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OPTIMISATION OF INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS SYSTEMS FOR A GENERIC FUEL CYCLE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lucia Valentino, E. D'Amato, F. SAULE
Abstract:
This paper consists of the development of a Mathematical Model applied to a generic nuclear fuel cycle (critical path). This theoretical…
OPTIMISATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A LOW LEVEL WASTE PASSIVE / ACTIVE NEUTRON INTERROGATION SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Croft, P.M.J. Chard
Abstract:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) owns and operates a Low Level Waste (LLW) Receipt, Assay, Characterisation and Super-…
OPTIMIZATION OF HETEROGENEOUS FUEL DESIGNS FOR UTILIZATION OF THORIUM IN PWRS TO ENHANCE PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE AND REDUCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Todosow, E.E. Pilat
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the first stage of a project aimed at reducing the proliferation potential and spent fuel storage/disposal…
OUTDOOR INTRUSION DETECTION SENSOR FIELD TESTING EXPERIENCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dr. Mel Maki, Roger Nieh
Abstract:
Sensors for outdoor perimeter detection must reliably detect intruders under all possible intrusion threat scenarios while rejecting…
Overview and Future Directions of Remote Monitoring Study at JNC
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joe Damico, Masato Hori, Yu Hashimoto
Abstract:
JNC began studies on transparency in nuclear non-proliferation in 1993. The main objective of this effort is to assure the transparency of…
Overview of Vulnerability and Projected Impacts of Attacks on Radioactive Materials in Transport
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. E. Luna, K.B. Sorenson
Abstract:
In the wake of September 11, 2001 there has been an increased focus on the nuclear industry and its vulnerability to terrorism/sabotage. A…
PATRAM Symposium Highlights
Type:JNMM
Volume:30
Issue:3
Author(s):Billy Cole
Abstract:
In this issue of the papers from the Thirteenth International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (…
PERFORMANCE-BASED VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTSTHE DEPO PROCESS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jim Blankenship, David Ek
Abstract:
Evaluations of physical protection systems can be performed primarily in two ways: feature-based analysis and performance-based analysis.…
Photographic Comparison for Item Tagging and Tamper Indication
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.T Kouzes, R.R. Hansen, M.A. Knopf, William Karl Pitts, Bruce Geelhood, Erin Fuller
Abstract:
Intrinsic characteristic properties of any item may be used to label or tag the item. Highresolution photographic recording and comparison…
PHYSICAL PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY- SYNERGIES AND DIFFERENCES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert Venot
Abstract:
For the objectives of nuclear safety, various sets of accidental sequences are set up and taken into account in safety studies of a…
Plutonium Management and Disposition Monitoring Regime Simulation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paul E. Rexroth, Olin H. Bray, S. Deland, Tina Jenkin
Abstract:
Information management is a key component of any monitoring and inspection regime. There are a number of significant challenges when…
PLUTONIUM MASS AND OXIDE ATTRIBUTE MEASUREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles L. Hollas, M. Rawool-Sullivan, David J. Mercer, Phillip A. Hypes, Derek R. Dinwiddie, Douglas R. Mayo, Morag K. Smith, Duncan MacArthur, John A. Bounds, Karen Hirsch, Diana Langner, Kevin D. Veal, W. L. Myers, Richard L. Morgado, Duc T. Vo, Hans Snyder
Abstract:
Many monitoring and inspecting efforts are intended to include classified nuclear materials. These efforts have often focused on the use of…
Possible Ways of Transforming Russian MC&A Networks into Multifunctional Information Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Victor Fedoseyev, V.V. Nalivaev
Abstract:
Current economic circumstances force expansion of support of the applications within the framework of the existing Russian MC&A…
Precise Re-location of Radioactive Particles in SEM/SIMS Analysis of Environmental Samples
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Donohue, U. Admon
Abstract:
Elemental and isotopic analysis of individual radioactive particles in the µm-size range requires the ability to precisely re-locate…
Preliminary Results of Uranium and Plutonium Efficiency Measurements Using a High Efficiency Cavity Ion Source Interfaced with a Finnigan MAT 262 Mass Spectrometer
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P.M. Hedberg, K.B. Ingeneri, L.R. Riciputi
Abstract:
Evolving goals of safeguards environmental sampling of uranium and plutonium demand decreased sample sizes. Thermal ionization mass…
PREPARATION AND VALIDATION OF NEW TYPE OF LARGE SIZE DRIED SPIKES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Wellum, F. Kehoe, A. Verbruggen, A. Alonso, F Hendrickx, N. Surugaya, H Kühn, R. Eykens
Abstract:
A new type of large size dried spike for determinations of uranium and plutonium in input solution of spent fuel from reprocessing plants…
Preparing the Next Generation Nuclear Stewards
Type:JNMM
Volume:30
Issue:2
Author(s):Jack Jekowski
Abstract:
The world has "harnessed" the power of the atom for more than five decades. As we enter the new millennium, the knowledge of the atom…
Principles of fast neutron detector package design for differential dieaway technique assay systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Croft, S. Croft, Sheila Melton, Sheila Melton, L.C-A. Bourva, L.C-A. Bourva, M.J. Chard, M.J. Chard
Abstract:
The Fast Neutron Detector Packages (FNDP’s) used in differential dieaway (DDA) technique assay systems should ideally have a high neutron…
Process Accountability Flow Diagrams at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mitch Frank, T.E. Ricketts, Relf Price, Sandra E. Wilson, Tina Forsman
Abstract:
We began implementing process accountability flow diagrams (PAFDs) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility in response to…
PRODUCTION METHODS FOR STAINLESS STEEL AND NICKEL-BASE ALLOY PLATES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.F. GRUBB, R.E. BAILEY
Abstract:
Stainless steel and nickel-base alloy plate processing methods are described, providing design information on both the benefits and…