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Single-use Destructive Assay For Uranium Hexafluoride Sampling
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Timothy R. Pope, Riane Stene, Rodrigo Guerrero, Richard A. Clark, Katherine Koh, Chelsie Beck, Mary-Lin Thomas
Abstract:Sampling uranium hexafluoride (UF6) for the determination of enrichments by destructive analysis (DA) is a critical component in the…
Smart Gateways Enhanced With Blockchain-derived Techniques To Enable The Detection Of Alterations Of Digital Seals’ Logs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Roberto Spigolon, Marco Sachy, Claudio Bergonzi, Cristina Versino, Stefan Nonneman
Abstract:This paper shows the potential of securing events logs produced by safeguards digital seals installed in a nuclear facility using a smart…
Source Term Estimation Via Combined Sparse Convex Optimization And Maximum Likelihood Estimation For Nuclear Material Accounting.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher Ren, Emily Casleton, Sarah Sarnoski, Thomas Stockman, Misha Skurikhin, Brian Weaver, Rollin E Lakis, Andrea Favalli, Robert K. Weinmann-Smith, Vlad Henzl
Abstract:In this work we investigate the use of sparse convex optimization and maximum likelihood estimation for the specific problem of source term…
Space-borne Remote Sensing Data Capabilities To Support Safeguards Needs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Marc Lafitte, Michael Johnson, David Duckworth
Abstract:Over two-past decade, the experience gained from the analysis of space-borne remote sensing data and moreover the new capabilities and…
Space-dependent Calculations Of The Bohnel Multiplicity Moments For Cylinders
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Imre Pazsit
Abstract:In a recent paper, presented at previous INMM conferences, a general transport theory calculation of the factorial moments of the number of…
Spectral Flavor Of The Month: Spectroscopic Challenges For Technical Experts
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Natraj Iyer, Jennifer Auxier, David J Mercer
Abstract:The science of spectrometry is well established, but the method of doing the actual analysis can vary based on instrumentation available…
Statistical Analysis Of Convergence And Error Propagation In Stochastic Model For Safeguards Inspection
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lohith Annadevula, Sukesh K. Aghara, Logan J Joyce
Abstract:IAEA safeguards experts use detection probability (DP) as the primary effectiveness metric for nuclear material inventory and flow…
Status Of NBL Program Office Uranium And Plutonium Reference Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter Mason, Anna Tourville, Michael Holland, Robert Lawrence Watters Jr
Abstract:The NBL Program Office (NBL PO) is the US certifying authority for special nuclear reference materials. The NBL PO mission transferred from…
Stochastic Model Simulation For Evaluation Of Spent Fuel Pond Inventory Verification Sampling Plans
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Logan J Joyce, Lohith Annadevula, Sukesh K. Aghara, Thomas Krieger, Kenneth D Jarman
Abstract:The IAEA employs statistical methods to calculate the probability of detecting diversion from each nuclear material stratum in a facility.…
Strengthening International Partnerships In Nuclear Forensics Through The Virtual Laboratory On Age Dating For Investigation Support (VLADIS)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Katherine Adena, Ruth Kips, Elizabeth Keegan, Greg Brennecka, Kerri Treinen, Kyle Samperton, Theresa Kayzar-Boggs, Joanna Denton, Gary Eppich, Marta Bavio, Jerry Davydov
Abstract:The Virtual Laboratory on Age-Dating for Investigation Support (VLADIS) is a virtual consortium of nuclear forensics practitioners from…
Study Of Pastel User’S Behaviour During The Declaration Process, Illustration Of How A Web Portal Dedicated To The French Additional Protocol Improves Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Guillaume GENESIO, Lucie Millot
Abstract:The Additional Protocol to the Safeguards Agreement between France, the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the IAEA aims to…
Successes, Progress, and Path Forward at the U.S. Department of Energy, Office Of Environmental Management
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nicole Nelson-Jean, Ike White, Todd Shrader, Rob Crosby, Kurt Gerdes, Stephen Clutter, Joceline Nahigian
Abstract:Success and Opportunities of Nuclear Material Management at the U.S. DOE Office of Environmental Management Nicole Nelson-Jean, Ike White,…
Summary Of Recent Investigations Related To Predictions Of The Early Die-away Time Tau From The DDSI Instrument
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sophie Grape, Zsolt Elter, Erik Branger, Li Caldeira Balkeståhl
Abstract:The Differential Die-Away Interrogation (DDSI) instrument detects neutrons in coincidence and is sensitive to the content of fissile…
Support For The Iaea Safeguards Activities In The Rok Under Covid-19
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dong-hyuk Lim
Abstract:Support for the IAEA Safeguards Activities in the ROK under COVID-19Donghyuk LIM*Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control,…
Supporting Holistic Enterprise Cybersecurity Value Through Comparability Methodology Assessments.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nathaniel Evans, Amanda Joyce
Abstract:Title: Supporting Holistic Enterprise Cybersecurity Value through Comparability MethodologyAssessments.The nuclear industry is heavily…
System Design Of Photofission Reaction Ratio With High-energy Bremsstrahlung Photons For Nuclear Security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kim Wei Chin, Hiroshi Sagara, Jun-ichi Hori, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Chi Young Han
Abstract:The applicability of the photofission reaction ratio (PFRR) method to identify high-enriched uranium is studied by switching the photon…
Systems And Implementation: Radioactive Material Security - Integrating Law Enforcement Into Physical Protection Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew Thompson, Sorin Repanovici, Mike Strosinski
Abstract:The United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Radiological Security ORS), the Romanian…
Technology Development Of A Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis Using A Laser Driven Neutron Source
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jaehong Lee, Fumiaki Ito, Mitsuo Koizumi, Kota Hironaka, Tohn Takahashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Akifumi Yogo, Yasunobu Arikawa, Yuki Abe, Jun-ichi Hori
Abstract:Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) using the pulsed neutrons has been considered as the one of useful active neutron non-…
Testing And Demonstration Of A Mobile HEUf6 Recovery System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tara Walker, Darrell Simmons, Steven Cleveland
Abstract:Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Y-12 National Security Complex have collaborated to design and fabricate a mobile highly enriched…
Testing And Verifying Information Barrier Methodology On Spent Fuel Assemblies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Naeem Ul Hasan Syed, Styrkaar Hustveit, Tore Ramsøy, Kjell Johansson
Abstract:Testing and verifying information barrier methodology on spent fuel assembliesNaeem Syed1, Styrkaar Husviet1, Tore Ramsøy2, Kjell…