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Nuclear Material Analysis for Forensic and Other Security Purposes - Book By the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Vitaly Fedchenko
Abstract:
The discipline of 'nuclear forensic analysis' (nuclear forensics) is normally associated with investigations and prosecutions in the…
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT THE NNSS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Benjamin O. Garcia, Mary Alice Price
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The Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), formerly the Nevada Test Site, was established in 1951 mainly for weapons testing; because…
Nuclear Materials within the United States
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian Horn, Angela Randall
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The United States has a centralized database system used to track the location and quantities of various nuclear materials of interest to…
Nuclear Nonproliferation Capacity Building Support by Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security: Modeling the Support Program for Vietnam and Beyond
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masao Senzaki, Michiaki Ohkubo, Yosuke Naoi, Naoki Kobayashi, Kazuko Hamada, Nu Hoai Vi Nguyen
Abstract:
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) embarked on the nuclear nonproliferation cooperation program for Asian countries in 2007 with the…
Nuclear Safeguards 3He Replacement Requirements
Type:JNMM
Volume:40
Issue:3
Author(s):L. G. Evans L. G. Evans, Daniela Henzlova, Howard Menlove, Martyn Swinhoe, S. Croft, Johnna B. Marlow
Abstract:
One pressing research and development challenge currently facingthe nuclear safeguards community is finding an alternative to3He gas for…
NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION NUCLEAR PLANT (NGNP)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Philip Casey Durst, Philip Casey Durst, Mark Schanfein, Dr. Mark Schanfein
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The Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) is a Very High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (VHTR) to be built near Idaho Falls, Idaho, with…
NUCLEAR SECURITY EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Howard Hall
Abstract:
The University of Tennessee Department of Nuclear Engineering (UTNE) established a graduate certificate program in nuclear security in…
Nuclear Security Summit: 2014 and Beyond
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephan Bayer, Dr. Robert Floyd
Abstract:
Nuclear Security Summits in Washington and Seoul have served well to bring to the minds of leaders the importance of nuclear security in…
Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Pathway Utility Attribute Weighting Survey
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. S. Charlton, David J. Sweeney
Abstract:
An aspiring proliferator has many different options when selecting a pathway to develop nuclear weapons. Proliferation pathways are…
Object-based Image Analysis Using Very High-resolution Satellite Data
Type:JNMM
Volume:40
Issue:4
Author(s):Irmgard Niemeyer, Clemens Listner, Sven Nussbaum
Abstract:
Under the Additional Protocol of the Nonproliferation Treaty(NPT), complementing the safeguards agreements between statesand the…
OBJECT-BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS USING VERY HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE DATA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Irmgard Niemeyer, Clemens Listner, Sven Nussbaum
Abstract:
Under the Additional Protocol of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), complementing the safeguards agreements between States and the…
One Path to Integrating Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards Systems: Perspectives of GNEII Alumni
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Wael Al Hashm, Michael Schuller, Adam D. Williams
Abstract:
As their capstone project, one team of fellows attending the Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute’s (GNEII) 2011 Fundamentals…
Online Monitoring of a CANDU6 On-Load Refueled Reactor via Deployment of an Antineutrino Detector
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N. S. Bowden, A. Bernstein, B. Cabrera-Palmer, B. Sur, T. Classen, L. Kolger
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Despite their very small interaction cross-section, the enormous flux of antineutrinos leaving a fission reactor can be used to follow…
ONSITE GASEOUS CENTRIFUGE ENRICHMENT PLANT UF6 CYLINDER DESTRUCTIVE ASSAY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jon Phillips, Norm C. Anheier, Bruce K. McNamara, Michael Curtis, Bret D. Cannon, H. Amy Qiao
Abstract:
The IAEA safeguards approach for gaseous centrifuge enrichment plants (GCEPs) includes measurements of gross, partial, and bias defects in…
Onsite Transportation Authorization Challenges at the Savannah River Site
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bradley M. Loftin, Robert W. Watkins, Don S. Hoang
Abstract:
Prior to 2008, transfers of radioactive material within the Savannah River Site (SRS) boundary, referred to as onsite transfers, were…
Open-Source Geospatial Information and Software Tools for Safeguards Analysts
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Karl Horak, Michael McDaniel, Denise Bleakly
Abstract:
Interim results from a two-year study at Sandia National Laboratories concerning open source geospatial data and open source software are…
Open-Source/Geospatial Information Working Group
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Karl Horak, Michael McDaniel, Denise Bleakly
Abstract:
A new working group was established this fall addressing the increased interest in opensource and geospatial information and tools. This…
Optimization of a Quartz-Crystal Spectrometer Design for Analyzing K X-Rays From Pu and U
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alison V. Goodsell, William S. Charlton
Abstract:
The ability to quickly and accurately quantify the Pu and U content within spent nuclear fuel is essential to nuclear forensics. The Pu/U…
Optimization of Remote Filamentation Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (R-FIBS)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jessica McNutt, Kyle Hartig, Phyllis Ko, Igor Jovanovic, Timothy Jacomb-Hood
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a promising method for detection and characterization of materials at a range of standoff…
Outlooks of Further Development and Upgrades Trends of Physical Protection Systems at LUCH
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. V. Leonov, G.V. Lavrentieva, V. Yu. Chukov
Abstract:
The paper describes the basic activities on physical protection systems upgrades performed at LUCH within a period of joint cooperation…