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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dmitry Kovchegin
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Design Basis Threat is one of the main factors to be taken into account during design of physical protection system of nuclear facility. In…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Arnold Rezniczek, C. Xerri Cogema
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Unannounced inspections (UI) are already provided for in the INFCIRC/153 type Safeguards Agreements. In proposed approaches for the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mike Yaksh, Ph.D., Thomas A. Danner
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The regulations set forth to define the accident conditions for transport of spent nuclear fuel require the 30 foot drop of the transport…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C.J. Hartwigsen, M.C. Grubelich
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Sandia National Laboratories has developed and characterized a new smoke material for access delay applications. Existing activated…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Ondrik, Neil R. Zack
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Terrorist threats and activities have demonstrated that western countries must improve their security postures to detect chemical and…
Type:JNMM
Volume:31
Issue:3
Author(s):R.T Kouzes, B.D. Geelhood, R.R. Hansen, W. K. Pitts
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Radiation-measurement systems are central to the affirmation of compliance with a variety of agreements related to arms control and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ernest Smiley
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Although federal agencies rely on information technology (IT) and systems to execute important missions and to improve productivity, most…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mike Henson
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Reducing handling time, manual intervention and improving accuracy have long been goals for the industry. Early methods of handling drums…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dmitry V. Bogomolov, Valery A. Gaidaichuk, Nikolai I. Kozlov, F. Inkov, Eugene E. Tzai
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An essential element of nonproliferation strategy and politics performed in the Republic of Kazakhstan is export control of nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Carlson, Russell Leslie, Annette Berriman, Peter Riggs
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The technical objective of comprehensive safeguards—timely detection of diversion, and deterrence by the risk of early detection—is well…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Snedeker
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To complement its fuel cycle businesses, BNFL has established the capability to transport radioactive materials arising from all parts of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Pete Heine, Loretta Weiss, Jared DuFresne
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In the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, worldwide attention to the threat of nuclear proliferation increased dramatically.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kirsten F. Laurin-Kovitz, Lee Thomas, Basil Picologlou, Loren Byers
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Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is an urgent global challenge. Underdeveloped national controls, the globalization of nuclear and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Phillip M. Rinard, Mark Mount, William J. O’Connell, Curtis Cochran
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has completed an extensive effort to calibrate the LLNL passive-active neutron drum (PAN)…
Type:JNMM
Volume:31
Issue:2
Author(s):William S. Charlton, Jane Poths
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A computational study was performed to determine the capability of using ruthenium deposits around a reprocessing facility to determine…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Knorr, W. Lippmann, A.-M. Reinecke, R. Rasper
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High tech ceramics such as silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon nitride (Si3N4) have excellent technical properties which make these ceramics…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Harper Shull, Linda B. Baker, Donald M. Faison
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Historically, the Savannah River Site (SRS) routinely produced special nuclear material (SNM), which provided stable measurement conditions…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. H. Geist, Kate Frame, A.P. Belian, J. Lestone, K. Ianakiev
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A new neutron multiplicity counter is being developed which utilizes the fast response of liquid scintillator (NE-213) detectors. Current…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles D. Ferguson, Leonard S. Spector
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This paper describes a significant gap in current U.S. export licensing rules that could facilitate illicit commerce in high-risk…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Croft, C.G. Wilkins
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BNFL are currently undertaking a programme to remove Plutonium Contaminated Material (PCM) from the Low Level Waste disposal site at Drigg…