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ANALYSIS OF DETECTABILITY OF HIGHLY-ENRICHED URANIUM AND PLUTONIUM USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jerry G. Lackey, Clyde Jupiter
Abstract:
The Department of Energy (DOE) is assisting the States of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in design and implementation of material control…
Analysis of Facility-Monitoring Data+
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.A. Howell
Abstract:
In this paper we discuss techniques for the analysis of data collected from nuclear-safeguards facilitymonitoring systems. These methods…
Analytical Support for Characterization of Americium-Curium Solution at SRS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sherrod. L. Maxwell III, Matthew R. Nelson
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Americium-Curium (Am-Cm) solution in FCanyon was produced during the Mk 40 and Mk 41 campaigns in the mid and late 1970’s. The Savannah…
Annual INMM Safeguards Roundtable
Type:JNMM
Volume:25
Issue:1
Author(s):Dennis L. Mangan
Abstract:
The purpose of this roundtable is to have a free-flowing discussion following Mr. Kurihara's Plenary Session presentation, which is also…
ARGUS Low-Cost Fiber Electric Seal
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, W. Resnik,, K. Ferguson, W.S. Roman, M. Auerbach
Abstract:
In 1994, Aquila Technologies Group, Inc., and Hi-G-Tek, Ltd.; an Israeli Company, were awarded a matching grant of approximately $850,000…
ASSAY OF SCRAP PLUTONIUM OXIDE BY THERMAL NEUTRON MULTIPLICITY COUNTING FOR IAEA VERIFICATION OF EXCESS MATERIALS FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):V. Fotin,, J.E. Stewart, R.J. LeMaire,, L. McRae, D. Scott, G. Westsik
Abstract:
The US Nonproliferation and Export Control Policy commits the US to placing under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards…
ASSESSING THE INTEGRITY OF LOCAL AREA NETWORK MATERIALS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS AGAINST INSIDER THREATS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):E.D. Jones, Alan Sicherman
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DOE fadities rely increasinglyon computerizedsystems to managenuclear materials accountabilitydata and to protect against diversion of…
Authentication in Gemini Digital Surveillance Camera System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, W. Resnik,, R. Sheridan, G. Ismael
Abstract:
Aquila Technologies Group, Inc. has implemented the RSA authentication method on its Gemini Surveillance System. This implementation…
BEYOND CERTIFICATION - DEVELOPMENT OF THE BNFL TRANSPORT DIVISION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A TQM CULTURE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Judy Hale
Abstract:
BNFL Transport Division operates a worldwide service for the transport of radioactive materials arising from all parts of the nuclear fuel…
Bilateral U.S. and Russian Remote Monitoring System for Special Nuclear Materials
Type:JNMM
Volume:24
Issue:2
Author(s):Kenneth B. Sheely, Michael F. O'Connell, Bobby H. Corbell, John Matter, Rebecca Horton, Jerry Silva, Vladimir Sukhoruchkin, Anatoly Drozdov, Alexandr Grigoriev, S. Paul Henslee, Gail Walters
Abstract:
In the context of U.S. and Russian laboratory-to-laboratory initiatives, Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico contracted with the…
Calibration of an Explosives Vapor Generator Based on Vapor Diffusion from a Condensed Phase
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John E. Parmeter, Gary A. Eiceman
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In the field of explosives detection there is currently a need for a calibrated source of explosives vapor. Such a source could be used to…
CAPABILITIES AND FEATURES OF THE CLASS 100 CLEAN ROOM LABORATORY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE ANALYSES BY THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.W. Swindle, W.C. Webb
Abstract:
On October 14, 1994, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) formally broke ground for construction of its Class 100 Clean Room…
COLLABORATIVE RUSSIAN-US WORK IN NUCLEAR MATERIAL PROTECTION, CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING AT THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND POWER ENGINEERING. II. EXTENSION TO ADDITIONAL FACILITIES 1
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leslie G. Fishbone, C.A. Rodriguez, James E. Stewart, C. R. Hatcher, G.A. Sheppard, Mark Rowland, Bradley Weil, Kate Bricker, R. Cross, D. Ek, V.V. Kuzin, A. P. Belov, V. Ya Poplavko, V.M. Skorkin, N.I. Stasyuk, Richard C, Baxter, John A. Blasy, Wayne Ruhter, John Valente, Bruce Erkkila, Bruce W. Smith
Abstract:
During 1995, collaborative Russian-US nuclear material protection, control, and accounting (MPC&A) tasks at the Institute of Physics…
COMMISSIONING STUDIES OF AN OUTPUT TANK WEIGHING SYSTEM FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES INSTALLED IN THE TAME FACILITY OF THE JRC ISPRA.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Van der Eecken, B.A. Hunt, M. CAVIGLIA, L.SILVA PESTANA, W. KOEHN, G. Coldwell
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A product tank weighing system has been installed in the TAME laboratory at the JRC Ispra.This tank, often denoted as a ‘D’ shaped vessel…
COMPARISON OF ATTENUATION CORRECTION METHODS FOR TGS AND SGS: DO WE REALLY NEED SELENIUM-75?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T.H. Prettyman, R.J. Estep, G.A. Sheppard
Abstract:
We compared DO WE REALLY NEED SELENIUM-75? R. J. Estep, T. H. Prettyman, and G. A. Sheppard Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New…
COMPARISON OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C.L. Beebe, M.A. Caldwell
Abstract:
This paper reports the process and results of a trade study of spent nuclear fiel management alternatives. The purpose of the trade study…
CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS OF NDA INSTRUMENTS FOR THE NRTA SYSTEM AT THE ROKKASHO REPROCESSING PLANT*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark M. Pickrell, Tracy R. Wenz, Howard Menlove, T. K. Li, S. Klosterbuer, H. Ai, S. Uehara, K. Fujimaki, M. Koyama
Abstract:
We are studying conceptual designs of selected nondestructive assay (NDA) instruments for the near-real-time accounting system at the…
CONTROL OF UK ACCOUNTABLE NUCLEAR MATERIALS NOT SUBJECT TO INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Knight
Abstract:
United Kingdom Accountable Nuclear Materials fall into two broad categories; those controlled under International Safeguards (normally…
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND MAYAK PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION FOR ENHANCEMENTS TO MATERIAL PROTECTION CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S.C. Suda, Douglas Manatt, M. Ehinger, G.S. Starodubtsev, A.I. Prishchepov, L.T. James, L. Runyon
Abstract:
The Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States and The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Atomic Energy (MINATOM…
Cooperation on Nuclear Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting Between the Federal Nuclear and Radiation Authority of Russia (Gosatomnadzor) and the U.S. Department of Energyl
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Teresa Olascoaga, Y. VOLODIN
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Gosatomnadzor (GAN) of Russia are engaged in a program of cooperation to enhance the…