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What Should \"Damaged\" Mean in Air Transport of Fissile Packages?
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Robert E. Luna, F.P. Falci, D. Blackman
Abstract:
It is likely that the ongoing process to produce the 1996 version of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials,…
Y-12 PLANT NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT & STORAGE PROGRAM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shirley O. Cox
Abstract:
Paper Not Submitted
21PF OVERPACKS: PHENOLIC-FOAM INDUCED CORROSION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Francis M. Kovac
Abstract:
The 21PF overpack was developed in the 1960s and approved for use in the 1970s by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This package…
25 YEARS OF AIR BATH CALORIMETRY DEVELOPMENT AT MOUND1
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.P. Renz, J.R. Wetzel
Abstract:
During the first decades of heat flow calorimeter development, the water bath calorimeter was the only option for those requiring…
A COMBINED VOLUMETRIC VERIFICATION PROCEDURE BASED ON BUBBLE-TUBE MANOMETRY AND LUTETIUM SPIKE*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S.C. Suda, Bernard Keisch, James R. Lemley, D.H. Smith, Wendell Belew
Abstract:
Bubble-tube manometry is the most accurate currently available method for precision volumetric measurements of solutions in process tanks…
A Comparative Study of Nondestructive Assay Estimates to Chemical Recovery and Operator-Declared Inventory for Large-scale Gaseous Diffusion Process Equipment
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.L. Mayer, J. Bailey, B.R. McGinnis
Abstract:
Nondestructive assay (NDA) measurements have been conducted at the gaseous diffusion plants in Portsmouth, Ohio, and Pilcaniyeu, Argentina…
A DEADTIME REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR THERMAL NEUTRON COINCIDENCE COUNTERS WITH AMPTEK PREAMPLIFIERS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Krick, S. C. Bourrett
Abstract:
We have developed a deadtime reduction circuit for thermal neutron coincidence counters using Amptek preamplifier/amplifier/discriminator…
A FIELD ABLE PC TO SUPPORT IAEA INSPECTIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sharon M. DeLand
Abstract:
The IAEA currently supports inspections under two regimes: traditional safeguards and the UN Special Commission (for Iraq). In addition,…
A GAMMA-RAY VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William M. Buckley, Allen Friensehner, R. G. Lanier, Austin L. Prindle
Abstract:
The Safeguards Technology Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed a gamma-ray screening system for use…
A LARGE MULTIPLICITY COUNTER FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF BULK PLUTONIUM*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.G. Langner, M. S. Krick, K. E. Kroncke
Abstract:
We have considered the problem of designing a thermal neutron counter for the neutron multiplicity measurement of large, high-mass…
A METHODOLOGY FOR INTEGRATING FACILITY INSIDER PROTECTION STRATEGY INTO THE CONDITIONAL RISK EQUATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph W. James, W.F. Hensley, J. D. Veatch, T.H. Koch
Abstract:
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5630.13 A calls for preparation and submission of site/facility specific Master Safeguards and Security…
A PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY'S REVIEW OF THE CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Allen B. Benson
Abstract:
On January 19, 1993, in response to a question during her confirmation hearing, Secretary of Energy Hazel R. O'Leary stated that she…
A REVIEW OF UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ivan R. Thomas
Abstract:
A measurement result without a statement of uncertainty is of little value. However, the uncertainty, if provided, should be carefully…
A Sequential Test for Contiguously Correlated Inventory Differences
Type:JNMM
Volume:23
Issue:1
Author(s):F.H. Tingey
Abstract:
The nature of statistical significance testing of a sequence of inventory differences (IDs) is that single test criteria are often used…
A Video Scene and Lighting Simulation Tool
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David A. Smith
Abstract:
Given the increased speed and reduced cost of personal computers, more powerful methods to assist designers of physical security systems…
A VULNERABILITY-BASED APPROACH FOR DETERMINING THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION IN COMPUTERIZED ALARM SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.S Fortney, Judy J. Lim
Abstract:
We have developed and applied a technical approach for determining the importance of information contained in computerized alarm and access…
ABSTRACT - INMM ANNUAL MEETING 1994 AGREEMENT STATE REGULATORY ASPECTS OF LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Virgil F. Autry
Abstract:
The Atomic Energy Act of 1952 allowed the former Atomic Energy Commission (now U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) to delegate authority to…
ACCOUNTING FOR SEGMENT CORRELATIONS IN SEGMENTED GAMMA-RAY SCANS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T.H. Prettyman, G.A. Sheppard, Eric C. Piquette
Abstract:
In a typical segmented gamma-ray scanner (SGS), the detector's field of view is collimated so that a complete horizontal slice or segment…
ACOUSTIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY INTRINSIC SEALS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chad T. Olinger, Daniel R. Vnuk, T.L. Burr
Abstract:
We have begun to quantify the ability of acoustic resonance spectroscopy (ARS) to detect the removal and replacement of the lid of a…
ACTIVE NEUTRON MULTIPLICITY ANALYSIS AND MONTE CARLO CALCULATIONS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert N. Ceo, L. Lloyd Collins, D.G. Langner, J.E. Stewart, R. Siebelist, N. Ensslin, M. S. Krick, P.K. May
Abstract:
Active neutron multiplicity measurements of highenrichment uranium metal and oxide samples have been made at Los Alamos and Y-12. The data…