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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.M. Giaquinto, R. H. Ilgner, T. J. Keever
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Fissile Materials Disposition Program (FMDP) is pursuing the disposal of surplus weapons-…
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Author(s):L. E. Smith, D. V. Jordan, Emily K. Mace, Benjamin McDonald, Christopher T. Orton, Richard S. Wittman
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is developing an automated UF6 cylinder verification station concept based on the combined…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adrian Mendez-Torres, Sean Branney, Dennis Vinson
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As part of a disposition strategy for excess defense plutonium, a MOX fuel fabrication facility is being constructed on the Savannah River…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bryan L. Fearey, Bryan L. Fearey, Joseph F. Pilat, Joseph F. Pilat, Kory W. Budlong Sylvester, Kory W. Budlong Sylvester
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The 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) report outlined the Administration’s approach to promoting the agenda put forward by President Obama…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jerome Verbeke, Neal Snyderman, George F. Chapline
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Attempting to assay the Pu fraction in spent or reprocessed fuel by counting spontaneous fission neutrons immediately runs into the problem…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew Sternat, W. S. Charlton, Theodore F. Nichols
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Reactor burnup or depletion codes are used thoroughly in the fields of nuclear forensics and nuclear safeguards. Two common codes include…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce Moran, H. Nackaerts, Jill N. Cooley
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The safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must continue to evolve to detect effectively and early the misuse…
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Author(s):Vadim P. Semenchuk, Vyacheslav N. Levagin
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Implementing the upgraded nuclear material physical protection, control and accountability systems and methods is followed by their long-…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ian D. Hutcheon, Kim B. Knight, Michael R. Savina
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Resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) is an analytical technique still in its infancy with respect to applications in nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. J. Stinson, Michael J. Kuhn
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Large perimeter and property edge intruder monitoring is traditionally accomplished by point sensors or ground-based radar. Point sensors…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):George Berzins, Randy Jones, Calvin Moss, L. Karch, Richard Chiffelle
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We are engaged in a multi-year program to evaluate detection and identification (ID) capabilities of COTS RIID instruments. The framework…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Flaska, S.A. Pozzi, C.B. Lawrence, A. Enqvist, Shaun D. Clarke, C. C. Lawrence, M. Ojaruega
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Neutron spectroscopy has direct application to the detection of special nuclear materials for nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P. Peerani, J. L. Dolan, A Enqvist, S. D. Clarke, M. Flaska, S. A. Pozzi
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There is a dire need for the development of data collection and analysis techniques to measure and accurately characterize special nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. R. Grogan, S. M. McConchie, Paul A. Hausladen, John Mihalczo, James Mullens, Eric Sword
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Neutron radiography and fission mapping measurements were performed on four measurement objects with varying composition and shielding…
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Author(s):Gerald A. Byington, Walter I. North
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In this paper the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Frank Von Hippel
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The International Panel on Fissile Materials' Global Fissile Material Report 2010 (GFMR2010) contains analyses of publicly available…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kate Putman
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The recent passage of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty has brought hope to many seeking a decrease in nuclear weapons. A drawdown of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. David Lambert
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Significant effort is expended by any State, agency, or facility to develop a design basis threat (DBT) as a foundation for establishing a…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jana Fankhauser, Heidi Mahy, Chris Toomey, Steve Stein
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It is generally accepted that the national security community faces an impending challenge in its changing leadership demographics. The…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chantell L. Murphy
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In 2007 the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation and International Security (NA-24) urged the…