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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dina Chernikova, S.A. Pozzi, Lenard Pal, John D. Anderson, Johan Anderson, Dina Chernikova
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A stochastic theory for a branching process in a neutron population with two energy levels is used to assess the applicability of the di?…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ron F. Milligan, II, Jeniece May
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The U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) will continue transitioning…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William J. Crooks III, William J. Crooks III, Kate Frame, Kate Frame, S. Stange, S. Stange, Douglas R. Mayo, Douglas R. Mayo, David K. Miko, David K. Miko, Mark Bourne, Mark Bourne
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Los Alamos National Laboratory has a number of spherical confinement vessels remaining from tests involving nuclear materials. These…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Looman, J. A. Mason, A. Towner, Robert A. Price, Roger Kvarnström
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This paper describes the design and operation of a Wide Range Segmented Gamma ray Scanning (WR-SGS) assay instrument for the measurement…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Looman, J. A. Mason
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This paper describes the design and operation of the Combined Technology Automated Waste Characterisation System (CTA-WCS) at JRC Ispra.…
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Author(s):J. S. Bogard, A.P. Belian, R.D. McElroy, J. A. Chapman
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Molybdenum-99 is produced by the irradiation of high-enriched uranium (HEU), resulting in the accumulation of large quantities of HEU…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sara A. Pozzi, Michael C. Hamel, Shaun D. Clarke, Marek Flaska, Alexis Poitrasson-Riviere, John K. Polack
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In this work, a design study of an imaging system capable of detecting both fast neutrons and photons is presented. The system consists of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Norm C. Anheier, John T. Munley, Lizabeth M. Alexander
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The resources of the IAEA continue to be challenged by the worldwide expansion of nuclear energy production. Gaseous centrifuge enrichment…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):YongDeok Lee, Chang-Je Park, Geun-il Park, Kee Chan Song
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In order to reuse fissile materials in PWR spent fuel, SFR linked with pyro chemical process is being developed in Korea. The pyro process…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. S. Charlton, C. M. Marianno, A. R. Contreras, K. Unlu, R. C. Lanza, G. E. Kohse
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As part of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) works to prevent the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kim W. Mitchiner
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Detection of threat targets, which consist of different types of shrapnel, has been evaluated for a dual radar system designed and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Lindberg, M. Larsson, J.D. Chen, D.A. Parcey, R. Kosierb, E. Sundkvist, C. Vogt
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Quantitative measurement of Cerenkov light generated by spent fuel assemblies requires an understanding of the absorbance characteristics…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jonathan G. Teague, Raymond N. Tell
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Seismic upgrades to safety systems at the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos, NM are needed based on the latest facility safety analysis. The…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kyuseok Song, Myung Seung Yang, Myung Ho Lee
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A simple and reliable separation method of plutonium and uranium was developed with extraction chromatographic techniques. Using the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B.M. Young, R. Venkataraman, R.D. McElroy, S. Croft
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The construction of three new uranium enrichment facilities in the United States has sparked renewed interest in the development and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew Francis, Jesse Cheatham
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The Next Generation of Safeguards Initiative is examining nondestructive assay techniques to determine the total plutonium content in spent…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven L. Ward
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The continuous evolution of nuclear safety has recently coined the term 'safety culture' to describe the environment at a nuclear facility…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tomonori Iwamoto, Katsunobu Yoshimoto, Takayuki Tamura, Yasunobu Mukai, Hironobu Nakamura
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JNFL and JAEA are collaboratively developing an Advanced Solution Measurement and monitoring System (ASMS) that is direct Pu measurement…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tom Hines, Lane Paschal, Greg Becker, Richard Mayer
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As part of the K-25 D&D project, NDA characterization data was generated to support the safe and compliant disposition of gaseous…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Martin R. Sweet, Matthew R. Newell, Robert B. Merl, Keith S. Morgan
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The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) next-generation Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) instrument, referred to as the Universal NDA…