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THE SAFEGUARDS MEASUREMENT EVALUATION PROGRAM: A SAFEGUARDS SAMPLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.M. Smith, Michael Soriano, M. I. Spaletto
Abstract:
The New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL) serves as a technical extension of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Safeguards and Security (…
THE SYNCHRONOUS ACTIVE NEUTRON DETECTION ASSAY SYSTEM*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark M. Pickrell, Peter K. Kendall
Abstract:
We have begun to develop a novel technique for active neutron assay of fissile material in spent nuclear fuel. This approach will exploit…
THE TAME-LABORATORY RESULTS OF EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISATION, PERFORMANCE, CALIBRATIONS AND DATA EVALUATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S.C. Suda, M. Cuypers, C. Foggi, B. Hunt, H. Dworschak, J.H. Schneider
Abstract:
The TAME (TAnk-MEasurement) laboratory is a facility which has been installed at the JRC Ispra site and is dedicated to a Safeguards…
THE UNCERTAINTIES IN ESTIMATING MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTIES* (U)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John P. Clark, A. Harper Shull
Abstract:
All measurements include some error. Whether measurements are used for accountability, environmental programs or process support, they are…
THE USE OF MODERN DATABASES IN MANAGING NUCLEAR MATERIAL INVENTORIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.G. Behrens
Abstract:
The need for a useful nuclear materials database to assist in the management of nuclear materials within the Department of Energy (DOE)…
THE WINJTGS SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR TOMOGRAPHIC GAMMA SCANNER SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.J. Estep, Jason T. Cavender
Abstract:
The WINJTGS software for IBM-PCs and compatible computers collects data from tomographic gamma scanner systems and communicates with…
Timely Topics on Spent Fuel Storage
Type:JNMM
Volume:23
Issue:1
Author(s):Ivan Selin
Abstract:
I'm very pleased to discuss with you a matter of crucial importance to our nation — the storage of spent nuclear fuel from our commercial…
Timely Topics on Spent Fuel Storage
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ivan Selin
Abstract:
I'm very pleased to discuss with you a matter of crucial importance to our nation — the storage of spent nuclear fuel from our commercial…
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REMOTE MONITORING INITIATIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kenneth B. Sheely
Abstract:
Recent world events such as those in Iraq and North Korea have demonstrated the increased risk of nuclear proliferation in the post Cold…
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (SIMS) INITIATIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kenneth B. Sheely, Douglas Manatt, Richard Strittmatter, R. J. Sorenson, Rebecca D. Horton
Abstract:
The recognized requirement to effectively use large amounts of information in a world that is literally swamped with ever increasing…
UNATTENDED DIGITAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE: A SYSTEM PROTOTYPE FOR EURATOM SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hans Wagner, Cheryl Rodriguez, Peter Chare, J. E. Brown, John Goerten
Abstract:
Ever increasing capabilities in video and computer technology have changed the face of video surveillance. From yesterday's film and analog…
UNITED STATES SUPPORT TO THE REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephen R. Caudill, Stephen R. Caudill, Michael F. Kelly, Michael Kelly, Philip Ting
Abstract:
In September 1991, the U.S. proposed joint technical cooperation with the republics of the former Soviet Union (FSU) on the safe and secure…
UNREPORTED PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION AT LARGE RESEARCH REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):V. Bragin, T.F. Moriartv
Abstract:
Unreported production is defined here as the production of plutonium (ie ^'Pu) at a research reactor by means of irradiation of targets…
UNRESOLVED ISSUES CONCERNING THE FINAL DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL DISCARDS: INERT DILUTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce W. Moran
Abstract:
The 1989 International Atomic Energy Agency Consultants Meetings on the Development of Technical Criteria for Termination of Safeguards for…
USE OF COMPUTER CONTROLLED NDA INSTRUMENTS IN CATEGORY I/II URANIUM INVENTORIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Damon J. Snow
Abstract:
During periodic inventories in unirradiated uranium storage facilities, some nondestructive assay 3. (NDA) measurements are required.…
USING STAR TO SOLVE A NONPROLIFERATION PROBLEM*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Barb Hoffbauer, Justin E. Doak, Joan M. Prommel
Abstract:
STAR (Software Toolkit for Analysis Research) is a research tool that provides an infrastructure for rapidly developing analysis techniques…
Using Vulnerability Assessments to Design Facility Safeguards and Security Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cal Jaeger, Mark Snell
Abstract:
The Weapons Complex Reconfiguration (WCR) Program is meant to prepare the Department of Energy (DOE) weapons complex to meet the needs of…
Volume Measurements - Coping with Non-standard Conditions and Parasitic Effects
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. Foggi
Abstract:
Volume measurements of large amounts of liquids are a matter of routine at many nuclear materials processing plants. One of the techniques…
WARD VALLEY -BEYOND LICENSING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James A. Shaffner
Abstract:
Low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal site development in California has been proceeding for over a decade. When the California…
WATSON A Non-Proliferation Analysts Workstation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rowland R. Johnson
Abstract:
Watson is an information management system that was developed at Lawrence Livermore National Labs. It was designed, through continuous…