Integrated Technologies for Monitoring Hazardous Items Containing Fissile Materials in Storage and Transportation

Security of fissile materials is one of the main objectives of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Hazardous items containing fissile materials (U, Pu) from their manufacturing through reprocessing can be either in storage or in transportation. A long time period (up to several years) features the storage stage and the transportation stage is characterized by increased hazard of fissile material loss. To confirm security of hazardous item one needs to provide for continuous monitoring of container content at both stages of the life cycle.