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SAFEGUARDS GUIDANCE FOR DESIGNERS OF COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR FACILITIES - INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brent McGinnis, Michael Whitaker, Philip Casey Durst, Scott DeMuth, James Morgan
Abstract:
For the past two years, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of NA-24 has sponsored the Safeguards-by-Design…
Safeguards-by-Design: The Canadian Experience
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael A. Kent, James A. Casterton, Tom Ellacott
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Within the international nuclear safeguards community, “Safeguards-by-Design” (SBD) - the integration of safeguards considerations at the…
SAFEGUARDS; ITS ROLE IN THE PROMOTION OF THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Na Young Lee
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According to the Statute of the IAEA, IAEA is authorized to establish and administer safeguards as well as to accelerate and enlarge the…
SAFETY ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO THE KONRAD FINAL REPOSITORY – METHODS AND RESULTS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Florence-Nathalie Sentuc, Wenzel Brücher
Abstract:
A transport risk assessment study has been conducted for transport of radioactive waste with negligible heat-generation (low- to medium-…
SAFETY ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO THE KONRAD FINAL REPOSITORY – METHODS AND RESULTS - Presentation
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Florence-Nathalie Sentuc, Wenzel Brücher
Abstract:
A transport risk assessment study has been conducted for transport of radioactive waste with negligible heat-generation (low- to medium-…
Safety Analysis of theTransportation of Radioactive Waste to the Konrad Final Repository – Waste Data and Scenarios - Presentation
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ulrich Alter
Salt Phases in Calcined Materials and their Hydration Properties
Type:JNMM
Volume:38
Issue:2
Author(s):Stephen A. Joyce, Joshua E. Narlesky, D. K.irk Veirs, Eduardo Garcia, Obie W. Gillispie, J. Matt Jackson, Brian Scott, Laura A. Worl
Abstract:
Calcined plutonium oxide salt mixtures are packaged accordingto U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Standards for long-termstorage in…
Sampling Approach to Validate the Safe Storage of Plutonium-Bearing Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Laura A. Worl, Larry G. Peppers, Elizabeth J. Kelly, James McClard
Abstract:
The 3013 surveillance sampling approach combines statistical and judgmental sampling to provide a powerful, cost-effective method for…
Sampling Approach to Validate the Safe Storage of Plutonium-Bearing Materials
Type:JNMM
Volume:38
Issue:2
Author(s):Elizabeth J. Kelly, Larry G. Peppers, Laura A. Worl, James W. McClard
Abstract:
The 3013 surveillance sampling approach combines statisticaland judgmental sampling to provide a powerful, cost-effectivemethod for…
SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS: “HEY! YOU GOT ART IN MY SCIENCE! YOU GOT SCIENCE ON MY ART.”
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Boyer, B. Hayes, K. D. Michel, E. Elfman
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The pairing of science and art has proven to be a powerful combination since the Renaissance. The combination of these two seemingly…
Secondary Containment to Reduce Attrition and Improve Handling Costs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. K. Little, W. T. Rogerson Jr.
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Handling nuclear materials can invoke a long list of requirements related to accountability, contamination control, quality, security and…
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Materials to Develop In-core Safeguards Reactor Monitoring Devices
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew Douglas, C.J. Gesh, B.D. Reid, Mark R. Mitchell, Scott C. Szechenyi, Tere A. Ellis, Ruby M. Ermi
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During reactor operations and fuel burn up, some isotopic abundances change due to nuclear reactions and provide sensitive indicators of…
SECURITY THEATER IN FUTURE ARMS CONTROL REGIMES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jon S. Warner, Roger G. Johnston
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“Security Theater” (also known as “Ceremonial Security”) involves procedures, policies, and technologies that give the superficial…
SERS-Active Nanoparticle Aggregate Technology for Tags and Seals
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. Brown, George J. Havrilla, Stephen K. Doorn, Velma M. Montoya
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In this paper, we describe our efforts to create a modern tagging and sealing technology for international safeguards applications. Our…
Signatures for Different PWR Assemblies using Partial Defect Tester (PDET)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shivakumar Sitaraman, Young S. Ham
Abstract:
The Partial Defect Tester (PDET) produces a unique set of three signatures in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) spent fuel assemblies (SFAs…
SIMPLIFIED THERMAL CREEP MODEL OF AN IRRADIATED FUEL PIN
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Maurice DALLONGEVILLE, Cédric LANGLADE, Aravinda ZEACHANDIRIN
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TN International started recently a study of irradiated fuel claddings thermal creep in routine transport conditions to evaluate creep…
SIMPLIFIED THERMAL CREEP MODEL OF AN IRRADIATED FUEL PIN
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Maurice DALLONGEVILLE
Abstract:
Background Contents ? Physical basis ? In-cask configuration Fuel pin creep ? Parameters ? Deformation law ? Rupture criterion Simplified…
Simulation Modeling of Mobile Detection Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Edmunds, Daniel Faissol
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Vehicles, boats or personnel transporting radioactive materials could be detected by mounting radiation detectors on patrolling vehicles,…
Simulations of Neutron Multiplicity Measurements of a Weapons-Grade Plutonium Sphere with MCNP-PoliMi
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Enrico Padovani, E.C. Miller, B.D. Dennis, J.K. Mattingly, S.D. Clarke, S.A. Pozzi
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With increasing concern over the ability to detect and characterize special nuclear materials, the need for computer codes that can…
Small Gram Quantity Shielded Containers in a RAM Packaging.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Glenn Abramczyk, A. C. Smith, J.S. Bellamy, S.J. Nathan
Abstract:
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 71.47 [Ref. 1] requires that “each package of radioactive materials offered for…