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An Investigation of Inventory Differences (U)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles D. Harvel
Abstract:
The derivation of applicable Limits of Error for Inventory Differences(LEIDs) has been a long-term challenge for some material storage…
An NDA System for Automated, Inline Weapons Component Dismantlement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Teresa L. Cremers, Thomas E. Sampson, Joseph C. Martz
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The Automated Retirement and Integrated Extraction System (ARIES) is a new development and demonstration glove-box line planned for…
An Operator Looks Back at Fifteen Years of Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Denis Aubin
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Back in 1978, Hydro-Quebec, owner/operator of Gentilly 2, a single unit CANDU 600 MW nuclear power generating station, came to an agreement…
Analysis Methods and Performance of an Automated System for Measureing Both Consentration and Enrichment of Uranium in Solutions
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jack Parker, Thomas E. Sampson, Thomas A. Kelley
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For the 1992INNM meeting, we reported on the general characteristics of an automated system—then under development—for measuring both the…
Analysis of Initial In-plant Active Neutron Multiplicity Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.C. Miller, Robert N. Ceo, W. Harker, N. Ensslin, M. S. Krick, P.A. McClay, Wendell Belew, P.K. May, R.D. McElroy
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This paper analyzes initial in-plant measurements made by active neutron multiplicity counting, a new technique currently under development…
Analysis of the Zone Approach for Plutonium Facilities
Type:JNMM
Volume:21
Issue:2
Author(s):Leslie G. Fishbone, Theodor Teichmann
Abstract:
In order to examine the effect of different inspection strategies on inspection effort, an analysis was carried out of the zone approach…
Application of ISO-TAG4 to the Reporting of Limit of Error on the Inventory Difference
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sylvester Suda, Cindy Murdock
Abstract:
A standard reference does not exist for evaluating and expressing systematic and random uncertainty, thus, there is no basis for comparing…
Application of Neural Network and Pattern Recognition Software to the Automated Analysis of Continuous Nuclear Monitoring of On-load Reactors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. K. Halbig, George W. Eccleston, S. F. Klosterbuer, Jo Ann Howell
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Automated analysis using pattern recognition and neural network software can help interpret data, call attention to potential anomalies,…
Assessment of Inspection Strategies for Fuel Cycles with the Decision Support System STRASSY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):F. Werkoff, N. Preston
Abstract:
The international safeguards applied to civilian nuclear installations include physical tests and verifications of nuclear material…
Assurance and Assessment Techniques for Nuclear Weapon Related Software
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Blackledge
Abstract:
Sandia National Laboratories has the qualification evaluation responsibility for the design of certain components intended for use in…
Assurance of the Absence of Significant Undeclared Nuclear Activities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Carlson, John Bardsley, John Hill
Abstract:
Current proposals for strengthening and streamlining NPT safeguards include various measures to give the Agency a capability to detect the…
Authenticated In-plant Process Monitor (AIPM)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick Leahy, Timothy Draelos
Abstract:
Transparent and secure process monitoring systems may become an important tool in the dismantlement schemes in support of bilateral and…
Automated Temperature Correction for BGO Data Acquision System Used for Holdup Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Merle C. Deardorff, Robert E. Woerner
Abstract:
The gain of a portable low resolution BGO detector-PMCA measurement system, used to make holdup measurements in a manufacturing plant…
Bias Investigation of a 55-gallon Drum-sized Segmented Gamma Scanner
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jon R. Hurd, Steven M. Long
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This paper addresses a series of studies undertaken while fulfilling the measurement requirements for certification of a 55-gallon…
Buoyancy in Nuclear Process Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Frank E. Jones
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The role of the application of buoyancy corrections to weighings in process measurements is investigated and discussed. The form of…
Burnup Verification Measurements at a U.S. Nuclear Utility Using the FORK Measurement System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald I. Ewing, G.E. Bosler., Gary Walden
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The FORK measurement system, designed at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards…
Calibrating a Large Slab Vessel: A Battle of the Bulge
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ivan R. Thomas
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The accurate measurement of volume in slab vessels can be difficult because slab vessels expand--in spite of internal or external supports…
Calibration Techniques and Results for the Portsmouth of Shuffler
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Keith M. Wines, Jeffrey C. Gross
Abstract:
As environmental concerns over radioactive waste disposal continue to rise, the importance of Californium shufflers as a versatile waste…
Calorimeter Measurements of Low Wattage Items
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Teresa L. Cremers, Sandra S. Hildner, Katherine Camp
Abstract:
The transition of DOE facilities from production to decontamination and decommissioning has led to more measurements of waste, scrap, and…
Calorimeter Signal Noise Analysis and Sample Power Prediction Improvement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. A. Mason, A.C. Jones
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This paper presents some results from an analysis directed towards improving the sample power end-point prediction algorithms (predictors)…