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METHODOLOGY FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SITES (U)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lorilee Brownell, William Cutchins
Abstract:
As the United States continues to place excess fissile materials under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, well planned…
MINIATURE INSTRUMENT FOR SPENT FUEL VERIFICATION BY BETA SENSING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P. Ward-Whate, David Bot
Abstract:
Under IAEA Criteria, loss of surveillance of spent nuclear fuel could lead to a requirement that a significant portion of the fuel be re-…
MINIMAL SAFEGUARDS PRACTICES FOR MATERIALS PACKAGED FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE PER DOE-STD-3013
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lynn Preston
Abstract:
DOE-STD-3013-96, \"Criteria for Preparing and Packaging Plutonium Metals and Oxides for Long-Term Storage,\" describes requirements for…
Modular Integrated Monitoring System (MIMS) - Architecture and Implementation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sharon M. DeLand, Donald R. Funkhouser
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The MIMS is being developed as a cost-effective means of performing safeguards in unattended remote monitoring applications. Based on…
MOX RECYCLING: A REACHABLE MATURITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gerard Le Bastard, Michel Poulloux
Abstract:
As we enter a new millennium, one question still lies partially unanswered. How to address two major challenges which are lasting economic…
MPC&A ACTIVITIES WITH RUSSIAN ICEBREAKER FLEET
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Morten Bremer Maerli, Byron Gardner, David Lambert, Michael P. O'Brien, Nikolai Bondarev, Victor Elizarov
Abstract:
Since 1994, the United States and the Russian Federation have had demonstrated success in a nuclear weapons non-proliferation program…
National Inspection System in the Republic of Korea
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Wan Sou Park
Abstract:
The Republic of Korea concluded an INFCIRC/153 type Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA in 1975. During 1996, the IAEA spent around 270 PDIs…
New Developments in Digital Video
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, K. Ferguson, W.S. Roman, Mike Ondrik, S. Kraus, A. Nadezhdinskii
Abstract:
Recent developments in digital video and digital processing of recorded images have resulted in significant changes to the overall approach…
NEW NWIS PROCESSOR FOR FISSILE SYSTEM VERIFICA nON
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T.E. Valentine, J.A. Mullens, J.T. Mihalczo, J.E. Breeding, G.W. Turner, J.A. McEvers, M.C. Smith, Thomas Gafford
Abstract:
This processor, which is the basis of the Nuclear Weapons Identification System (NWIS), is a five input channel system capable of sampling…
New Processor for Fissile System Measurements for NMC&A
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T.E. Valentine, J.A. Mullens, J.T. Mihalczo, T. Gafford, J.E. Breeding, G.W. Turner, J.A. McEvers, M.C. Smith, D.E. McMillen
Abstract:
A high-speed time event processor has been developed to obtain signatures in active neutron interrogation measurements. The processor…
NN-SITE: A Remote Monitoring Testbed Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Puckett, K. Ystesund, Steven P. Kadner, Elizabeth Turpen, M. White
Abstract:
DOE, Aquila Technologies, LANL, and SNL recently launched collaborative efforts to create a NonProliferation Networked Safeguards…
Noble Gas Atmospheric Monitoring for International Safeguards at Reprocessing Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles Nakhleh, Jane Poths, Bryan L. Fearey, William D. Stanbro, R.T. Perry, Willam B. Wilson
Abstract:
The use of environmental sampling is a major component of the improvements of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards being carried…
NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSAY (NDA) OF FISSILE MATERIAL IN GLOVEBOXES AND EQUIPMENT AT ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Frank Lamb, David J. Dreher
Abstract:
At Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS), a glovebox and equipment holdup measurement program called “Untoward Areas” was…
NONLINEAR FITTING OF ABSORPTION EDGES IN K-EDGE DENSITOMETRY SPECTRA*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sin-Tao Hsue, Michael Collins
Abstract:
A new method for analyzing absorption edges in K-Edge Densitometry (KED) spectra is introduced. This technique features a nonlinear…
Nonproliferation and National Security - Striking the Proper Balance
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William J. Desmond,
Abstract:
The United States (US), in general, and the Department of Energy (DOE), specifically, have years of experience in addressing and…
Nuclear Fissile Material Control and Accounting System at the Fuel Elements and Assemblies Fabrication Plant, Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant, Novosibirsk , Russia
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):George Michael Fuller, Alexander Ustugov
Abstract:
The paper presents the material balance flow chart for fissile nuclear materials (FNM) at the plant. The following Material Balance Areas…
NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT PROCESSES AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jeanette S. Cockrell, David A Young
Abstract:
The Nuclear Material Control and Accountability Assessment methodology must be a process that facilitates continuous improvement. This…
NUCLEAR MATERIAL PROTECTION, CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY IRT-T RESEARCH REACTOR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William J. Toth
Abstract:
The Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) is located in the central region of Siberia, approximately 2000 miles East of Moscow. TPU is a large…
NWIS Signatures for Confirmatory Measurements With B33 Trainers
Type:JNMM
Volume:25
Issue:3
Author(s):John T. Mihalczo, V.K. Pare, E.D. Blakeman, B. Damiano, T.E. Valentine, L.D. Phillips, R.B. Banner, D.B. Bopp, T.R. Chilcoat, J. DeClue
Abstract:
Nuclear weapons identification system (NWIS) signatures have been used successfully to confirm that B33 trainer parts, shipped from…
NWIS SIGNATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF WEAPONS COMPONENTS AT THE OAK RIDGE Y-12 PLANT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John T. Mihalczo, T.E. Valentine, J.A. Mullens, J.K. Mattingly, S.S. Hughes
Abstract:
Nuclear weapons identification system (NWIS) signatures have recently been used for confirmation of nuclear weapons components in storage…