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Quantifying the Degree of Balance in Physical Protection Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gregory D. Wyss
Abstract:
“Balanced protection” is recognized as an important heuristic of an effective physical protection system. A physical protection system is…
QUANTIFYING THE PASSIVE GAMMA SIGNAL FROM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL IN SUPPORT OF DETERMINING THE PLUTONIUM CONTENT IN SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL WITH NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSAY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Tobin, Mike L. Fensin, Howard O. Menlove, Martyn T. Swinhoe
Abstract:
The objective of safeguarding nuclear material is to deter diversions of significant quantities of nuclear materials by timely monitoring…
Real-Time Detection of UREX+3a Extraction Streams for Materials Accountancy
Type:JNMM
Volume:38
Issue:1
Author(s):Brandon Goddard, William S. Charlton, Sean McDeavitt
Abstract:
Due to increased construction of nuclear power plants, currentstockpiles of used nuclear fuel, and a desire of the public to reducethe…
REAL-TIME DETECTION OF UREX+3A EXTRACTION STREAMS FOR MATERIALS ACCOUNTANCY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Braden Goddard, William S. Charton
Abstract:
Due to increased construction of nuclear power plants, current stockpile of used nuclear fuel, and a desire of the public to reduce the…
RECYCLING IN FRANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jürgen Krellmann, Marc Arslan, Jean-Pierre Gros
Abstract:
Recycling of the energy from the used fuel is compulsory for a sustainable development of nuclear renaissance. By 2030 the total amount of…
Reflective Particle Tag for Arms Control and Safeguards Authentication
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Keith Tolk, Jack C. Bartberger, Karl Horak, A. Trujillo, Antonio Gonzales
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The Reflective Particle Tag (RPT) is a next generation of tag technology developed with the goal of providing both a unique identifier and…
REGIONAL RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY PARTNERSHIP IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - INCREASING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SECURITY SYSTEMS AT THE SITE-LEVEL BY USING A MODEL FACILITY APPROACH
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Fred Morris, Fred Morris, Fred Morris, Fred Morris, Gregory A. Herdes, Gregory A. Herdes, Gregory A. Herdes, Gregory A. Herdes, Allan Murray, Allan Murray, Allan Murray, Allan Murray, Travis Chamberlain, Travis Chamberlain, Travis Chamberlain, Travis Chamberlain, Sarah Dickerson, Sarah Dickerson, Sarah Dickerson, Scott Ravenhill, Scott Ravenhill, Scott Ravenhill
Abstract:
In 2004, Australia, through the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, created the Regional Security of Radioactive…
Regulatory Leak Testing of the Bulk Tritium Shipping Package
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paul S. Blanton, Kurt R. Eberl, Don Trapp, Greg Sides
Abstract:
The Department of Energy requested the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to design and test a radioactive shipping packaging for…
REGULATORY TESTING OF A NEW TYPE AF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paul S. Blanton, Kurt R. Eberl, Ashok Kapoor, Paul T. Mann
Abstract:
This paper documents the results of 10CFR71 regulatory testing of prototypes of the new Type AF Package (Model 9979) developed for the DOE…
Reinforcement of DIV Capacities by Geophysical Inspection Tools
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stefan Jung, Claude Antoine, Michel Richard, Jean-Louis Chazelas
Abstract:
During the last years, more complex safeguards inspection challenges arose. In the framework of additional protocol implementation appeared…
Replacing a 252C f Source with a Neutron Generator in a Shu??er - A Conceptual Design Performed with MCNPX*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Tobin, S. Tobin, M.A. Schear, M.A. Schear
Abstract:
The 252 C f shu??er has been widely used in nuclear safeguards and radioactive waste management to assay ??ssile isotopes, such as 235 U…
Report of the INMM 50th Annual Meeting: The Price of Success
Type:JNMM
Volume:38
Issue:1
Author(s):Charles Pietri
Abstract:
An outstanding meeting full of startlingevents beyond our expectations and some notso good—more later on!In 2005, Charles Curtis, president…
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Pelletier, Gregory A. Herdes, Ralph Butler, Craig Johnson
Abstract:
In November 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI)…
Research into Nuclear Arms Control Verification at the UK Atomic Weapons Establishment
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Keir, John Rowen, Helen White, David M. Chambers, Mark Owen
Abstract:
In 2007 AWE presented, to this forum, an overview of the programme of work currently being undertaken in the area of Nuclear Arms Control…
Risk-Based Cost-Benefit Analysis for Security Assessment Problems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John L. Darby, John L. Darby, Andrew Walter, Gregory D. Wyss, Gregory D. Wyss, Kim W. Mitchiner, Consuelo Silva, Consuelo Silva, John P. Hinton
Abstract:
Decision-makers cite the need to perform risk-based cost-benefit analyses to prioritize security investments. But the most common…
Robotic Deployment for Facility and Hazard Mapping
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Douglas A. Few, Curtis W. Nielsen
Abstract:
The dispatching of robots into mission critical environments is becoming more and more commonplace as hardware evolves to a level of…
Role of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in Implementing the Additional Protocol to the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jill Shepherd
Abstract:
The U.S. Additional Protocol (AP) contains declaration and access provisions that expand the scope of impacted industry under the U.S. -…
RUSSIAN-ORIGIN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL SHIPMENT FROM BULGARIA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Igor Bolshinsky, Ken Allen, Tihomir Apostolov
Abstract:
In July 2008, the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the IRT-2000 research reactor in Sofia, Bulgaria, operated by the Institute…
RUSSIAN-ORIGIN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL SHIPMENT FROM HUNGARY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Igor Bolshinsky, John Dewes, János Gadó
Abstract:
In September 2008, the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the Hungarian Atomic Energy Research Institute’s Budapest Research…
Safeguarding Gas Centrifuge Pilot Plants
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Houston G. Wood
Abstract:
For the most part, IAEA safeguards for gas centrifuge enrichment plants are designed and implemented in plants in commercial operation with…