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Motivations Behind Nuclear Weapons Programs: The North Korean Case
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Natalia V. Saraeva
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On October 9, 2006 North Korea tested a nuclear explosive device for the first time. This test marked the failure of longstanding bilateral…
Moving Toward Multilateral Mechanisms for the Fuel Cycle
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael D. Rosenthal, Michael D. Rosenthal, Michael D. Rosenthal, Alexander Panasyuk, Alexander Panasyuk, Alexander Panasyuk, Gleb V. Efremov, Gleb V. Efremov, Gleb V. Efremov
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Multilateral mechanisms for the fuel cycle are seen as a potentially important way to create an industrial infrastructure that will support…
Moving Toward Multilateral Mechanisms for the Fuel Cycle
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:4
Author(s):Alexander Panasyuk, Gleb V. Efremov, Michael D. Rosenthal
Abstract:
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Multilateral Safeguards System for Nuclear Fuel Assurance
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Seong Youn Jo
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Recently various suggestions about nuclear fuel supply assurances have been presented for limiting dissipation of sensitive nuclear…
NATIONAL AUTHORITHY ROLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SNRI REGIME TO A FUEL FABRICATION PLANT IN ARGENTINA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. M. Bonet Duran, Carlos D. Llacer, Hugo Vicens, Leonardo Pardo
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The Short Notice Random Inspection (SNRI) regime has been approved to be applied to the commercial Fuel Fabrication Facility (FECN) in…
NBL Safeguards Measurement Evaluation Program: Uncertainty Estimation in Nuclear Material Accountability Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles Pietri, Jon Neuhoff, B. Srinivasan, K.J. Mathew, William F. Guthrie
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The NBL Measurement Evaluation (ME) program is designed to provide independent verification of internal quality control as practiced in…
Neptunium Oxide Processing
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert W. Watkins, Jeffery M. Jordan
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The Savannah River Site's HB-Line Facility completed a campaign in which fifty nine cans of neptunium oxide were produced and shipped to…
Neutron Multiplication Error in TRU Waste Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John M. Veilleux, Joseph Wachter, Sean Stanfield
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Total Measurement Uncertainty (TMU) in neutron assays of transuranic waste (TRU) are comprised of several components including counting…
Neutron/Gamma-Ray Pulse Discrimination with Liquid Scintillation Detectors Based on Average Pulses
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Flaska, Acott D. Ambers
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In this paper, we present a new pulse shape discrimination (PSD) approach that is based on detailed knowledge of the detector response to…
Neutron/Gamma-Ray Pulse Shape Discrimination with Liquid Scintillation Detectors Based on Average Pulses
Type:JNMM
Volume:38
Issue:1
Author(s):Scott D. Ambers, Marek Flaska, Sara Pozzi
Abstract:
In this paper, we present a new pulse shape discrimination (PSD)method that is based on detailed knowledge of the average detectorresponse…
New Approach to Addressing Gas Generation in Radioactive Material Packaging
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Daniel Leduc, Robert W. Watkins, Neal M. Askew
Abstract:
Safety Analysis Reports for Packaging (SARP) document why the transportation of radioactive material is safe in Type A(F) and Type B…
New Automated Inventory/Material Accounting System (AIMAS) Version for Former Soviet Union Countries*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Kuzminski, J. Nations, T. Ewing, I. Sakunov, Sergey Drapey
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AIMAS (Automated Inventory/Material Accounting System) is a PC-based application for site- level nuclear material accountancy that was…
New Generation Standard Nuclear Material Container
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tresa Yarbro, P. H. Smith, Timothy A. Stone, Luke Anderson
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Nuclear Filter Technology (NucFil) is working with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to design a nuclear material storage container…
New Verification Challenges
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:4
Author(s):John Carlson
Abstract:
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New verification challenges
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Carlson
Abstract:
To date, nuclear verification efforts have largely focused on IAEA safeguards pursuant to the NPT. IAEA safeguards face a number of…
Next Generation Remote Monitoring Systems Program Development of the Secure Sensor Platform for International Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Barry Schoeneman, Barry Schoeneman, Keith Tolk, Keith Tolk
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In international safeguards a critical requirement exists to provide authenticated and secure information from a variety of sensors that…
NEXT GENERATION SAFEGUARDS INITIATIVE WORKSHOP ON ENHANCED RECRUITING FOR INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leslie G. Fishbone, Susan Pepper, Dunbar Lockwood, Michael D. Rosenthal, Mona Dreicer, Richard Wallace, C. Carroll, Donna M. Occhiogrosso, Jana Fankhauser
Abstract:
This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government…
Next Generation Safeguards Initiative: Human Capital Development Programs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dunbar Lockwood, Edward Wonder, Amy Seward
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In September 2007, the U.S. Secretary of Energy announced the Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI), to revitalize the U.S. capacity…
NGSI STUDENT ACTIVITIES IN OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE U.S. DOE LABORATORIES FOR THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rebecca Stevens, B. Boyer, M. Analisa Sandoval, Eva Uribe
Abstract:
In 2008 a joint team from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) consisting of specialists in…
NON-LETHAL WEAPON AUGMENTATION OF NUCLEAR SECURITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John W. Paper
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Non-lethal weapons offer important and effective tools for protecting critical infrastructure, and it's time to address the challenges at…