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THE EURATOM REGIONAL SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Tsalas, R.C. CLARKE
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The European Commission, through its system of regional safeguards, has worked in close cooperation with the IAEA for several decades…
The Euratom Safeguards System: An International Perspective
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:4
Author(s):Stamatios Tsalas, Richard Clarke
Abstract:
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THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTAION IN KOREA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jin Kyun Yeo
Abstract:
It is stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found no indication of diversion of declared nuclear material from…
THE FUEL FABRICATION CAPABILITY (FFC) PROJECT OVERVIEW: FROM RESEARCH TO PRODUCTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jordi Roglans, Joe Cleary, John Creasy
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Since its inception, the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Global Threat Reduction Initiative (…
The GUM Uncertainty Approach for Safeguards Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven A. Goldberg
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The ability to compare measurements, such as those used to reconcile stockpile accountancy or shipper-receiver differences, requires an…
THE IAEA’s NEXT GENERATION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM System Testing – Phase IV Report
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Stein, S. Lange, G. Neumann, A. Queirolo, P. Schwalbach, B. Richter, M. Moeslinger
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The lifecycle management of safeguards instrumentation is a critical activity for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure…
THE INTERFERING SOURCE PROBLEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Croft, R. Venkataraman, W. F. Mueller
Abstract:
In the performance testing of nondestructive assay systems there exists the concept of a benign or non-interfering matrix. This is…
The J-MOX Project: Meeting the challenges of safeguarding a commercial MOX fuel fabrication plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christophe Creusot, C Liguori, Angelo Alessandrello, Therese Renis
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J-MOX is a large mixed Pu/U-oxide fuel fabrication plant for light water reactors (both PWR and BWR) that will be built in Rokkasho (Japan…
The Material Protection Control and Accounting (MPC&A) Human Resource Management and Site Training Program at the Electrochemical Plant as Implemented through the MPC&A Sustainability Program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Esther Ku, Michael Carroll, Richard Dowe Dabbs, Vladimir Sirotenko
Abstract:
Joint efforts by the Electrochemical Plant (ECP) in Zelenogorsk, Russia, and the United States (US) Department of Energy (DOE) Material…
THE MULTI-ISOTOPE PROCESS (MIP) MONITOR: A NEAR-REAL-TIME, NONDESTRUCTIVE, INDICATOR OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING CONDITIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew Douglas, J.M. Schwantes, C. Fraga, R.N. Christensen
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Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and The Ohio State University are working to develop a system for monitoring spent…
The New Nexus, 3Ss: Safeguards, Safety, Security, and 3S-Based Infrastructure Development for the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:4
Author(s):Tsutomu Arai, Kaoru Naito
Abstract:
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The New Nexus, 3Ss: Safeguards, Safety, Security, and 3S-Based Infrastructure Development for the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kaoru Naito, Tsutomu ARAI
Abstract:
Recently there have been worldwide phenomena of “nuclear renaissance”, a global trend in expansion of or embarking on nuclear power…
The Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI)
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:4
Author(s):Dunbar Lockwood
Abstract:
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The NRC MC&A Inspection Program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Glenn Tuttle
Abstract:
Facilities licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are subject to periodic inspection. This paper describes the NRC…
The NRC Regulatory Framework
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Martha Williams, Glenn Tuttle
Abstract:
The foundation of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission program is the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as implemented through the…
The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime – Policies and Regulations towards Non-Party States
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rizwana Abbasi
Abstract:
Measures introduced to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons are commonly related to the non-proliferation regime. This regime comprises…
The Open World Nonproliferation Visitors Program and its Benefits for Young Russian Leaders1
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Natalia V. Saraeva
Abstract:
The Open World Program was established in 1999 by an initiative of the Congress Librarian and noted Russia expert James H. Billington and…
THE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE OF CURRENT SOLUTION MONITORING EVALUATION SYSTEM APPROACHES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Howell, Tom Burr, Geraint Bevan
Abstract:
Solution monitoring evaluation approaches are examined by comparing the estimated best detection probabilities (DP) possible, when each is…
The Problem with Continuity of Knowledge in Enrichment Plant Process Monitoring
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael M. Curtis
Abstract:
It has been three years since the new Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant Model Safeguards Approach was approved for implementation by the…
THE PROSPECT OF A REVITALIZED RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS PARTNERSHIP
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Philip Casey Durst, Claudio A. Gariazzo
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Recent developments in the world have provided an opportunity for the Russian Federation and United States of America to form a stronger…