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In the international safeguards world, the case of Iran stands out in several ways. One is as the longest unresolved case of non-compliance…
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Different enrichment processes have been used historically to produce highly enriched uranium (HEU) for weapon purposes. The most relevant…
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Russia is the country that has the largest amount of weapon-usable fissile materials in its disposal, most of which has been produced…
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Containment verification is a high priority for safeguards containment and surveillance. Nuclear material containers, safeguards equipment…
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The WWR-SM research reactor is a Russian-supplied reactor operated by the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) of the Uzbekistan Academy of…
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Multiplicity counters are a traditional non-destructive analysis technique to measure plutonium in containers for safeguards. We will…
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There has been much speculation and much less analysis of what it would take to expand the blend down of Russian highly enriched uranium (…
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The Nevada Test Site (NTS) is a test bed for implementation of the Safeguards First Principles Initiative (SFPI), a risk-based approach to…
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High Z detectors are needed for efficient detection of X-rays having energies greater than about 15keV. Traditionally the only technology…
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Cane-based Celotex™ has been used extensively in various Department of Energy (DOE) packages as a thermal insulator and impact absorber.…
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This paper describes the Demonstration of Safeguards Technologies for Uranium Enrichment Plants Workshop held at ORNL July 10–11, 2008, and…
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High Explosives (HE) are categorized as hazardous material. Despite all efforts taken to improve them in terms of safety, the likelihood of…
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The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is one of the two German competent authorities responsible for design…
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Many recent Non-proliferation and Arms Control software projects include an authentication component. Demonstrating assurance that software…
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The results of studies on the ability of the digital Cerenkov viewing device (DCVD-e) to detect missing and substituted rods are given.…
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There are a variety of reasons for quantifying plutonium (Pu) in spent fuel such as (a) recovering continuity of knowledge, (b) determining…
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This report describes a method for determining the uranium concentration of dense Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) material. The method uses…
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As of September 2007, 90 countries had written letters to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) making a…
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In a coordinated effort, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposed the elimination of the…
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The next-generation nuclear fuel cycle will require the inclusion of innovative features such as environmental friendliness, fuel recycling…