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Calibrating Passive Neutron Multiplicity and Waste Counters Using Calibrated 252Cf Sources: Estimating aPu-Values Without Pu
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Philips, S. Croft, R. Venkataraman
Abstract:
252Cf sources are especially interesting for calibrating passive multiplicity counters without the need for Pu because: - they are…
Calibration of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Passive-Active Neutron Drum Shuffler for Measurement of Highly Enriched Uranium in Oxides within DOE-STD-3013-2000 Containers
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. J. O'Connell, Mark Mount
Abstract:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) uses the LLNL passive-active neutron drum (PAN) shuffler (Canberra Model JCC-92) for…
CHINA’S GLOBAL PURSUIT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NONPROLIFERATION POLICY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Oksana Elkhamri, Kevin Whattam
Abstract:
The balance of persuasion in global affairs that at one time was dominated by Western nations now has a strong Chinese voice that demands…
CHINESE PERSPECTIVES ON THE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR ISSUE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hui Zhang
Abstract:
The current North Korean nuclear crisis poses a great challenge to the region security and the global non-proliferation regime. China has…
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SIBERIAN GROUP OF CHEMICAL ENTERPRISES (SGChE) AND THE U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORIES ON PHYSICAL PROTECTION, CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS AT THE CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL PLANT OF SGChE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leslie G. Fishbone, Robert Larsen, J. Pope, Kent Goodey, Ye. Kornev, B. Crain
Abstract:
The Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises (SGChE) is one of the world’s largest nuclear processing enterprises in the world. It has…
COMPACT PCI – A CANDIDATE FOR RACK-MOUNTED SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Lange, G. Neumann, B. Richter, Massimo Aparo
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency uses the Digital Multi-camera Optical Surveillance System (DMOS) for unattended surveillance in…
Comparison of Gamma and Passive Neutron Non-Destructive Assay Total Measurement Uncertainty Using the High Efficiency Neutron Counter
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John M. Veilleux, Doug Cramer
Abstract:
Since 1997, the High Efficiency Neutron Counter (HENC) has been employed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to assay and ship to…
Computer Language Choices in Arms Control and Nonproliferation Regimes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gregory K. White
Abstract:
The U.S. and Russian Federation continue to make substantive progress in the arms control and nonproliferation transparency regimes. We are…
Conceptual Design of the Rapidly Deployable Consequence Monitor
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sergei Blagin, Rustem Samigulin, Vladimir V. Angilopov, Dmitry Moroskin
Abstract:
When a radiological dispersal event occurs (by accident or terrorism), emergency responders must gauge the hazards in the impacted area in…
Construction of Pipe Coating Facility in Snezhinsk: DOE/NNSA Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (GIPP) Program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lev Neymotin, Igor Saprykin
Abstract:
The Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (GIPP) Program is a nonproliferation program within the National Nuclear Security…
Control of Proliferation and the Challenge of Sensitive Nuclear Technology
Type:JNMM
Volume:33
Issue:4
Author(s):Lawrence Scheinman
Abstract:
For more than a half century the world has struggled with the challenge of reconciling the development of nuclear energy for peaceful…
Controlled Parts Management
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Benny Martinez, Caroline M. Boyle, Steve Hildago
Abstract:
The Controlled Parts Management (CPM) system is based on industry standard practices for managing inventory. CPM is designed to record the…
Cooperation in Fissile Material Management: The View from India
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rajesh M. Basrur
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India and its neighborhood comprise a region with considerable potential for nuclear/radiological terrorism. The abundant presence of…
COOPERATION IN FISSILE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT: THE VIEW FROM PAKISTAN
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Muhammad Afzal
Abstract:
All nuclear related activity in Pakistan including production and management of fissile material and other nuclear materials is under the…
COSMIC-RAY MUON TOMOGRAPHY AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE DETECTION OF HIGH-Z MATERIALS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William C. Priedhorsky, Konstantin Borozdin, Alexei Klimenko, Alexander Saunders
Abstract:
Each minute, about 10000 muons rain down on every square meter of Earth. These charged elementary particles are produced by cosmic rays…
Criminalizing WMD Proliferation: The Role of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Type:JNMM
Volume:33
Issue:4
Author(s):Karyn R. Durbin, Stephen Mladineo, Michael Vannoni
Abstract:
The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1540 in April 2004. This landmark measure legally charges all UN member…
Current Status and Newly Introduced Analytical Techniques for Safeguards Environmental Samples at JAERI
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Sakurai, S. Usuda, K. Watanabe, M. Magara, F. Esaka, H. Gunji, S. Kurosawa, Y. Miyamoto, F. Hirayama, C. G. Lee, N. Kohno, D. Suzuki, K. T. Esaka, S. Ichimura, T. Onodera, Y.S. Kokubu, A Ozu, X Zhang
Abstract:
JAERI is developing the analytical techniques to improve the analytical ability for the safeguards environmental samples. Currently under-…
Data Collection Systems for Alternative Power Sources to Replace Operating Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gene Hauser, Alexander Grigoriev, Brian Waud, Alexander Gordienko, Alexei Ol'khovsky
Abstract:
Within the frameworks of International Radiological Threat Reduction Program Kurchatov Institute and U.S. DOE/NNSA cooperatively started…
Database Security within Remote and Unattended Monitoring Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Susan A. Caskey
Abstract:
The integrity and confidentiality of safeguard data is vital in the effective use of unattended and remote monitoring applications.…
DERTERMINATION OF THE PLUTONIUM AND AMERICIUM CONTENT OF THE MOLTEN SALT EXTRACTION SCRAPS. USE OF MCNP 4C2 TO VALIDATE THE METHOD.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alain Godot, Bertrand Perot
Abstract:
Americium was extracted from molten Plutonium metal into a molten salt during an electrolysis process. The scraps (spent salt, cathode, and…