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DESIGN INFORMATION VERIFICATION FOR NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert Bean, Richard R. M. Metcalf, Phillip C. Durst
Abstract:
A critical aspect of international safeguards activities performed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the verification…
DESIGN OF HEU TEST OBJECTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chris Pickett, A Demint, J Gooch, Todd Hawk, Christopher Blessinger
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The Nonproliferation Research & Development Office of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NA-22) recognized that there was a…
Design of Mobile Radiation Detection System against Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sung-Soon Chang, Sung-Woo Kwak, Hosik Yoo, Wan-Ki Yoon
Abstract:
Currently the potential to use nuclear or radioactive materials as a weapon has became a matter of internationally grave concern. Various…
Designing a 3rd Generation, Authenticatable Attribute Measurement System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Morag Smith, Pete Karpius, Duc T. Vo, Jonathan L. Thron, Richard Williams, Peter Santi
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Attribute measurement systems (AMS) are designed to measure potentially sensitive items containing Special Nuclear Materials to determine…
Designing a Minimum-Functionality Neutron and Gamma Measurement Instrument with a Focus on Authentication
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Pete Karpius, Richard Williams
Abstract:
During the design and construction of the Next-Generation Attribute-Measurement System, which included a largely commercial off-the-shelf…
Detection Limits for Actinides in a Monochromatic, Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Instrument
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. L. Collins, George J. Havrilla
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Recent developments in x-ray optics have made it possible to examine the L x-rays of actinides using doubly-curved crystals in a bench-top…
DETECTION OF A MISSING FUEL ROD IN A DISCHARGED CANDU BUNDLE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian D. Murphy
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It is common practice to examine discharged nuclear fuel assemblies to confirm that the characteristics of the spent fuel are as declared…
Determination of Plutonium Content in Spent Fuel with Nondestructive Assay
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Tobin, Mike L. Fensin, Martyn T. Swinhoe, S. J. Thompson, S. Y. Lee, H.O. Menlove, L. E. Smith, M.A. Schear, A. Rajasingum, N.P. Sandoval, B.A. Ludewigt, B.J. Quiter
Abstract:
There are a variety of reasons for quantifying plutonium (Pu) in spent fuel such as independently verifying the Pu content declared by a…
DETERMINATION OF RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF NONPROLIFERATION FACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard Metcalf
Abstract:
Methodologies to determine the proliferation resistance (PR) of nuclear facilities often rely on either expert elicitation, a resource-…
DETERMINATION OF THE RELATIVE AMOUNT OF FLUORINE IN URANIUM OXYFLUORIDE PARTICLES USING SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY AND OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Khris B. Olsen, Ian D. Hutcheon, Michael J. Kristo, Ruth Kips, Zheming Wang
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Both nuclear forensics and environmental sampling depend upon laboratory analysis of nuclear material that has often been exposed to the…
Determinations of plutonium and curium in the insoluble materials of spent fuel dissolver solutions at the Tokai Reprocessing Plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Kuno, T. Hiyama, H. Nemoto, M. Okano, K. YAMADA
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Plutonium and curium in the insoluble materials of spent fuel dissolver solutions were determined by alpha spectrometry after sulfate…
Developing a Safeguards Approach for a Graphite Moderated Reactor and Associated Fuel Cycle Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William S. Charlton, Eric Rauch, David G. Ford
Abstract:
Only a small number of graphite moderated reactor facilities exist in the world today; however, there has been some interest in reviving…
Developing Better Practice in Security, Safeguards and Nuclear Materials Management across the NDA Estate
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Roger Blue
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The biggest asset that the civil nuclear industry possesses is its people. Workforce experience, skills and competencies require proper…
DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTAL MONITOR FOR UF6 CYLINDER VERIFICATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael M. Curtis, L. E. Smith, D. V. Jordan, Mark W. Shaver, Jake Benz, Emily K. Mace
Abstract:
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors currently perform periodic inspections at uranium enrichment plants to verify UF6…
Development of a Simulation Methodology for Neutron Multiplicity Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. D. Clarke, Marek Flaska, Sara A. Pozzi, P. Peerani, E.C. Miller
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The objective of this work is to benchmark the use of the MCNP-PoliMi code for the simulation of neutron multiplicity measurements and the…
Development of a Statistical Model For Planning Random Interim Inspections Under Integrated Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leendert Bevaart, Adedapo Odulaja, C. Norman
Abstract:
The advent of integrated safeguards has accentuated the need for, and importance of, random inspections for contributing to the achievement…
Development of an “Intrinsic Security” Design and Assessment Methodology
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ruth Duggan, Andrew Walter, Gregory D. Wyss, Consuelo Silva, Rob Allen, Carla Ulibarri
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“Intrinsic security” has recently gained recognition as an important cornerstone concept for security system solutions in a variety of…
Development of Integrated Safeguards Approach for JNC-1 site from the operator’s viewpoint
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shigeo Fujiwara, S. Takahashi, Takashi KIMURA, Yasushi MIURA, Taketeru Nagatani, Junichi Fukuhara, Takashi Asano
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For Japanese nuclear facility operators, employing international safeguards is an absolutely necessary activity in order to get consensus…
Development of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for Safeguards Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.C. Browne, Kevin D. Veal, D. Kirk Veirs, Stephen E. LaMontagne, James E. Barefield, Leon Lopez
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is a highly configurable technique for elemental identification that has been applied to a wide…
Development of measurement techniques for density and liquid level of molten salt to assess an inventory in equipment of pyro-processing.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Fukushima, Takayuki NAGAI
Abstract:
For realizing reprocessing facilities involving pyrochemical processes, account measures of nuclear materials in process equipments are…