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Preliminary Planning Considerations Relating to Transportation Security of Nuclear Waste
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John G. Vlahakis, Ph.D.
Abstract:
Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (NWPA), the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste…
Preparations for Additional Protocol Implementation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Janie McCowan, R.A. Cain
Abstract:
The United States Additional Protocol (AP) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) entered into force (EIF) January 6, 2009. In…
Preparing for the Entry-into-Force of the U.S. Additional Protocol at the National Security Laboratories1
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jonathan Essner, A. Dougan, Michael Dahlstrom
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On January 6, 2009, the United States became the last of the NPT-recognized nuclear weapons states to have an Additional Protocol (AP)…
Priorities for Technology Development and Policy to Reduce the Risk from Radioactive Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ruth Duggan, Ruth Duggan, Ruth Duggan
Abstract:
The Standing Committee for International Security of Radioactive and Nuclear Materials in the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division,…
Probabilistic Effectiveness Methodology Use in Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ross W. Snare III, Ross W. Snare III
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The Probabilistic Effectiveness Methodology (PEM) is a simulation that replicates threat motivation, capabilities, and intent, threat…
Process Modeling for LEU Fuel Fabrication to Support Minimizing Use of HEU in Research Reactors1
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Drew E. Kornreich, Joseph W. Jackson
Abstract:
Los Alamos National Laboratory has constructed a demonstration enterprise system model for the production of low-enriched uranium (LEU)…
PROCESS MONITORING FOR NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kory Budlong-Sylvester, M. Ehinger, G. Pomeroy
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Process Monitoring has long been used to evaluate industrial processes and operating conditions in nuclear and nonnuclear facilities. In…
PROCESS MONITORING IN THE URANIUM PROCESSING FACILITY (UPF) AT Y-12
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rachel Hayes, J. Chris Goans
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Upon completion, the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at Y-12 will be a comprehensive uranium processing facility, appropriately sized…
Process Monitoring Techniques for Nuclear Materials Diversion Detection
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:3
Author(s):J.Wesley Hines, James J. Henkel, Belle R. Upadhyaya
Abstract:
This paper first reviews the state-of-the-art in process monitoringas applied to nuclear power, chemical industry, and other…
PROCESS TO CREATE THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ANNUAL PHYSICAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT PLAN
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Andrew Walter, Andrew Walter, Joe Sandoval, Joe Sandoval, Cal Jaeger, Cal Jaeger, Gregory D. Wyss, Gregory D. Wyss, Consuelo Silva, Consuelo Silva, Carla Ulibarri, Carla Ulibarri, John L. Russell, John L. Russell, Teresa Torres
Abstract:
To help meet the requirement described in an amendment to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Act of 2008, Sandia National…
Progress and Goals for INMM ASC N15 Consensus Standard “Administrative Practices for the Determination and Reporting of Results of Non-Destructive Assay Measurements of Nuclear Material in situ for Safeguards, Nuclear Criticality Safety, and Other Pu
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Frank Lamb, David S. Bracken
Abstract:
This paper will discuss the goals and progress to date on the development of INMM Accredited Standard Committee (ASC) N15 consensus…
Progress in Development of an Advanced Enrichment Monitor Based on Transmission Measurements with an X-ray Source and NaI(Tl) Spectrometer
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Martyn T. Swinhoe, B. Boyer, Calvin E. Moss, K. D. Ianakiev, J. M. Goda, H. Nguyen, Robert F. Parker, T.R. Hill, B.P. Nolen, M.T. Paffett
Abstract:
We report our progress in development of modern enrichment monitoring technology for online monitoring of UF6 enrichment in the header…
Progress in Reducing the Nuclear Threat: United States Plutonium Consolidation and Disposition
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jeffrey S. Allender, Scott H. Davies, R.E. Koenig
Abstract:
Following the end of the Cold War, the United States identified 61.5 metric tons (MT) of plutonium and larger quantities of enriched…
PROGRESS REPORT ON DEVELOPING JAPANESE SAFEGUARDS “HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN” AND “TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY”
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masahiro Kikuchi, Isao Kobayashi, H. Nemoto, Nobuhiro Muroya
Abstract:
In the midst of changing nuclear world, securing sustainable safeguards regime in Japan, while empowering international safeguards…
Proliferation Risk Reduction Study of Alternative Spent Fuel Processing Technologies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gary Rochau, Joseph F. Pilat, Robert Bari, Jon Phillips, Lap-Yan Cheng, Edward Wonder, Michael Zentner, Ike Therios
Abstract:
This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the relative proliferation risks of particular reprocessing technologies of current…
PROMOTING MEDIOCRITY: NRC’S POLICY FOR NEW FACILITY SECURITY DESIGN
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edwin S. Lyman
Abstract:
According to the principle of “security by design,” security considerations should play a role similar to that of safety considerations in…
PROMPT NEUTRON DECAY CONSTANT FROM FEYNMAN VARIANCE FITTING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John T. Mihalczo, P. A. Hausladen, S. M. McConchie
Abstract:
The use of fast-response liquid scintillators for passive measurements with highly enriched uranium (HEU) castings provides information on…
Proof-of-concept Approaches for Knowledge Capture
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.J. Martin, Q.S. Bob Truong, K. Desson
Abstract:
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have collaborated on knowledge capture and…
Proposed Methodology for Developing a National Strategy for Human Resource Development: Lessons Learned from a NNSA Workshop
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kenneth Apt, Sarah Frazar, John McClelland-Kerr, Oksana Elkhamri, Margot Mininni, Matthew C. Van Sickle, Jonathan Essner
Abstract:
This paper describes a recent Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) workshop on Human Resource…
Quantifying Nuclear Weapons Latency
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David J. Sweeney, William S. Charlton, Julie M. Slanker
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed quantitative metrics for nuclear weapons latency. Nuclear weapons latency refers to…