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GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE – DOMESTIC SECURITY PROGRAM RESPONSE FORCE TRAINING AND EXERCISES FOR NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL SITES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sonny Smith, Mark West, Toby Williams
Abstract:
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) reduces and protects…
Global Threat Reduction Initiative Reactor Conversion Program: Status and Current Plans
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Wayne Leach, Parrish Staples, Jennifer Lacey
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Reactor Conversion Program supports the minimization, and…
GLOBAL WELL LOGGING SECURITY INITIATIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kyle A. Wright, Joseph H. Schwartzel
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The threat of radiological terrorism is a growing international security concern and a principal priority within the national security…
Going from HEU to LEU: Conversion of the Oregon State TRIGA® Reactor
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steve Reese, Steve Reese, S. Todd Keller, S. Todd Keller
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The U.S. Domestic Reactor Conversion Program continues its efforts to support the Global Threat Reduction Initiative by converting US…
HANFORD DE-INVENTORY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Glenn R. Konzek, John M. Silko
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The U. S. Department of Energy Hanford Site, located in southeastern Washington State, executed a two-phase de-inventory and off-site…
Hard boundaries versus soft boundaries – what are the conceptual advantages to safeguarding sensitive fuel cycle facilities under integrated safeguards.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Carlson, Russell Leslie
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Under traditional safeguards, sensitive fuel cycle facilities (enrichment and reprocessing facilities) were safeguarded and evaluated…
HIGH PERFORMANCE, DIRECTIONAL GAMMA RAY DETECTOR SOLUTIONS FOR THE DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF CRITICAL MATERIALS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven E. Smith, Alexander A. Solodov, J. S. Bogard, Graham V. Walford
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Cost effective creation of a well defined field of view for large gamma ray detectors is typically through the use of large and heavy…
High-Energy Delayed Gamma Spectroscopy for Spent Nuclear Fuel Assay
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. E. Smith, Jennifer J. Ressler, Alex C. Misner, Luke W. Campbell
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High-accuracy, direct, nondestructive measurement of fissile and fissionable isotopes in spent fuel, particularly the Pu isotopes, is a…
HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL SHIPMENT FROM LATVIA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Igor Bolshinsky, Stanley D. Moses
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In May 2008 the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the State Hazardous Waste Management Agency of Latvia completed a shipment…
Hourglass Sampling of Participants in the Human Reliability Program (HRP) for Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Testing
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ivan R. Thomas
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The Human Reliability Program (HRP) is a personnel security program instituted by the Department of Energy for ensuring the reliability…
HOW MIGHT INDUSTRY GOVERNANCE BE BROADENED TO INCLUDE NONPROLIFERATION?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gretchen Hund
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Broadening industry governance to support nonproliferation could provide significant new leverage in preventing the spread/diversion of…
How to Apply a Cooperative Threat Reduction Program to North Korea ?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kwan-Kyoo Choe, Kwan-Kyoo Choe
Abstract:
This paper is dealing with how to apply a cooperative threat reduction(CTR) program in connection with North Korea nuclear issues. The…
Hypothesis Testing: Frequentist Versus Bayesian With Examples from Nuclear Safeguards
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:2
Author(s):Thomas Burr, Dennis R. Weier
Abstract:
Bayesian data analysis continues to gain popularity, largely due toeffective adaptation of Markov Chain Monte Carlo for the purposeof…
IAEA Inspections for Undeclared and Declared Activities: Is a More Robust Approach Needed?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael D. Rosenthal, Mark J. Schanfein
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The United States has long supported a strong international safeguards system and for many years has served as the foremost supplier of…
IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION AT THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bern Stapleton
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) information security program. In many ways, the NRC…
Implementation of an Expanded Material Control and Accounting Program (MPC&A) through Performance of a Gap Analysis and an Expanded MPC&A Plan at the Mining and Chemical Combine
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Krishan Mutreja, Thomas Bonner, Tim Hasty, Doyle Hembree, Sylvester Suda
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Since 1996, the Mining and Chemical Combine (MCC- formerly known as K-26), and the United States Department of Energy (DOE) have been…
IMPLEMENTATION OF RADIOLOGICAL MATERIAL SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Pelletier, Patrick J. McDermott
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In May 2004 the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration established the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (…
Implementation of Remote Monitoring in Facilities Under Safeguards with Unattended Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.H. Beddingfield, E. Umebayashi
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Remote monitoring is being applied by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at nuclear facilities around the world. At the Monju…
Implementation of the Transition Plan as part of the Effective Long-Term Sustainability of the MPC&A System at FGUP “RISI”
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander M. Chlenov, Taisia Piskureva, Elena A. Tsilina
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Sustainability of an upgraded physical protection, control and accounting system (MPC &A) to ensure protection of nuclear materials and…
Implementation of Training Simulators and Computer Models for Improving Transportation Security Training
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William Brunsdon, A. Izmailov, Tim D. Welch, Yuri L. Davydov
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The Automated Transportation Security System (ATSS) is a suite of security and communication components that constitute the system used in…