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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. Geist, James West, Corey Freeman
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Cadmium is increasingly difficult to use in safeguards applications because of rising cost and increased health and safety regulations.…
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Author(s):Philip Casey Durst
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The number of American professionals, especially safeguards inspectors, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has diminished…
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Author(s):Michael J. Finnegan
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This analysis concludes that it is unlikely that the IAEA, or another international nuclear institution, will play a significant role in…
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Author(s):Brian W. Smith, Richard Wallace, M. William Johnson, Matrin Robel, Gordon D. Jarvinen, Charles G. Bathke, Bartley B. Ebbinghaus, Brian Collins, Keith S. Bradley
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This paper is an extension to earlier studies [1,2] that examined the attractiveness of materials mixtures containing special nuclear…
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Author(s):K. Michel, B. Hayes, Joseph Montoya, M. Dunn, E. Elfman
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ABSTRACT The benefit of Projected Virtual Reality is immediately apparent and obvious to everyone who has seen a demonstration of the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Andrew Benwell, S. Kovaleski, John Gahl, E. Baxter, J. Kwon
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Detection of nuclear materials in containers is possible by probing the container with energetic particles to induce a measurable nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jun Li, Man-Sung Yim, David McNelis
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This paper presents an attempt to predict a country’s nuclear proliferation decisions based on open source information. The approach is…
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Author(s):Daniel J. Blumenthal, Leticia Pibida
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Human portable radiation detection systems are important tools used by the first responder and law enforcement community in the preventive…
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Author(s):Michael A. Flagg, J. David Robertson, John Gahl, Les Foyto
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Material control and accountancy (MC&A) methodologies are critical when establishing an effective State Systems of Accounting for and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Raymond Greenberg, Raymond Greenberg, Michael V. Strosinski, Michael V. Strosinski
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In May 2004, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration established the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Michael Whitaker, Brent McGinnis, Jim Morgan, Richard L. Mayer
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Currently, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) performs nondestructive assay (NDA) measurements on uranium hexafluoride (UF6)…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Q.S. Bob Truong, G. Parsons, J. Mulvie
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In support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Canadian Safeguards Support Program (CSSP) is continuing to investigate…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Martyn T. Swinhoe, Peter Santi, Philip Hypes, W. Geist, Elisa Bonner
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The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) supports the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by providing training for IAEA inspectors…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. A. Lützenkirchen, M. Wallenius, S. Millet, J. Horta, K. Mayer, Z. Varga, A. Nicholl, G. Rasmussen, T. Wiss
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In 1998, during clean-up operations in a cellar in the Bavarian town of Garmisch- Partenkirchen, a black cube of 5 cm side length and 2.4…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James Miller, William S. Charlton
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An integral part of deterring nuclear terrorism is the swift attribution of any event to a particular state or organization. By quickly…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert Elwood, Bruce Jensen, Lev Neymotin, Charles Roche, Andrey S. Sviridov, Victor Erastov, I. Sazonov, A.A. Petrov, A.V. Stepashko, A.A. Voronkov
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In 2006-2007 US DOE/NNSA developed MSET – an analytical tool for assessing effectiveness of MC&A systems at nuclear facilities. One of…
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Author(s):J.Wesley Hines, James J. Henkel
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This paper presents current development and application of process monitoring techniques to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kun Chen, Yung Y. Liu, James M. Shuler
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ARG-US is a system for the management of nuclear materials that is based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Bridson
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Most high-end Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) typically involve a considerable programming effort, along with an ongoing…
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Author(s):Mark J. Harper, Martin E. Nelson, Kelly Delikat, Christina Jean Moore-Gotcher
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The use of High Purity Germanium (HPGE) detectors for identifying radio-isotopes with Gamma Ray Spectroscopy is well established. By…