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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. L. DONOHUE, A. Ciurapinski, Stephan Vogt, Jozef Parus
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Environmental Sampling for Safeguards has been implemented by the International Atomic Energy Agency as part of a Strengthened Safeguards…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Juan Cruzate, Susana Papadopulos
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The Nuclear Regulatory Authority has developed a method for the detection of UF6 cylinders based on non-destructive active and passive…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T.H. Prettyman, J.P. Lestone, J. D. Chavez
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The performance of the skid-mounted tomographic gamma scanner (TGS) on Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site residues containing…
Type:JNMM
Volume:28
Issue:3
Author(s):Rodney Martin
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International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards have traditionally relied on material balance accounting at declared facilities within a…
Type:JNMM
Volume:28
Issue:4
Author(s):Oleg Bukharin
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Performance testing is an essential component of an effective, sustainable system of nuclear safeguards and security. This paper provides…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James Farmer, Vladimir Serikov, Egor Bologov, Vladimir Kotelnikov, C. Mathews
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The ISTC conducts theoretical and hands-on training in physical protection systems (PPS), system assessment, equipment testing and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gotthard Stein, Bernd Richter, Hans Hermann Remagen
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Nuclear energy production incurs the generation of plutonium isotopes. From an international safeguards point of view the plutonium element…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S.-T. Hsue, J.E. Stewart, M. S. Krick
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To calibrate neutron coincidence and neutron multiplicity counters for passive assay of plutonium, certain detector parameters must be…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Phillip A. Hypes
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The FRAM Isotopics Analysis Code has been used to analyze plutonium spectra taken through very thick shielding. Three plutonium sources…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Philip Hypes
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The FRAM Isotopics Analysis Code has been used to analyze plutonium spectra taken through very thick shielding. Three plutonium sources…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hui Zhang
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An important way to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons is to control the production and use of fissile materials. The main…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Guardini, B. Ryazanov,, A. Mozhayev, P. Schillebeeckx, V. Shapsha, V. Kudryavtsev, B. Belyaev
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The process of designing, specifying, fabricating and certifying NDA Reference Materials (RMs) is a complex task requiring the expertise of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stein Deron, D. L. DONOHUE, E. Kuhn, R. Binner, H. Aigner
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The IAEA is preparing a revised and updated version of International Target Values (ITVs) for uncertainty components in measurements of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hideo Nishimura, S. Usuda, K. Watanabe, M. Magara, F. Esaka, K. Yasuda, H. Gunji, T. Sakakibara, Y. Miyamoto, T. Adachi, S. Tsuda
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In order to develop environmental sample analysis techniques for the strengthened safeguards, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Wellum, F. Kehoe, A. Verbruggen, A. Alonso, W. De Bolle, R. Eykens
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IRMM has a well developed programme for the preparation of Isotopic Reference Materials (IRMs) and Amount Content IRMs (spikes) for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James K. Wolford, Jr., Gregory K. White
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Negotiations between technical representatives of the US and the Russian Federation in support of several pending nuclear arms and nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.S. Kraus, R. Southward, S. Kadner, W. Doyle, D. Bell, W. Horak
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In 1994, the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) program was established to engage unemployed FSU weapons scientists in peaceful…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hiroyoshi Kurihara, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Hiromi Terada
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The Additional Protocol to Japan’s safeguards Agreement with the IAEA (Agency) entered into force on 16 December 1999. This paper addresses…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Lockner, Larry Desonier, Berry Crain, Jr., Jason Coombs, C. Dennis Croessmann
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For several years, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has been working with the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.W MacArthur, D.G. Langner, R. Whiteson, J. WOLFORD, N. J. Nicholas
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In support of the Trilateral Initiative1, representatives from the United States, the Russian Federation, and the International Atomic…