Californium Interrogation Prompt Neutron Technique to Measure Fissile Content and to Detect Diversion in Spent Nuclear Fuel Assemblies
Type:JNMM
Volume:40
Issue:3
Author(s):Howard Menlove, Jianwei Hu, Stephen Tobin, Daniela Henslova, Jeremy J. Gerhart, Martyn Swinhoe, S. Croft
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252Cf Interrogation with Prompt Neutron (CIPN) detection isone of the fourteen nondestructive assay (NDA) techniques researchedunder the…
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A NOVEL GAMMA RAY CAMERA FOR RADIATION SURVEYING, CONTAMINATION MEASUREMENT AND RADIATION DETECTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John A. Mason, Marc R. Looman, Adam J. Poundall
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This paper records the design and operation of a novel gamma-ray camera device. The instrument combines in one detector head a sensitive…
DEVELOPMENT OF A REMOTE GAMMA RAY AND NEUTRON DETECTION ELEMENT SUITABLE FOR “SINGLE PIXEL” OR COMPRESSIVE IMAGING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Dewes, Christoph C. Borel, Graham V. Walford, Lawrence F. Miller, Sean J. Branney, Raymond Maynard, David W. Roberts, David J. Bunker
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A practical gamma ray detector approach is considered, which is suitable for detecting and measuring radionuclides over a range of…
Development of a Tamper Resistant/Indicating Aerosol Collection System for Environmental Sampling at Bulk Handling Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paula Cable-Dunlap, Lindsay T. Sexton, Brian Anderson, Daniel Radford, Timothy Riley, Jeff Degange
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Environmental sampling has become a key component of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards approaches since its approval for…
Development of an Information Sharing Framework: Communication Strategies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Y. Kawakubo, B. Hoffheins, N. Inoue, R. Mongiello
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The importance of nuclear transparency continues to increase in the Asia Pacific region along with the anticipated expansion of nuclear…
Development of an Information Sharing Framework: Efforts at Regional Transparency in the Asia Pacific
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):George T. Baldwin, Naoko Inoue, Y. Kawakubo, Risa N. Mongiello, B. Hoffheins
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The concept of regional nonproliferation transparency and an information sharing framework in the Asia Pacific stems from nearly two…
Development of Analytical Instruments for Prediction of Nuclear Terrorist Activities
Type:JNMM
Volume:40
Issue:2
Author(s):Ivan I. Andryushin Ivan I. Andryushin, Eugeny V. Varseev Eugeny V. Varseev, Gennday M. Pshakin
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Creation of nuclear weapons, proliferation, and accumulation oflarge stocks of fissile materials in several states led to the emergenceof a…