The Role of the Russian Methodological and Training Center in Providing Nondestructive Assay Technical Assistance to Russian Enterprises

The Russian Methodological and Training Center (RMTC) was initially created to provide not only personnel training in the areas of nuclear material control and accounting (MC&A), but also methodological and technical assistance to the Russian government and nuclear facilities. The goal of the assistance was to promote enhancement of Russian MC&A infrastructure and modernize the MC&A systems at individual enterprises and facilities. One key focus area was the improvement of nuclear material measurement methods - particularly nondestructive assay (NDA) measurements and measurement control methods, and promotion of NDA techniques for MC&A in view of the technologies used at the facilities. RMTC experts provide methodological support to the facilities in development and implementation of gamma spectrometry and neutron measurement techniques for products containing uranium and/or plutonium, as well as holdup of these products in the process equipment.