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The Ontario Hydro Dry Irradiated Fuel Storage Program and Concrete Integrated Container Demonstration
Type:JNMM
Volume:18
Issue:3
Author(s):PJ. Armstrong, L. Grande
Abstract:
For the first time anywhere the practicality of loading irradiated fuel into a concrete cask underwater in an existing pool facility has…
THE PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS DURING TRANSPORTATION IN FRANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Clement, G. Rommevaux
Abstract:
A total revision of the French regulations concerning nuclear materials has been in progress since 1980. Subsequent to the adoption of an…
THE SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM FOR PHYSICAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mary Green, Dennis Miyoshi, Barbara Dry
Abstract:
As the lead laboratory for the Department of Energy in physical security technology, Sandia National Laboratories has developed a large…
THIEF - AN INTERACTIVE SIMULATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William D. Stanbro
Abstract:
The safeguards community is facing an era in which it will be called upon to tighten protection of nuclear material. At the same time, it…
TRAFFIC MODELS FOR LARGE ACCESS CONTROL FACILITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James G. Fort, Ron E. Wiles, Theresa L. Young
Abstract:
This paper discusses a software program model used to help determine the optimum equipment configuration for the design of access control…
TRAINING PLANS AND PROGRAMS: PERFORMANCE OR PROMISES?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bonnie Johnson
Abstract:
The Department of Energy/Office of Safeguards and Security (DOE/OSS) Training Advisory Committee (TAG) and DOE Order 5633.3 are generating…
TRAINING- NOT JUST A REQUIREMENT BUT AN ATTITUDE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patricia W. Baird
Abstract:
More and more in today's environment, training is becoming a requirement for everyone in almost any position. With this requirement comes…
TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR GREATER-THAN-CLASS C LOW-LEVEL WASTE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard D. Peters, Dean D. Kurath
Abstract:
Technically and economically viable treatment methods that are amenable to remote operation and that produce waste forms with acceptable…
Uncertainties in the Effects of Bumup and Their Impact on Criticality Safety Licensing Criteria*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert W. Carlson, Robert W. Carlson, Larry E. Fischer, Larry E. Fischer
Abstract:
Current criteria for criticality safety for spent fuel shipping and storage casks are conservative because no credit is permitted for the…
UNDERWATER NDA MEASUREMENTS ON FRESH MOX FUEL ASSEMBLIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.E. Bosler., R.H. Augustson, A.J. Nelson
Abstract:
Reactor facilities worldwide are beginning to use fuel assemblies made with reprocessed plutonium. The fresh mixed-oxide (MOX) assemblies,…
UNIVERSAL AUTHENTICATED ITEM MONITORING SYSTEM (AIMS)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. L. Schoeneman, C. D. Jenkins, R.D. Tooley
Abstract:
The Universal Authenticated Item Monitoring System (AIMS) will provide the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with a convenient…
USING VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS TO DEFINE UPGRADE ACTIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.P. Billings, C.J. Udell, B.J. Layman, R.A. Schultheiss
Abstract:
Determining appropriate and cost-effective upgrades for safeguards and security (S&S) systems is a demanding activity. The process…
Validating Detection Probabilities for the ASSESS Insider Database
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Renis, R. Saleh, A. Sicherman
Abstract:
Evaluating protection effectiveness against potential threats requires an extensive amount of information about possible adversary actions…
VERIFICATION ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR START
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert N. Davie
Abstract:
E f f e c t i v e treaty v e r i f i c a t i o n depends on national technical means and cooperative measures such as on-site inspection.…
VERIFICATION OF MASTER SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY AGREEMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joesph Rivers, M.P. Billings, C.J. Udell, D.C. Tubbs
Abstract:
Master Safeguards and Security Agreements (MSS As), as controlling sections of a Site Safeguards and Security Plan (SSSP), constitute…
Verification of Nuclear Warheads and Their Dismantlement A Joint American-Soviet Study
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Frank Von Hippel
Abstract:
If order-of-magnitude cuts are to be made in the U.S. and Soviet nuclear arsenals, verification measures will probably have to be extended…
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE UNIT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles S. Johnson, Robert L. Martinez
Abstract:
The Video Surveillance Unit (VSU) has been designed to provide a flexible, easy to operate video surveillance and recording capability for…
White Paper Manufacturing Plant Operations and Inventory Kev Assets Protection and Recovery System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael B. Seaton
Abstract:
International terrorism, narcotics trafficking, hijackings and other criminal activities pose a serious and continuing threat to United…
\"METHODS OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL\"
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Obie P. Amacker, Jr.
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the evolution, current status, and future direction of Standards Committee N15 - \"Methods of Nuclear Material…
\"SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY RF.QUJ RKMKNTS FOR A CANADIAN CONCEPTUAL USED FUKI. DISPOSAL CKNTRK\"
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C.R. Frost
Abstract:
A conceptual design for a CANDU used fuel disposal centre is being developed in Canada. Safeguards and security are essential elements of…