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Threats to national critical assets have been under constant study and assessment, as well as plans that should be an integral part of a…
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NMCC has developed an integrated C/S system which will be operated in automated mode (inspector unattended) for practical safeguards…
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CNEN and DOE have agreed on a collaborative effort that provides for the evaluation of measures that can strengthen the effectiveness of…
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The most common environmental samples taken by IAEA Safeguards inspectors are dust samples collected on cotton swipes. The isotopic…
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The measurement of amounts of plutonium is recognised as one of the most important tasks in fissile material control. The task requires…
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The Nuclear Threat Initiative and Institute of Nuclear Materials Management collaborated on international workshops for global best…
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A calorimeter capable of measuring the power output from special nuclear material in 208- liter (55-gal) shipping or storage containers was…
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Prototypes of a Li-6 Pulse Mode Ionization Chamber (LiPMIC) have been in development for the past two years for the purpose of providing…
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The Multiple Group Analysis (MGA) code is widely used for the non-destructive determination of the relative isotopic composition of…
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A year ago, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission published amendments to Part 2 of Chapter 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, aimed…
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Neutron based assay devices are particularly important to the assay of radioactive wastes containing spontaneous fissioning components. The…
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Canadian deuterium-uranium (CANDU) reactors are of significant interest because they offer the ability to use natural uranium as a fuel,…
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Lung counter systems are used to monitor the presence of nuclear isotopes in the lungs of personnel, which by accident or improper working…
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In June 2004, the Applied Nuclear Technology (ANT) Department at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant was tasked with conducting a…
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The construction of commercial reprocessing plant (maximum 8tPu/y or 800tU/y) in Japan had completed. The commercial operation will be…
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The Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) program at the Y-12 National Security Complex has taken many positive steps in…
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Material control and accounting (MC&A) guidance available to power reactor operators in the 1970's identified the fuel bundle or…
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At the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, a cascade characterization program has been initiated to support eventual D&D of the three…
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A recent effort determined uranium holdup at a large fuel fabrication facility abroad where low enriched (~3%) uranium (LEU) oxide feeds…
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Aircraft crashes into spent fuel transportation and storage systems have the potential to cause an extreme loading event, perhaps beyond…