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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Gonçalves, Cristina Versino, Paolo Lombardi, Laurent Tourin
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Safeguards data reviews of MBAs (Material Balance Areas) can be seen as a continuous verification process, broken down by the perioding…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cameron Coates, Charles H. (Hal) Aikens
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Systems exist to achieve some purpose, and there will always be interest in improving system effectiveness. This is particularly important…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dmitriy Nikonov
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Safeguarding nuclear material became paramount for international security since the end of the Cold War and after September 11, 2001. On…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tresa Yarbro, Diana J. Sena, Jackie Bustamante, Kathleen Roybal
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Scheduling shipments at Los Alamos is a complex process involving many sites and organizations. Los Alamos maintains a five year forecast…
Type:JNMM
Volume:34
Issue:3
Author(s):Hirofumi Takeda, Norio Kageyama, Masumi Wataru, Ryoji Sonobe, Koji Shirai, Toshiari Saegusa
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Although there have been many tests and analyses reported for the evaluation of drop tests of metal casks, no quantitative measurement…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):H. Timothy Cooley
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The proliferation of acts of terrorism across the international landscape poses increasing threat to vital nuclear and critical assets.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jean Jalouneix, Denis Winter
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By document referenced GOV/2001/41 of the 15th of August 2001, the Board of Governors of the IAEA ratified twelve fundamental principles of…
Type:JNMM
Volume:34
Issue:2
Author(s):William Stanbro
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Seminar war gaming has proven to be a useful tool in the analysis of conflict situations by the military. However, this type of gaming…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Ball, Dr. John Gahl
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An approach to physical protection system design at research reactor facilities is presented utilizing a design tool developed through…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.R. Picard, Tom Burr, Mark Fitzgerald
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Radiation portal monitoring is tasked to detect illicit nuclear material in a difficult measurement environment. The challenge is to…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Echkard Haas, I Tsvetkov, R. Fagerholm, S. Abakumova
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is developing and implementing short notice random inspections (SNRIs) for verification of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sara Pozzi, S. D. Clarke, T. J. Downar, E. Padovani
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We describe Monte Carlo simulations of the photon interrogation of uranium and plutonium metal samples of varying mass and composition. The…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Howell, Justin E. Doak, Tom Burr
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Nuclear material accounting (NMA) includes periodic evaluation of material balances (MB) as a check for whether material is missing. In the…
Type:JNMM
Volume:34
Issue:4
Author(s):K. Mark Leek
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Nonproliferation, like many aspects of security, has not played out as many expected following the end of the Cold War. The peace…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alan Simpson, Martin Clapham
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Storage, transportation and disposal of spent nuclear fuel continue to be significant problems faced by the commercial nuclear industry.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. A. Molecke, M. Steyskal, M. C. Billone, W. Koch, O. Nolte, G. Pretzsch, B. Autrusson, O. Loiseau
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We provide an overview and summarization of recent results from a multinational, spent fuel sabotage aerosol test program. This research…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P.B. Mason
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The New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL), a government owned and operated laboratory since 1948, is the U.S. governments certifying authority for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Vannoni, Gaurav Rajen
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The objective of this paper is to review the published writings of regional analysts regarding what India and Pakistan need for strategic…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Viviana Grama, Vilmos Zsombori, Lucian Biro
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The terrorist attacks starting with 11 September 2001 surprised the world because of the unconventional ways used by the terrorist groups.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jill N. Cooley, J. Hillerman
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In early 2005, the Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency (‘the Agency’) launched an initiative to bring to the attention of…