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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. R. Grogan, B. R. Grogan, J.A. Mullens, J.T. Mihalczo, Dan Archer, Daniel E. Archer, John Mihalczo, James Mullens
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In 2007, a shipping container that arrived at ORNL was imaged using the neutron and gamma-ray imaging capability of the Nuclear Materials…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander Glaser
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We report neutronics calculations for the most important natural uranium fueled reactor types historically used for weapons plutonium…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L.G. Evans, N. Menaa
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Neutron time-correlation measurements performed by thermal and epi-thermal neutron well counters and associated Multiplicity Shift Register…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sara Pozzi, S. D. Clarke, S. J. Thompson
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This work illustrates the capabilities of the MCNPX/MCNP-PoliMi code system for simulating the prompt neutron field generated immediately…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bryan Swinson, Martin Clapham
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It is widely accepted that a large-scale nuclear fuel recycling facility, such as the EnergySolutions Light Water Reactor Recycling Centre…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):DeAnn Long, Michael Murphy
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Prior to April 2007, acceptance and performance testing of the various Special Nuclear Material (SNM) monitoring devices at the Nevada Test…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Michael Whitaker, Richard L. Donovan, Richard Metcalf, Jeff Jay, Arnold Guevara
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The upcoming INMM 50th Anniversary calls for celebration of its rich history, proud past and its successful MC&A discipline. As a…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):NNSA MC&A
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The NNSA MC&A Implementation Panel, comprised of both federal and contractor NNSA MC&A Program Managers at Headquarters and field…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Seong Youn Jo
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The international community has now confronted a serious problem to be immediately and simultaneously solved; global warming caused by…
Type:JNMM
Volume:36
Issue:3
Author(s):Thomas Burr, Floyd W. Spencer, Dennis R. Weier, Ronald L. Weitz
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The problem of sampling from a growing population of storedfissile material containers, to confirm that the container contentsare as…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jennifer L. Ladd-Lively, Jennifer L. Ladd-Lively
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The successful completion of a field trial of safeguards monitoring equipment at a natural uranium conversion plant (NUCP) demonstrated the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.W. Tape, Dunbar Lockwood, Mark Goodman, Michael D. Rosenthal
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards system has changed in major ways from the establishment of the IAEA in 1957 until…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):NUREG /CR-6007
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NUREG/CR-6007, Stress Analysis of Closure Bolts for Shipping Casks, provides conservative methods for determining closure bolt loads for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Marcos S. Grund, Fabio C. Dias
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The 235U isotopic abundance determination using portable gamma-ray spectroscopy systems is widely used for nuclear material quantification…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jeff Chamberlin, Michael Tyacke
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On December 8, 2007, the Global Threat Reduction Initiative’s Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return Program executed its largest shipment to…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cameron Coates, Denise F. Jackson, Ph.D.
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Evaluation of system effectiveness has numerous pitfalls. System objectives may be poorly defined, may shift during the system life, or may…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Virginia Cleary, Carmen Méndez, Catherine McFadden
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In 2004, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) formed a collaboration to develop an Advanced…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ivan R. Thomas, Ernest L. Laible
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The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Management, has approved the disposition of 31 metric tons of Unirradiated Light…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steve Balsley, Chris Schmitzer, Edwin Kuhn, Toru Suzuki, Yusuke Kuno, Yasuhiro Tsutaki
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The IAEA, the facility operator and the national safeguards laboratory in Japan (Nuclear Material Control Center, NMCC) currently use a…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tanner Uckan, Danny Powell, Tom Hill, Calvin E. Moss, Veniamin Solomatin, Vladimir Afanasyev
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The paper discusses the Blend Down Monitoring System (BDMS) implemented at three highly enriched uranium (HEU) down blending facilities in…