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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yasunobu Mukai, Hironobu Nakamura, David H. Beddingfield, Tsutomu Kurita
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Plutonium holdup inventory in gloveboxes are measured by HBAS (passive neutron-coincidence based NDA, Holdup Blender Assay System) for the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mo Bissani, Mark H. Killinger, Linda H. Hansen, Abdeljalil Jraut
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Morocco entered into force the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Additional Protocol (AP) in April 2011 and submitted its initial…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven L. Ward
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As part of the efforts to increase security of special nuclear material (SNM) following September 11, 2001, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ian C. Gauld, Andreas Smejkal, Konrad Schoop, Doro Wiarda
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Several European countries are preparing for the direct disposal of spent fuel. Most advanced are Finland and Sweden which target…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Wright
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The Comprehensive Analysis of Safeguards Strategies model, COMPASS, was initially implemented with the goal of eliminating functions and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Constance McAninch, V. V. Kartashov, B. A. Shestakov, Geneva C Johnson, Igor V. Zuev
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The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) has implemented several Material Control &Accounting (MC&A) and Physical Protection…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jacques Baute
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Since the early 1990s, the evolution of nuclear proliferation challenges has led the International Atomic Energy Agency to continuously…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Dawn Eipeldauer, Steven E. Skutnik, Tim Margrave
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Given the identified need to recruit and train the next generation of nuclear safeguards and security specialists, a critical area for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hong-Lae Chang, Echkard Haas, Jeremy Whitlock, Won-Il Ko, James Kent Sprinkle
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The INPRO (International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles) Collaborative Project to develop Proliferation Resistance…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rebecca M. Ward
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Nuclear fuel reprocessing plants contain a wealth of plant monitoring data including material measurements, process monitoring,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):V.G. Bozin, V.A. Mosolov
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The PPS project plan has been developed for the production areas at OAO Machine-Building Plant (OAO MSZ) in Elektrostal, Russia. The plans…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jae-Kwang Kim
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The IAEA has recommended that consideration be given to the interface between safeguards and physical protection system with its…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jessica McNutt, Randall Schur, Kyle Hartig, Phyllis Ko, Igor Jovanovic
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It has been suggested that laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a viable approach for efficient detection and characterization…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):H.O. Menlove, Taketeru Nagatani, Takashi Asano, Johnna B. Marlow, S. Nakajima, M. Swinhoe, Akane Kawasue
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This paper describes an interim summary on the results of performance test of the Advanced Verification for Inventory Sample System (AVIS…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Braunegger-Guelich, A. Heyes
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International concerns over nuclear terrorism have increased dramatically since the events of 9/11 as reflected by the initiation of the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John E Gunning, Sean Branney, Graham V. Walford, Lawrence F. Miller, David A. Rakel, Richard L. Mayer, David W. Roberts, John H. Dewes
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This paper is an attempt to clarify and enhance the means by which relevant detection, measurement systems and technique can be evaluated…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sophie Grape, Stephen J. Tobin, Peter Jansson, Niklas Lundkvist
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A geological repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and an associated encapsulation facility will be built in Sweden. The encapsulation…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Richter, J Truyens, Y. Aregbe, R. Jakopic
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The international initiative on a holistic Safety, Security and Safeguards (“3S”) concept for nuclear energy was launched with the Nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Sumi, T. Kageyama, Hiroaki Nakazawa, Hiro Okazaki, Katsuo Abe
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Accurate and precise measurement of plutonium and uranium is critically important for safeguards in addition to process control and is the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ryoichi Hajima, Michio Seya, Takahisa Nakamura, Alan Michael Bolind, Masatoshi Kureta, Kazuhiko Soyama
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This paper reports the progress that has been made over the past year at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) concerning four development…