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Ultra-Low Field NMR for Detection and Characterization of 235 UF6
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michelle A. Espy, Per E. Magnelind, Andrei N. Matlashov, Algis V. Urbaitis, Petr L. Volegov
Abstract:
We have demonstrated the first ultra-low field (ULF) nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of uranium hexafluoride (UF6), both depleted…
Under-Sodium Viewing Technology for Improvement of Fast-Reactor Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.H. Beddingfield, Y. Kawakubo
Abstract:
The current safeguards approach for fast reactors relies exclusively on maintenance of continuity of knowledge to track the movement of…
Uranium assay determination using Davies and Gray titration: An overview and implementation of GUM for uncertainty evaluation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P.B. Mason, Stefan Burger, Stephan Vogt, Usha I. Narayanan, K.J. Mathew, M.E. Morales-Arteaga
Abstract:
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) represents a standardized…
US-Japan Cooperation on Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John McClelland-Kerr, David H. Beddingfield, H.O. Menlove, M. Hori, Y. Kawakubo
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There is a long history of collaborative safeguards development between the United States and Japan. Japan has built, and continues to…
Use of highly-enriched uranium in Russian reactors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Pavel Podvig, Susan Voss
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Use of highly-enriched uranium (HEU) in reactor fuel presents one of the most serious dangers from the point of view of diversion or loss…
Using Rose and Compass for Authentication
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gregory K. White, Gregory K. White
Abstract:
Many recent non-proliferation software projects include a software authentication component. In intended purpose and…
USING RULES-BASED EVENT PROCESSING FOR SAFEGUARDS MONITORING SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alan M. Krichinsky, Nathan C. Rowe, J.R. Younkin, C.A. Pickett, G.D. Richardson
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been employing rules-based event-processing methods for several years for monitoring systems…
Using the DoD Architecture Framework and System Modeling Language for the Development of Security System Architectures
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. Cano
Abstract:
Security of special materials has become a more complex task as the threats have changed and the number of stakeholders has increased. The…
VACUUM AND GAS TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NONDESTUCTIVE, IN-LINE DETERMINATION OF ISOTOPIC CONTENT IN UF6 PROCESS GAS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Calvin E. Moss, K. D. Ianakiev, T.R. Hill, M.T. Paffett
Abstract:
On-line enrichment monitoring technology is a principle element for modern safeguards in production scale gas centrifuge enrichment plants…
Verification of Plutonium content in Spent Fuel Assemblies Using Neutron Self- Interrogation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Tobin, H.O. Menlove, S.H. Menlove
Abstract:
The large amounts of plutonium in reactor spent fuel assemblies has led to increased research directed toward the measurement of the…
VERIFYING NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME: TECHNICAL OPTIONS AND POLICY CHOICES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James M. Acton
Abstract:
This paper considers the challenges and policy choices associated with verifying a North Korean declaration about its past nuclear…
Verifying Sensitive Parameters Without Measuring Sensitive Values
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:2
Author(s):Jonathan Sanborn
Abstract:
A method is presented for verifying arms control agreementconditions relating to objects that the inspected party regards assensitive. The…
VIRTUAL SAFEGUARDS TESTING FOR PROCESS MONITORING AND ADVANCED MATERIALS ACCOUNTANCY*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Benjamin B. Cipiti
Abstract:
The Separations & Safeguards Performance Model (SSPM) developed at Sandia National Laboratories simulates reprocessing material flows…
Vulnerability Testing against Cyber Terror
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sung-Woo Kwak, Hosik Yoo, Wan-Ki Yoon, Joung-hoon Lee, Jung-Soo Kim, Sung-Soon Jang, Jae-Kwang Kim, Dong-Han Yoo
Abstract:
A modern physical protection system consisted of computer-based communications and controls and displays. Cyber terror is a critical…
When is Noncompliance, Noncompliance?
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:4
Author(s):Karen A. Miller Karen A. Miller
Abstract:
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WIPP Certification and Routine Waste Measurements Performed on the Large Box Assay System at the Savannah River Site
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bob Ceo, Dan Remington, Todd Shepley
Abstract:
A comprehensive WIPP Certification of a Nondestructive Assay Box Counter (NABC) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has been completed. This…
X-Ray Inspection Interference on a Germanium Spectroscopy Portal Monitor
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B.M. Young, S.W. Mettler
Abstract:
CANBERRA has deployed a Germanium Spectroscopic Portal (GSP) in the Port of Antwerp at a Central Examination Station (CES). The GSP will be…
“Reversing the Trend – Creating a Growing and Sustainable Cadre of Safeguards Experts in the United States”
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dunbar Lockwood, Carrie Mathews, Amy Seward
Abstract:
In October 2007, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Non-Proliferation and International Security (NA-24)…
15-YEAR MILESTONE IN THE U.S.-RUSSIA HEU PURCHASE AGREEMENT HEU Policy and Implementation: Development, Progress and Prospects for the Next Five Years
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Elena Thomas, Vladimir V. Yevseyenko
Abstract:
The U.S.–Russian Highly-Enriched Uranium (HEU) Purchase Agreement reached its 15-year milestone in 2008. This historic nuclear…
3D Laser Modelling of the Onkalo Geological Repository
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Gonçalves, Gunnar Boström, Olli Okko, Vítor Sequeira
Abstract:
Finland is constructing an underground rock characterisation facility, known as Onkalo at Olkiluoto, Eurajoki. This is the initial phase…