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The Performance of the DUPIC Safeguards Neutron Counter
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ho-Dong Kim, H. Menlove, Myung Seung Yang, Dae Yong Song, Hyun Soo Park, J.H. Ha, S.Y. Lee
Abstract:
For nuclear material control and accounting(MC&A) in DUPIC(Direct Use of Spent PWR Fuel in CANDU Reactors) Fuel Demonstration Facility…
THE PROSPECTS OF REMOTE MONITORING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P.J. Chare, P. Meylemans, W. Kloeckner
Abstract:
The European Commission performs safeguards on nuclear material in application of Chapter VII of the EURATOM-Treaty. The executive body of…
The Real Risks of Packaging and Transporting Nuclear Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shirley A. O'Rourke
Abstract:
The public, and many who handle or process nuclear materials, are often unaware of the real risks associated with transporting nuclear…
The Role of Partitioning and Transmutation in Future Nuclear Fuel Cycles
Type:JNMM
Volume:30
Issue:3
Author(s):James J. Laidler
Abstract:
Nuclear power will continue to contribute in a significant manner to the supply of energy in the United States for a number of decades to…
The Role of Remote Monitoring under Integrated Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Carlson, Russell Leslie, Peter Riggs
Abstract:
One of the aims of integrated safeguards is to use the “optimum” combination of available methods for the IAEA to independently derive…
The Russian Federal Information System for Nuclear Material Control and Accounting: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):V. P. Berchik, R. A. Babcock, C. L. Heinberg, W. Kilmartin, A.A. Martyanov, V.A. Pitel
Abstract:
Most enterprises in the Russian Federation are not prepared to report to the Russian Federal Nuclear Material Control and Accounting…
THE SAFEGUARDS EQUATION – INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL PROTECTION, MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PROTECTIVE FORCES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N.R. Zack, Dan Miller, Steven Vasel
Abstract:
A nuclear materials protection, control and accountability system is a combination of people, technologies, procedures, policies, and…
The Shape of the Full-Energy Gamma Ray Peak in Germanium Detectors for Different Energies and Incident Geometries
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald M. Keyser
Abstract:
The accurate analysis of gamma-ray spectra from germanium detectors requires that the peak shape of the full-energy gamma-ray peak be used…
THE TEST RIG FOR INSPECTION OF SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLIES OF RESEARCH REACTORS OF THE STATE SCIENTIFIC CENTER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC REACTORS.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Larry Satkowiak, A.F. Grachev
Abstract:
The report describes the technical characteristics and possibilities of the multifunctional Test Rig for inspection of spent fuel…
The Thick Target (a, n) Production Yield of Sulphur
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Croft, R.D. McElroy
Abstract:
The thick target (a, n) production yield curve for sulphur is not available. It is natural therefore to ask how yields for sulphur are to…
The Trilateral Initiative: Getting Ready
Type:JNMM
Volume:30
Issue:4
Author(s):Thomas Shea
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the accomplishments of the Trilateral Initiative to date and identifies the future steps foreseen. Fissile…
The USE of LOW COST PASSIVE RADIO-FREQUENCY TRANSPONDERS as TAGS and SEALS in SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Poucet, C. Korn, G. Azzalin
Abstract:
New low cost technologies exist to simplify the work of inspectors in their controls. One of these technologies is based on passive…
The Use of Virtual Reality to Enhance Safeguards Inspector Training
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Killeen, Mike Stein, Edward O’Gara
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Department of Safeguards provides initial, continuing, and advanced training to Safeguards…
Towards More Efficient Safeguards Approach of Transfer Campaign in Wolsong CANDU Reactor
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Park Sung Gi, Park Sung Gi, Park Wan Sou, Park Soo Jin, Park Soo Jin, Na Won Woo, Na Won Woo, Kim Jong Sou
Abstract:
Due to the unique character of the CANDU reactor, a transfer campaign has been carried out every year for 2 months or so in Wolsong unit 1…
Tracking Nuclear Smuggling: Identifying Trends and Patterns
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Susan Voss, Stacy L. Eaton, Anna L. Nichols
Abstract:
The success of a nonproliferation regime depends, among other things, on the security of nuclear complexes worldwide. Analysis of trends in…
TRAINING FOR THE STRENGTHENED SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Killeen, J. Vidaurre-Henry, M. Young, S. Bobadilla-Mucino, T. Ellacott
Abstract:
The additional protocol (INFCIRC/540) and the application of integrated safeguards place new demands for training IAEA safeguards…
Transcending Sovereignty in the Management and Control of Nuclear Material
Type:JNMM
Volume:30
Issue:2
Author(s):Lawrence Scheinman
Abstract:
This paper was presented at the International Atomic Energy Agency Symposium "International Safeguards: Verification and Nuclear Material…
TRANSITION OF NMC&A and PHYSICAL PROTECTION INSPECTION EXERCISES TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (GOSATOMNADZOR)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Sanin, T. Wright, L. Livingston
Abstract:
The Gosatomnadzor (GAN) Inspection Implementation Project (formerly GAN Project 5) has provided quality-training opportunities to GAN…
TRANSITIONING LANMAS TO MEET INTERNATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.J. Winkelman, L.P. McRae
Abstract:
The LANMAS is a nuclear material accounting system that was constructed and is being maintained at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah…
TRANSPARENCY OF REDUCTIONS IN PIT MANUFACTURING CAPACITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Oleg Bukharin
Abstract:
Manufacturing of plutonium pit components is a critical step of the nuclear weapon production cycle. It is not possible without highly…