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Nuclear Trafficking Threats and What We Can Do About Them
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gayla Balatsky, William Severe
Abstract:
The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) sponsored a workshop on Reducing the Risk from Radioactive and Nuclear Materials, 19-…
Objectives and tasks on creating a model site at “Luch”
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P.P. Mizin, S.V. Leonov, V. Yu. Chukov
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Joint cooperation of “Luch” with US DOE national laboratories on development, creation and modernization of nuclear materials physical…
Opening Plenary Address
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:1
Author(s):William H. Tobey
Abstract:
President Nancy Jo Nicholas, VicePresident Steve Ortiz, ladies, and gentlemen,congratulations on your 50thanniversary. I am honored to…
Opening Plenary Address: The First Half Century and Beyond: An IAEA Perspective on Managing the Nuclear Dilema
Type:JNMM
Volume:37
Issue:1
Author(s):David B. Waller
Abstract:
I intend this morning to tell a story.All of you will know parts of thestory, and some of you may know much ofit—but, that’s OK—…
Operational Cost Analysis Methodology at RFNC-VNIIEF
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):V. D. Viktorov, J. McKisson, Yu. G. Grishin
Abstract:
This paper describes the methodology used to evaluate the operational costs of the U.S.- funded Material Protection Control and…
Operational Safeguards Arrangements (OSAs): The Use of Safety Case Methodology and its Application to Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W.T. Stanley, Robert F. Jones
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In order to safeguard large bulk handling facilities the safeguards approach inevitably involves the deployment of a significant array of…
ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NUCLEAR REACTOR DECOMISSIONING AT FSUE “RISI”
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander M. Chlenov, Dmitry I. Markitan
Abstract:
The implementation of various research projects involves using nuclear reactors. Many world scientific centers have nuclear reactors…
Organization, Control and Development of the NM Physical Protection System at the VNIINM nuclear-hazard facility named for A.A. Bochvar
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A.A. Morozov, A.A. Chizhov
Abstract:
The All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute for Inorganic Materials named for Academician A.A. Bochvar, subordinate to the Russian…
OUTCOMES OF THE JAEA/IAEA WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED SAFEGUARDS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE – A JAEA PERSPECTIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yusuke Kuno, Masato Hori, Mitsutoshi Suzuki, Ryoji Aso, Takeo Adachi
Abstract:
The JAEA/IAEA workshop was held on 13-16 Nov. 2007, at Tokai in Japan. In this international workshop, participants addressed issues and…
PANTEX INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jim Otto
Abstract:
Management of inventory in a “static” environment can be as simple as knowing how many widgets you have, where they are stored, and how…
PASSIVE TIME COINCIDENCE MEASUREMENTS WITH HEU AND DU METAL CASTINGS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John T. Mihalczo, P. A. Hausladen, S. M. McConchie, Michael Wright, Dan Archer
Abstract:
A Department of Energy sponsored Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Y-12 National Security Complex program of passive time coincidence…
PASSIVE TIME COINCIDENCE MEASUREMENTS WITH HEU OXIDE FUEL PINS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John T. Mihalczo, P. A. Hausladen, S. M. McConchie
Abstract:
Passive time coincidence measurements have been performed on highly enriched uranium (HEU) oxide fuel pins at the Idaho National Laboratory…
Performance Characteristics of a Third Generation Portable Radionuclide Identifier
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald M. Keyser, Timothy R. Twomey
Abstract:
The continuing need for a hand-held, portable radionuclide identifier for use in countering illicit nuclear trafficking and in positive…
Performance of a Small Portal Using Integrated Germanium Detector Modules
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald M. Keyser, Timothy R. Twomey
Abstract:
Portal monitors and mobile search systems are most effective in positive identification when constructed with high resolution detectors. To…
Performance of the Savannah River Site Coulometer for Neptunium Process Accountability and Neptunium Oxide ProductCharacterization
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patterson R. Nuessle, George E. Reeves, Michael K. Holland, Sheldon T. Nichols
Abstract:
The Savannah River Site’s (SRS) H-Area B-Line (HB-Line) nuclear facility is processing neptunium solutions for stabilization as an oxide.…
Physical Mechanisms for Fission Product Concentration Differences from Variations in Reactor Power History
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David J. Sweeney, William S. Charlton
Abstract:
A method for uniquely determining power history characteristics of spent fuel assemblies based on the concentration of various fission…
Plasma sphere control for Accuracy improvement of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Seunghyun Kim, Jongsook Hong, Junesik Ju, Taehoon Lee, Kyuseok Song
Abstract:
LIBS (Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy) has been introduced in an attempt to quantity the constituents of nuclear material in the…
Plutonium Hold-up Measurements at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. K. Berg, L. W. Brackenbush, J. R. Hilliard, A. V. Mozhayev, J. E. Tanner, P. L. Tomeraasen
Abstract:
Estimation of plutonium quantities contained in various process equipment is necessary to comply with criticality, safeguards and safety…
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS USING FALCON 5000: A PORTABLE HPGe BASED NUCLEAR IDENTIFIER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Croft, A. L. Bosko, S. Philips
Abstract:
The Falcon 5000 is an advanced Radionuclide Identifier (RID) based on a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector. It utilizes Pulse Tube…
Plutonium Oxide Control Material Long-Term Characterization for Destructive Assay
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lav Tandon, Lisa Colletti, Khal Spencer
Abstract:
In addition to standardizing to a standard reference material (SRM) or a certified reference material (CRM), an internal material of high…