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Commercial SNF Waste Form Disposal Studies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joe B. Stringer, John M. McConaghy, Jesse J. Burnette, Jennifer D. Hadley
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The objective of the Commercial SNF Waste Form Disposal Studies is to identify potential methods of simplifying waste handling systems and…
Commissioning Measurements and Experience Obtained from the Installation of A Fissile Mass Flow Monitor in the Ural Electrochemical Integrated Planted (UEIP) in Novouralsk
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jim Sumner, Bob Vines, Danny Powell, Taner Uckan, Josè March-Leuba, Edward Mastal
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The Blend Down Monitoring System (BDMS) equipment sent earlier to the Ural Electrochemical Integrated Plat (UEIP) a Novouralsk, Russia, was…
Comparison of a US Approach and a Russian Approachto the Historical Analysis of Inventory Differences
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tom Burr, Denny Weier, Mikhail Kuzminykh
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During the past few years, there have been several collaborations between US DOE laboratories and the Tomsk Chemical Combine in Russia.…
Comparison of Costs for Implementing Excess Fissile Materials Conversion and Storage
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William A. Averill, Thomas L. Rising, Drew E. Kornreich, Robert H. Spencer
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Three proposals for Processing excess fissile material (FM) were compared with respect to cost and personnel radiation exposure. This…
Comprehensive Review Of Nuclear Materials Of The Former Soviet Union, Including Illicit Diversions
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Susan Voss, R. Ruminer, Y. Bodenstien, Kris Gardner
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During the past four years the United States (US) has worked with the Russian to assess the diversion vulnerability of the nuclear material…
Computational Analysis Of Heat Flow Calorimeters
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steve A. Aboagye, Kenneth S. Ball
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Heat flow calorimeters are used to determine the mass of nuclear materials within a sealed container by measuring the heat generated by the…
Confirmatory Measurements for Uranium in Nuclear Weapons by High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectrometry (HRGS)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter E. Vanier, Leon Forman, Kyle A. Wright, W. R. Kane, J. R. Lemley, Wayne P. Kiehl, J. Wright
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High-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry (HRGS) measurement techniques have been developed to confirm HEU in the presence of plutonium in US…
Consider of Verfication Methodologies for the Initial Core and An Experienc eof National Verification for Transfer Campaign in OLR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jae-Sung Lee
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Initial core verification in the On-Load Reactor is important in light of the continuity of knowledge of safeguards. Considering the…
Considerations On The Role Of RSAC And SSAC On Integrated Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alfredo L. Biaggio, Marco A. Marzo, Orpet J. M. Peixoto
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Integration of Regional and State System of Accountancy and Control into the international safeguards is one of the recognized tools to…
CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF EPOXY AND DIATOMACEOUS EARTH MATRICE STANDARDS IN CALIBRATION OF SOLUTION ASSAY INSTRUMENTS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Padilla, M. Padilla, R. Marshall, R. Marshall, Jack E. Malcom, Jack E. Malcom, C. Bonner, C. Bonner
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Solution Assay Instruments (SAIs) are used in the Los Alamos National Laboratory's plutonium facility to perform nondestructive assays of…
Continuing Battle on the Acceptance of Spent Fuel: Is There an Appropriate Remedy?
Type:JNMM
Volume:27
Issue:4
Author(s):Jay E. Silberg
Abstract:
A. Almost one year since DOE defaulted on their obligation to accept spent fuel B. Nuclear Waste Policy Act obligation 1. Section 302(a…
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE UNITED STATES TO ENHANCE THE EXISTING NUCLEAR-MATERIAL PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AT MAYAK PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S.C. Suda, M. Ehinger, A.I. Prishchepov, Y.M Zatorsky, P.T. Cahalane, J. H. Jarrett, R. A. Lundgren, G. F. Niederauer, G. Tittemore, J.D. Olivos
Abstract:
The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Atomic Energy (MINATOM) and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are engaged in joint, cooperative…
Cost Analysis Of Major Security Upgrades At A Nuclear Research Site
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Claude Potter, Dennis F. Togo
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National Laboratories of the Department of Energy are finding it economically difficult yo comply with the ever-increasing protection…
Creating the Regulatory Base for MPC&A in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Strategy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Teresa Olascoaga, Fred Morris, Paul E. Rexroth, Douglas Tynan, Thomas F. Grant
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The Russian Federal law on Use of Nuclear Energy charges the Federal Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority of Russia (Gosatomnadzor or GAN…
Cyclops: A Safeguards Camera for the Future
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Ondrik, R. White, V. Thompson
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The Cyclops safeguards camera demonstrates future concepts in safeguard camera. This I2SIP-compliant camera performs motion detection at…
Data Mining: Applications to Nondestructive Assay Data
Type:JNMM
Volume:27
Issue:2
Author(s):Thomas Burr, Mark M. Pickrell, Thomas H. Prettyman, P.M. Rinard, Tracy R. Wenz
Abstract:
Data mining is the 1990s term for discovering useful information in large (usually high-dimensional) data sets. The availability of fast…
Dealing With The Y2K Problem In German Nuclear Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Axel Hagemann
Abstract:
The number of computer systems used in nuclear facilities has rapidly increased on the past. The electronic control systems on the highest…
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Support for the Implementation of the Plutonium Production Reactor Agreement (PPRA)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph D. Rivers, Mary Scott, Carlton Reid
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The PLutonium Reactor Production Agreement (PPRA) was negotiated and implemented to cease production of plutonium for weapons use in the US…
DELTA 2000: A CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE NETWORK APPLIANCE FOR SAFEGUARDS APPLICATIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Davidson, T. Wenderlich, M. Ondrik, S. Kadner
Abstract:
This paper discusses the development of an IAEA ISIP-compliant communications platform for integrating legacy equipment for remote…
DESIGN AND CALIBRATION OF THE AWCC FOR MEASURING 50-cm LONG CANISTERS WITH HEU*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. R. Hatcher, J.E. Stewart, R. Siebelist, A. Mozhayev, I.V Mikhailova
Abstract:
An active Well Coincidence Counter (AWCC) has been modified to measure 50-cm long storage canisters with HEU fuel disks of different…