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Investigation of the Use of ISOTOPICTM with Sodium Iodide Detectors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Harold Wheat Jr.
Abstract:
The ORTEC software ISOTOPICTM is designed for use with high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. This paper will examine the possibility of…
Investigation of the Use of ISOTOPICTM with Sodium Iodide Investigation of the Use of ISOTOPICTM with Sodium Iodide Detectors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Harold Wheat Jr.
Abstract:
The ORTEC software ISOTOPICTM is designed for use with high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. This paper will examine the possibility of…
INVESTIGATIONS ON THE LONG TERM BEHAVIOR OF METAL SEALS FOR SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Holger Völzke, Dietmar Wolff, Ulrich Probst, Sebastian Schulz, Sven Nagelschmidt
Abstract:
Metal seals are in common use as an essential component for the leak tight closure of transport and storage casks for spent fuel and…
IS DILUTION THE SOLUTION TO THE PLUTONIUM THREAT?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edwin S. Lyman
Abstract:
President Obama said at the April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit that the possibility of nuclear material falling into the hands of…
Issues Concerning the Security and Continued Use of Cesium-137 Irradiators
Type:JNMM
Volume:39
Issue:2
Author(s):Mark L. Maiello Mark L. Maiello
Abstract:
Sources of Cs-137 greater than 27 Ci (1 TBq) in activity are classifiedas “Radionuclides of Concern” by the U.S. Nuclear…
Item Monitoring at a Plutonium Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Claudette Chavez, Karen Duran-Suazo, Yvonne Herrera
Abstract:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has implemented Item Monitoring as a cost effective method to improve the quality of and confidence…
JAEA Development Programs of Advanced Technologies of Measurement and Detection of Nuclear Material for Safeguards and Security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masao Senzaki, Micho Seya, Michiaki Ohkubo, Yosuke Naoi, Shuji Wakabayashi
Abstract:
The Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (“ISCN”, hereafter) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)…
Japan's Spent Fuel Management Problems: Before and After Fukushima Accident
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tadahiro Katsuta
Abstract:
The operation of Rokkasho reprocessing plant has been postponed till 2012 for repeated serious technical problems. In total, 13,530 tons…
JOINT DEVELOPMENT: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND PAST EXPERIENCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.W MacArthur
Abstract:
Most arms-control-treaty-monitoring scenarios involve a host party that makes a declaration regarding its nuclear material or items and a…
KRASNOYARSK REGIONAL TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles T. Bolton, Karen Kaldenbach, Larry Ross, Yuri Estigneev, General Victor Belyakov, Colonel Valery Suldin
Abstract:
Since the 1990s the United States and the Russian Federation (RF) have been working closely together on several initiatives to reduce the…
LANMAS MOBILE TRAINING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lawrence B. Bowers, Patrice O. Lomax
Abstract:
Computer application training is best done when the student has access to the application during the training. The Local Area Nuclear…
Lanthanum Bromide Detectors for Safeguards Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Wright
Abstract:
Lanthanum bromide has advantages over other popular inorganic scintillator detectors. Lanthanum bromide offers superior resolution, and…
Large Scale Integrated Safeguards Information Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joe Damico, M.W. Thomas, Michael A. Thomas
Abstract:
IAEA nuclear safeguards require significant instrumentation at large continuously operating facilities like reprocessing plants. These…
Large volume and sensitive calorimeter for nuclear applications: latest developments for greater accuracy and shorter measurement times.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G. Etherington, Christophe Mathonat, G. Jossens
Abstract:
Among non-intrusive and non-destructive assay techniques for the characterization of nuclear materials, calorimetry is the most accurate,…
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR IMPORTING NARCOTIC AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND THEIR PRECURSORS INTO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cameron Coates, Alena Zhernoseka, Marina Naumova
Abstract:
Importation of narcotics and psychotropic substances and their precursors into the Russian Federation (RF) even for official purposes (e.g…
LIBS Instrumentation Development Applications to International Safeguards and NNV Activities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James E. Barefield, Samuel Clegg, Leon Lopez, Loan Le, John L. Jolin
Abstract:
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has been under development here at Los Alamos National Laboratory and laboratories in the…
LIFE EXTENSION OF 9975 SHIPPING PACKAGE – STORAGE AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM SUMMARY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. A. Dunn, K. A. Dunn, W. L. Daugherty, W. L. Daugherty, E. N. Hoffman, T. E. Skidmore, T. E. Skidmore, E. N. Hackney, E.R. Hackney
Abstract:
Results from the 9975 shipping package Storage and Surveillance Program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) are summarized for justification…
Lifecycle of Dismantled Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian Gullett
Abstract:
The Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) has been aggressively working to support the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA)…
LINEAR REGRESSION FOR CALIBRATION: HOW CAN WE APPLY THIS UNDER THE GUM?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R Wellum, R. Kessel
Abstract:
When the response of an apparatus is calibrated, linear regression is often the tool applied to put a value on the calibration factor.…
LLNL’s Experience with the 3rd ITWG Nuclear Forensics Round Robin
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael J. Kristo
Abstract:
The Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG) is an organization of technical experts, law enforcement officials,…