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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexander Glaser
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Arms-control agreements between the United States and Russia negotiated after the end of the Cold War have imposed limits on the number of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dany Mulyana, Sunil S. Chirayath
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Pebble bed reactor (PBR) is not a new technological concept, but it is a relatively new marketable option. As with other reactor types, it…
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Author(s):Massimo Morichi, Giacomo Mangiagalli, Andrea Pepperosa, Isacco Bonesso, Luca Stevanato
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The constant concerns in global nuclear safety, aimed at deterring and combating the illicit trafficking of radioactive materials and their…
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Author(s):Branko Kovacevic, Andre Vidal Soares, William Walters, Azaree Lintereur, Benjamin Betzler, Louise G. Worrall, Amanda M Johnsen, Mike Dion
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Liquid-fueled Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) have gained significant interest globally due to the potential improvements they offer compared…
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Author(s):David Boardman, Hamid Tagziria, Alison Flynn
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We describe the performance of a novel gamma-ray imaging system when imaging nuclear fuel as part of an International Partnership for…
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Author(s):Jack Brosnan
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The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest resiliency challenge faced by the nuclear workforce in the 21st century. Impacts of the pandemic have…
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Author(s):Olli Okko, Eero Heikkinen
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Disposal of spent nuclear fuel is expected to be carried out according the IAEA safety standards. The site investigations are needed to…
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Author(s):Margaret Root, Garrett McMath, Beth Hornbein, Tina Hernandez
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The objective of the joint LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory)-SNL (Sandia National Laboratories) transformational events study is to…
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Author(s):Naoko Noro, Carol Scharmer, Yoko Kawakubo, Megumi Sekine, Masahiro Okuda, Naoko Inoue
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In the amid of COVID-19 pandemic, Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of Japan Atomic Energy…
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Author(s):Miles Greiner, Yung Y. Liu, James M. Shuler
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Nuclear and other radioactive materials are used for large-scale electricity generation without greenhouse gas production, advanced medical…
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Author(s):Heidi A. Smartt, Zoe Gastelum, Joshua Rutkowski, Natacha Peter-Stein
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and its underlying algorithms are increasingly responsible for how we perform our daily lives - from cars with…
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Author(s):Matthew Dunbrack, Anna Erickson, Chris Stewart
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Antineutrino detectors have potential for use as independent, tamper-proof tools for reactor monitoring using the antineutrino flux from…
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Author(s):Mark Wetzel, Adam Hecht, Alexandria S. Ragsdale, Phoenix Baldez
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Fission gamma ray data is important for identifying nuclear material. In this work we are examining gamma rays from U-235 fission using an…
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Author(s):Jennifer Fowler
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This paper will introduce how cryptocurrency, blockchain, and cybercrime can play into sanctions evasion. Although not inherently nefarious…
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Author(s):John Murray, Evan Crawford, Michelle Mock, Paul Kaiser
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This paper will demonstrate the features and benefits of the State Declarations Portal (SDP). Historically, there have been many channels…
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Author(s):Gianna Delorey, Tomas Stepanek, Sebastien Richet, Evan Crawford, Susan E Pickett
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The goal of the nuclear material accounting (NMA) eLearning modules is to deliver high quality learning objects to supplement the delivery…
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Author(s):Robert McElroy, Jr., Susan Smith
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Hybrid x-ray fluorescence and K-edge densitometry (KED) is used at nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities to determine the concentrations of…
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Author(s):Sharon Robinson, Bradley Patton, Jared A Johnson
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The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Nuclear Forensics (NA-83) has designated National Nuclear Materials Archive…
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Author(s):Lauren Finney, Nicholas Peskosky, Patrick J. Skrodzki, Karl Krushelnick, Igor Jovanovic
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Plants are known to respond to the conditions of their environment, such as improved growth upon exposure to fertilizers or inhibited…
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Author(s):Jeremy J Whitlock, Therese Renis, Gary Dyck, Van Zyl de Villiers, Haroldo Barroso Jr., Claude F. Norman
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the shutdown of air traffic, closure of borders, and the introduction of quarantine measures in an…