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Plutonium and Uranium Assay in Spent Fuel
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):YongDeok Lee
Abstract:
The technology for fissile assay is under development for the nuclear fuel cycle to obtain the quality assurance of recycled fissile…
Plutonium Mass Estimation of Pyroprocessed Ingot by Neutron Multiplicity Measurement and Gamma-ray Spectroscopy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chang-Je Park, Jihye Jeon
Abstract:
Pyroprocessing technology for nuclear spent fuel has been developed as one of the spent fuel management options. This novel technology…
Potential Retrospective Uranium Enrichment Determination 4 Using Solid State Dosimetry Techniques on Ubiquitous Building Materials
Type:JNMM
Volume:47
Issue:2
Author(s):Robert B. Hayes
Abstract:
Recent research has shown how nuclear materials can be imaged and characterized retrospectively using thermoluminescence, optically…
Practical Microcalorimeter Spectrometers
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Scott E. Garner, Mark P. Croce, Katrina Koehler, Michael Yoho
Abstract:
Microcalorimeter technology has now advanced to the point where we are building instruments designed for routine measurements in typical…
Predicting how emerging nuclear energy countries will manage radioactive waste and implications for likely scenarios
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lindsay Rand
Abstract:
As more countries begin to consider developing nuclear energy industries, there is still an unresolved global question on what to do with…
Predicting the Power Level of a Nuclear Reactor by Combining Multiple Modalities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Garrison S. Flynn, Nidhi K. Parikh, Adin Egid, Emily Casleton
Abstract:
Detection and quantification of nuclear reactor operations, specifically power level, is of interest for the nonproliferation community for…
Preliminary Efforts Related to 8-Axle Rail Car Design for Transporting Spent Nuclear Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Steven Ross, Ned Larson, Brayton Ford, Stan Gurule, William Shust, John Orchard, Steven .J. Maheras, Nicholas Klymyshyn
Abstract:
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has published a technical standard developed specifically for railcars used during transport of…
Preliminary Evaluation of Removing Spent Nuclear Fuel from Nuclear Power Plant Sites - Oyster Creek Site Visit
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Steven .J. Maheras, Adam H. Levin, Ralph E Best, Erica E. Bickford, Lawrence M. Massaro, Matthew R. Feldman
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Integrated Waste Management (DOE-IWM) continues to conduct evaluations of removing spent nuclear…
Preliminary Results from a Comparative Analysis of Counterintelligence and Insider Threat in Nuclear Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adam Williams, Noelle Camp
Abstract:
The threat of an insider with knowledge, access and authority remains one of the most pressing challenges to security within nuclear…
Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ioanna Iliopulos, Christopher Boyd
Abstract:
Defining concrete actions to mitigate or eliminate radiological risks through advances in alternative technology and engaging stakeholders…
Previous DOE Transportation Acquisition Efforts for Spent Fuel Shipments: An Analysis of Comments Received on Contract Structure
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Lauren Rodman, Steven .J. Maheras
Abstract:
Disclaimer: This is a technical abstract that does not take into account the contractual limitations under the Standard Contract for…
Procedure and method of physical protection vulnerability assessment using simulation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yeonwook Kang, Inseon Back
Abstract:
Physical protection vulnerability assessment (VA) is an essential way to evaluate the entire physical protection system of a facility as a…
Proficiency testing program to support nuclear material measurements and accountancy in Brazilian and Argentinian Laboratories at ABACC
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sonia Fernández Moreno, Fabio Dias, Anibal Bonino, Marcos Moreira, B. Chino Srinivasan
Abstract:
Under the cooperation agreement between the United States Department of Energy (USDoE) and the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting…
Progress on the WINS Challenge to Establish Certified Professional Development Programs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Daniel Johnson, Jeffrey Chapman
Abstract:
At the 2018 Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) Annual Meeting, Will Tobey, Chair of the World Institute for Nuclear Security…
Proliferating Awareness - Communicating Within the IAEA and with External Stakeholders
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adem Mutluer, Megan Porter
Abstract:
Communicating the messages of a technical organization presents a unique set of challenges. Promoting the effective communication of…
Public information in France concerning the transport of radioactive materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bich Thuy Nguyen, Benoit ECKERT, Florence Gauthier, Igor Le Bars, Thierry Chrupek, Anne-Cécile Jouve, Karim Ben Oughrem
Abstract:
Nearly ten years after enacting the Act of 13th June 2006 relative to Transparency and Security in the Nuclear field (TSN Act), the Act of…
Public Involvement in Exports/Imports of Nuclear Material
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gary Langlie
Abstract:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. The NRC is an independent and transparent…
Quality Assurance for Radioactive Material Packaging
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Zenghu Han, Ronald Pope, Yung Liu, James Shuler
Abstract:
The U.S. DOE Packaging Certification Program (PCP), Office of Packaging and Transportation, sponsors a training course on quality assurance…
Radiation detectors with associated contextual sensors within the Multi-Informatics for Nuclear Operations Scenarios (MINOS) program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dan Archer, Andrew D. Nicholson, Michael WIllis, Ian Atewart
Abstract:
Correlating radiation and visual camera data provides a path for collecting long term radiation data sets with the associated knowledge of…
Radiation Protection Management for Category I Materials Transport
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Li Guoqiang, Wang Xuexin, Ma Anping, Sun Hongchao, Zhuang Dajie
Abstract:
Radioactive material transport implements graded administration in China. Radioactive materials are divided in three categories. Category I…