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JOINT U.S. / RUSSL4N PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION STUDY NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bryan L. Fearey, M. Ehinger, Bruce Erkkila, Cal Jaeger, Scott McAllister
Abstract:In an effort to establish joint activities in the disposition of fissile materials from nuclear materials, the United States and Russia…
JRC Activities in the Framework of the Technical Co-operation with the Russian Federation in the Field of Nuclear Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Cuypers, S. Guardini, Roland Schenkel, Lothar Koch, P. Debievre, P. Frigola, K. Mayer
Abstract:During 1995/96 the JRC has started to implement the general co-operation and assistance programme to Russi~ other Republics of CIS and PECO…
Kazakstan - U.S. MC&A Program for the BN-350 Reactor
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Olsen, V. Bolgarin
Abstract:The BN-350 is a 1000MW fast breeder reactor located on the Mangyshlak Peninsula at the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea near Aktau,…
LANMAS: A NEW GENERATION COMPUTERIZED MC&A SYSTEM FOR THE DOE COMPLEX*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Danny A. Martinez, Rena Whiteson, Bruce Erkkila, Mike Boor
Abstract:The Local Area Network Material Accountability System (LANMAS) is a network-based nuclear material accountability system that runs in a…
LESSONS LEARNED FROM ACCIDENT PRECURSOR EVENTS INVOLVING ENRICHED URANIUM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dennis R. Damon
Abstract:The NRC statThas reviewed the causes of a considerable number of serious events and accident precursors involving the processing of…
Location of Thermal Neutron Sources Using Narrow-Field-of-View Detectors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P.L. Reeder, A.J. Peurrung
Abstract:Conventional wisdom has assumed that the location of sources of thermal neutrons in confined spaces is difficult because of the multiple…
MANUFACTURING ENHANCEMENTS TO MULTIPLICITY COUNTERS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. Ferguson, N. Kreischer,
Abstract:In the last year, Aquila Technologies Group, Inc., has undertaken manufacturing of two types of neutron counters designed by Los Alamos…
MATERIAL SURVEILLANCE AT SAVANNAH RIVER SITE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C.A. Rodriguez, DeNise Anspach, Berry Crain Jr., Alan C. Hurkamp, Thomas L. Williams
Abstract:Two automated, computerized material surveillamx systems were installed in a storage area at the Savannah River Site (SRS). These systems…
Materials Control and Accountability Challenges Associated with Plutonium Inventories
Type:JNMM
Volume:24
Issue:4
Author(s):David Crawford
Abstract:There are currently many initiatives underway within the Department of Energy (DOE) to safely and securely manage large plutonium…
Measurement Control: A Case for Interlaboratory Sample Exchange Programs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David W. Crawford
Abstract:Interlaboratory exchange programs are critical to a quality and reliable nuclear safeguards program. Use of standard methods is important…
MEASUREMENT RESULTS FOR TWO AUTOMATED IPAN DRUM ASSAY SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.L. Lucero, John T. Caldwell
Abstract:Two automated Imaging Passive Active Neutron (IPAN) drum assay systems have been built for the Waste Receiving and Packaging (WRAP)…
NDA 2000- A Modern, Networked Laboratory
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jay M. Thompson, K.A. Thompson
Abstract:As part of the modernization process, the Nondestructive Analysis (NDA) laboratory at Oak Ridge is undergoing changes to increase…
NDA 2000: Design Parameters for a Segmented Gamma Scanner
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert N. Ceo, K.A. Thompson
Abstract:The “NDA 2000” project is a complete redesign of all instrumentation in the nondestructive analysis laboratory at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant…
NHANCING EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY - REQUIREMENTS FOR A FUTURE SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R Gerstler, H.H. Remagen, G. Stein
Abstract:The results of the 1995 ~ Review and Extension Conference have to be implemented. The overall long term objective is the universal…
NONDESTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERISATION OF HISTORICAL WASTE PACKAGES AT SCK”CEN
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter De Regge, Sven Boden, Michel Bruggeman
Abstract:In the past, waste treatment and conditioning has been carried out according to the best effbrt approach, but the availabIe data do not…
NONPROLIFERATION EFFORTS BY PNC
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masao Senzaki, Katsuya Ikeda
Abstract:As a consequence of the termination of the cold war, concerns regarding nuclear proliferation have been increasing worldwide. Thus, it has…
NRC ASSISTANCE TO DOE WITH REGULATORY PLANS FOR PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kristen E. Klasky
Abstract:DOE’s Office of Fissile Materials Disposition is charged with evaluating alternatives for the long-term storage and disposition of surplus…
Nuclear iWPC&M at the Luch Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce W. Moran, D.L. Lowe, P.P. Mizin, Joeseph Curtiss, Kent Goodey, Bruce Moran, Cornelius Turner, Victor Chukov
Abstract:The scientific Research Institute of the Scientific Industrial Association (SRI SIA) “Luch” processes and stores significant quantities of…
NUCLEAR MATERIAL ACCOUNTANCY AND CONTROL OUTSIDE INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter Jeal
Abstract:United Kingdom Accountable Nuclear Material designated as military stocks, are the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and are…
NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL THREAT: NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY AND VERIFICATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, Elizabeth Turpen
Abstract:Treaties are signed that stipulate measures of nonproliferation, but the issue of verification from a policy standpoint are limited to the…