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SIMPLIFIED PROPAGATION OF STANDARD UNCERTAINTIES* (U)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John P. Clark, A. Harper Shull
Abstract:
An essential part of any measurement control program is adequate knowledge of the uncertainties of the measurement system standards. Only…
Simultaneous Measurements of Plutonium and Uranium in Spent-Fuel Dissolver Solutions*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. K. Li, Akira KUROSAWA, Yusuke Kuno, T. Kuno, O. Kitagawa
Abstract:
We have studied the isotope dilution gamma-ray spectrometry (IDGS) technique for simultaneous measurements of elemental concentrations and…
SNM Scout512TM, A Handheld Portable SNM Detection System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):F.P. Ziemba, A.Y. Cheng, J.E. Browning, N. Szluk
Abstract:
The economic and political disarray in the former Soviet Union coupled with the need to enhance security for stockpiles of SNM (Special…
SOME POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF MEASUREMENTS ON MU MESONS TO NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS, NONPROLIFERATION, AND ARMS CONTROL ACTIVITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Wlater R. Kane, Peter E. Vanier
Abstract:
In the nuclear safeguards and arms control areas, well-developed methodologies exist for determining the properties of nuclear materials…
Startup Calibration and Measurement Control of the Fuel Conditioning Facility In-Cell Electronic Mass Balances
Type:JNMM
Volume:25
Issue:2
Author(s):Y. Orechwa, R.G. Bucher
Abstract:
A methodology is presented for the estimation of in-cell electronic mass balance uncertainties for variance propagation and measurement…
STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON SHORT NOTICE RANDOM INSPECTIONS IN LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FABRICATION PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. Gmelin,, K. Martin
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to discuss from the statistical point of view whether short notice random inspections (SNRIs) can enhance…
Status of the U.S. DOE Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):O.W. Heaton
Abstract:
Since the start of the construction of the U.S. Department of Energy Waste Isolation Plant near Carlsbad, New Mexico, in 1981, the project…
Status Report from the Russian/NIS Nuclear Materials Security Task Force, U.S. Department of Energt
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael V. McClary
Abstract:
This paper provides a review and summary of the work accomplished by the Departmetn of Energy's Russia/NIS Nuclear Materials Security Task…
Storage Monitoring Systems for the Year 2000
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. Nilsen, Robert Pollock
Abstract:
The United States and Russia are responsible for large and growing quantities of stored nuclear material from dismantled nuclear weapons.…
STRENGTHENED IAEA SAFEGUARDS: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REVISITED
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Victor Bragin, John Carlson, John Bardsley, John Hill
Abstract:
The IAEA has utilised a comprehensive set of Safeguards Criteria since January 1991, for application in the period 1991 - 1995. These…
STRENGTHENED lAEA SAFEGUARDS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Frank Houck
Abstract:
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to have this opportunity to share with you my impressions of some of the events that…
Studies on environmental tritium monitoring for safeguards purpose
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jang Soo Shin, Jung-Soo Kim, J.S. Ahn
Abstract:
The environmental tritium samples(precipitation, groundwater, surface water, etc.)were taken from the vicinity of the nuclear facilities in…
Summary of the GILC Forum on Nonproliferation
Type:JNMM
Volume:25
Issue:2
Author(s):John Matter, James Lemley, R.G. Behrens, David Dougherty
Abstract:
For the last five years, the Government-Industry Liaison Committee (GILC) has organized a half-day session on the day following the…
SUMMARY REPORT ON FOUR OAK RIDGE SENSORS FOR ENHANCING NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS NEUTRON DETECTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.A. Williams, Z.W. Bell, J.M. Hiller, V.C. Miller, S.A. Wallace
Abstract:
The need for monitoring weapons grade plutonium in nuclear facilities world-wide has been addressed with four radiation detector…
Technical Challenges for Dismantlement Verification
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jared S. Dreicer, Charles Nakhleh, Chad T. Olinger, William D. Stanbro, Roger G. Johnston
Abstract:
In preparation for future nuclear arms reduction treaties, including any potential successor treaties to START I and II, we have been…
TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO ENHANCE NUCLEAR MATERIALS PROTECTION, CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING TRAINING AT THE RUSSIAN METHODOLOGICAL AND TRAINING CENTER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Wlater R. Kane, G. Pshakin, R. Cross, D. Ek, C. Key, B. Ryazanov,, G. Sanford, G. Sheppard
Abstract:
The development of the Russian Methodological and Training Center (RMTC) has been an important element of MPC&A cooperation between the…
Technical Equipment Inspection (TEI) Program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph D. Rivers, Rickey Stephens
Abstract:
The United States is required under many treaties, agreements, and initiatives to permit foreign inspection teams to conduct on-site…
TECHNICAL RESULTS OF Y-12/IAEA FIELD TRIAL OF REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bobby H. Corbell, J. Michael Whitaker, Roumen Tzolov, Rene Lamaire, Jack Welch
Abstract:
A Remote Monitoring System (RMS) field trial has been conducted with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on highly enriched…
Technology Diffusion of a Different Nature: Applications of Nuclear Safeguards Technology to the Chemical Weapons Verification Regime
Type:JNMM
Volume:25
Issue:3
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, Ann Reisman, Elizabeth Turpen
Abstract:
The following discussion focuses on the issue of arms-control implementation from the standpoint of technology and technical assistance.…
THE APPLICATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY(HRGS) TO NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS, NONPROLIFERATION, AND ARMS CONTROL ACTIVITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James Lemley, Wlater R. Kane, Leon Forman
Abstract:
While well-developed methodologies exist for the employment of high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry (HRGS) in determining the isotopic…