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STATUS OFMO-99 PRODUCTION USING LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):George F. Vandegrift, Tom Wiencek, A.S. Hebden, Allen Bakel
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Molybdenum-99 (99Mo) is the most commonly used medical isotope in the world, with an estimated usage of 20-25 million procedures performed…
STRUCTURAL ANALYSES OF FUEL CASKS SUBJECTED TO BOLT PRELOAD, INTERNAL PRESSURE AND SEQUENTIAL DYNAMIC IMPACTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tse-tsu Wu
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Large fuel casks subjected to the combined loads of closure bolt tightening, internal pressure and sequential dynamic impacts present…
Study of Performance of a Lanthanum Bromide Detector for Uranium Enrichment Determination in UF6 Cylinders
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven F. Saavedra, Steven E. Smith, Alexander A. Solodov, Marcos S. Grund, Fabio C. Dias, Ana Claudia Raffo Caiado
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Lanthanum Bromide (LaBr3) is a type of scintillation detector that has become commercially available recently. According to the…
Study on International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Framework from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Viewpoint
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yusuke Kuno, Jor-Shan Choi
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A concept for an international nuclear fuel cycle system, involving multi-national control of fuel-cycle facilities, reliable fresh fuel…
Summary of Field Measurement on UF6 Cylinders Using Electromechanically Cooled Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Michael Whitaker, J. Brent Montgomery, R. L. Mayer II, Steven E. Smith, Alexander A. Solodov, Brent McGinnis, Jim Morgan
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Measurement of the enrichment of solid state UF6 stored within large metal cylinders is a task commonly performed by plant operators and…
SUMMARY OF SPEC IAL PANEL DISCUSSION PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION CONTAINMENTS ASME BOILER & PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECTION III, DIVISION 3 (NUPACK)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Douglas J. Ammerman, C. G. May, Dr. Robert E. Nickell, Stuart Horowitz
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A special panel discussion was held to discuss storage and transportation containments as they relate to the ASME Boiler & Pressure…
SUPPLEMENTING HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY WITH LOWER RESOLUTION MULTISPECTRAL AND RADAR IMAGERY FOR SAFEGUARDS APPLICATIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Q.S. Bob Truong, Jose Lim
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The most frequent use of satellite imageries for nuclear safeguards is the visual interpretation of high- resolution optical satellite…
SUPPORT OF NEW COMPUTER HARDWARE AT LUCH'S MC&A SYSTEM: PROBLEMS AND A SOLUTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Victor N. Fedoseev, Oleg I. Shanin
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system is the only software product certified in Russia for us- ing in MC&A systems. In the paper a…
Symmetric Pin Diversion Detection using a Partial Defect Detector (PDET)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shivakumar Sitaraman, Young S. Ham
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Since the signature from the Partial Defect Detector (PDET) is principally dependent on the geometric layout of the guide tube locations,…
TANK MONITORING EVALUATION SYSTEMS: METHODS AND ALGORITHMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Howell, R. Binner, Geraint Bevan, Bakhtiyar Sirajov
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Tank Monitoring Evaluation Systems (TaMES) help IAEA inspectors evaluate measurements collected by data acquisition systems installed in…
Technical Training Workshop on International Safeguards: An Introduction to Safeguards for Emerging Nuclear States
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John McClelland-Kerr, Alexander A. Solodov, Alena V. Zhernosek, Sarah Frazar, George T. Baldwin, C. Mathews, Karl Horak, Margot Mininni, Zoe Gastelum,, Ana Raffo-Caiado, Jarrod Olsen
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In anticipation of the nuclear renaissance and the increasing safeguards burden that will accompany it, the United States is working with…
TESTING OF LIQUID SCINTILLATOR MATERIALS FOR GAMMA AND NEUTRON DETECTION1
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Dougan, Les Nakae, Jerome Verbeke, Neal Snyderman, P.L. Kerr, Dan Dietrich, A. Glenn, R. Wurtz
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Liquid scintillators can be used to detect and measure the energy of both gamma-rays and fast neutrons. The advantage of liquid…
Testing of the Dual Slab Verification Detector for Attended Measurements of the BN-350 Dry Storage Casks.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard Williams, Peter Santi, M.C. Browne, Robert Y. Parker
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The Dual Slab Verification Detector (DSVD) has been developed and built by Los Alamos National Laboratory in cooperation with the…
The Application of Formal Software Engineering Methods to the Unattended and Remote Monitoring Software Suite at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Determan, Joseph F. Longo, K. D. Michel
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The Unattended and Remote Monitoring (UNARM) system is a collection of specialized hardware and software used by the International Atomic…
THE AUG 2008 INCIDENT AT THE IAEA SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INVOLVING A SMALL QUANTITY OF PU-240
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. L. DONOHUE, Steve Balsley, Chris Schmitzer, Jane Poths, John Hunt
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A broad range of radioanalytical measurements are carried out in support of nonproliferation treaty verification, nuclear waste processing…
The Balance Between Visual and Textual Training Material: How much is a picture really worth?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N. Herber, D.J. Martin, Q.S. Bob Truong
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The Canadian Safeguards Support Program (CSSP) has been providing the IAEA with instructional materials for many years, including training…
The Challenges of Non-Proliferation Information Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jacques Baute
Abstract:
Information analysis is an activity which is being conducted by all living beings, beyond humankind, in order just to survive. One collects…
The Challenges of Nonproliferation Information Analysis
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:4
Author(s):Jacques Baute
Abstract:
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THE CONCEPT OF EQUIVALENT PROTECTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard L. Donovan
Abstract:
The protection afforded classified information must meet the requirements of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (…
The digital signal processing in neutron coincidence counting: TRIDEN software development and MEDAS datation card using
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Lambert, Jean-Luc Dufour, Pierre Funk
Abstract:
The reference NDA technique used in nuclear safeguards to measure the fissile mass in nuclear material samples is the neutron coincidence…