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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Chivers, K. Vetter
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A model for simulating a Compton camera is described. The model employs the Geant4 physics code to simulate a distributed 239Pu source…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. J. O'Connell, C. F. Guenther
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Efforts have been under way at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to develop detailed analytical models that simulate…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Oksana Elkhamri, Jana Fankhauser
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and other governments have undertaken a number of programs to help Russia…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Martyn T. Swinhoe, K. D. Ianakiev, David H. Beddingfield, M.C. Browne, H. Nguyen, Kiwhan Chung, Luchesar Iliev
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Commercially available analog electronics often have shortcomings as far as safeguards applications are concerned. One particular case…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas L. Williams
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The K-Area Material Storage Facility (KAMS) at the Savannah River Site stores a large number of stabilized Plutonium containers. Large…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.F. Villani, C G Wilkins, E. Alvarez, S. Croft, A. Ambrifi, G. Simone
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CANBERRA has recently supplied Nucleco SpA with a new Passive/Active Neutron Waste Assay System (PANWAS) for use at their waste management…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Young S. Ham, G. Ivan Maldonado
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A novel concept to detect pin-diversion from spent fuel assembly is proposed and described. The instrument will use multiple tiny neutron…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Morag Smith, E. McKigney, Pete Karpius, Jonathan L. Thron, Kate Frame, William Clay, Duncan W. MacArthur
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Neutron multiplicity counters (NMCs) are widely used for nondestructive assay (NDA) of plutonium-bearing items and are the leading…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Quincy W. Castro
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Many current paradigms on verification were formed as a product of the bipolar tensions of the Cold War period and the perceived aims of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard Vinoche, Selena Ng, Bernard Guedson
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Introducing neptunium into the nuclear fuel cycle has been proposed in the past as a way to impede the diversion or the direct use of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Whitaker, Anibal Bonino, Peter Chiaro, Beatriz Gregori, Carelli Jorge
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The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) of Argentina have collaborated over the past 10 years through…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K.E. Sale, Jeffery Richardson, Olena Gritzay
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Natural carbon is well known as reactor structure material and at the same time as one of the most important neutron scattering standards,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hisaharu Dosho
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Japan has promoted research,development and utilization of nuclear energy exclusively for peaceful purposes,while having set the goal of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. Norman, L. Bevaart, W. Fuhr
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The implementation of the state evaluation process and integrated safeguards have led to new developments in the evaluation of inspection…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Donald A. Close, Tom Hill, Calvin E. Moss, T. Marks, J. M. Goda, D. J. Dale, G. H. Gardner, W. S. Johnson, D. M. Sandoval
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Our enrichment monitor (EM) measures the enrichment of UF6 flowing through the processing pipes in a down-blending facility. It uses sodium…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Abousahl, P. van Belle, H. Eberle, H. Ottmar, R. Kristolaitis
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The Pu isotopic abundances are frequently determined from gamma spectra taken by HRGS and analysed by codes like MGA and FRAM. The…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Albert Tardiff
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There is a flurry of activities at the NRC which signal the resurgence of interest in nuclear energy in the United States. New designs are…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher D. Jones
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The non-proliferation education program at the University of Washington is a collaboration of the UW’s Jackson School of International…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dane Swango
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A central question in the nonproliferation regime is whether cheating can be detected. This paper reviews wide area environmental sampling…
Type:JNMM
Volume:34
Issue:4
Author(s):K. Mark Leek, Christopher D. Jones
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The nonproliferation curriculum at the University of Washington (UW) is the product of collaboration between Pacific Northwest Center for…