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Brazed and welded cans for transport and storage of damaged fuel rods
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Pierre Lefebvre, Franz Hilbert
Abstract:
For the type B(U)F package NCS 45 leak tight cans are stipulated in the certificate of package approval to provide a barrier for the…
Building Confidence in Approaches for Monitoring the Weight of UF6 Cylinders1
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Whitaker, Jim Garner
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) primary safeguards objectives at declared facilities involve the timely verification of…
Building Effective Communication in Nuclear Security Culture
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Russel Hirst, Richard Hermes, Sumner Brown
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The ability to persuade others through effective communication is essential for professionals working in nuclear science and security,…
Bulk and rough tap densities of two granular fuel lots
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Roberta Mulford, Diane J. Spengler
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Bulk density and an estimate of tap density are needed for granular 238PuO2 fuel, in order to estimate how large a fuel charge can fit in…
Burst and Tensile Testing of Hydrided Fuel Cladding
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Rick Shimskey, Philip Jensen, Paul MacFarlan, Leigh Lin, Brady Hanson
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Fuel Cycle Technology has established the Used Fuel Disposition Campaign…
CALCULATION OF DE MINIMIS QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES FOR THE 9977 SHIPPING PACKAGE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. J. Nathan, G. A. Abramczyk, J. S. Bellamy
Abstract:
The 9977 Safety Analysis Report for Packaging presently states: “...small concentrations (
Calculations of safe distance from the point of a severe accident during transportation of a package containing spent nuclear fuels
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Hiroshi Okuno, Fumitaka Watanabe
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This paper shows our calculations with a diffusion calculation code, HotSpot, on the effects of a radiological release of fission products…
Can Wavefront-Shaped Optical Responses be used for Tags and Seals?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hergen Eilers, Benjamin R. Anderson, Ray Gunawidjaja, Patrick Price, Roger G. Johnston
Abstract:
Current state-of-the-art tamper indicating tags/seals for nuclear materials management typically use passive optical techniques which…
CdZnTe Position-sensitive Drift Detectors for Spectroscopy and Imaging of Gamma-ray Sources
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph Indusi, Y. Cui, Aleksey Bolotnikov, G. Camarda, G. Yang, R. Gul, H. Brands, Jack Fried, R.B. James
Abstract:
CdZnTe (CZT) is an attractive detecting medium for fabricating room-temperature operating gamma-ray detectors, which have a wide range of…
CERAMIC SEAL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Larry J. Harpring, Juan A. Romero, Heidi A. Smartt, Michael J. Martinez-Rodriguez, Dan Krementz, Ross Hymel, Joyce Custer
Abstract:
Containment/Surveillance (C/S) measures are critical to any verification regime in order to maintain Continuity of Knowledge (CoK). The…
CHALLENGES ON IMPLEMENTING SAFEGUARDS TO SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Odera Dim, S.K. Aghara, Marco Marzo
Abstract:
Small modular reactors (SMR) are considered a very attractive option for the nuclear industry. Among the more than 20 conceptual designs…
Characterization and Sensitivity Analysis for the Development of Synthetic Nuclear Marine-Urban Debris
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Howard L. Hall, John D. Auxier II, R. Boone Gilbreath, Adam Seybert
Abstract:
No nuclear weapon has ever been detonated in a United States city. However, this also means the nuclear forensic community has no actual…
CHARACTERIZATION OF A MONOCHROMATIC GAMMA BEAM FROM A 11B(d,n?)12C ACCELERATOR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Wesley Gillis, Anna Erickson
Abstract:
Accelerators producing monochromatic neutrons and gamma photons have become common tools in nonproliferation work. The complex emission…
Characterization of a Tin Based Viscous Gel Scintillation Detector for Spectroscopic Gamma-Ray Measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Weinmann-Smith, Andreas Enqvist, Haitang Wang
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A tin doped viscous gel scintillation material was developed to increase the peak to total ratio for gamma-ray detection. Detectors with…
Characterization Study of Four Candidate Technologies for Nuclear Material Quantification in Fuel Debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Interim Report)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Keiichiro Hori, Taketeru Nagatani, Hirofumi Tomikawa, M. Kureta, Yoshihiro Kosuge, Masao Komeda, Yasushi Nauchi, Cynthia Heinberg, Tomooki Shiba, Hiroshi Sagara, Makoto Maeda, Keisuke Okumura
Abstract:
This paper provides an interim report for characterization study of four candidate technologies for nuclear material quantification in fuel…
Characterizing the Oak Ridge Large Volume Active Well Coincidence Counter for Nuclear Safeguards Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephen Croft, Jason P. Hayward, Angela T. Simone, R. Venkataraman
Abstract:
For decades 3He filled proportional counters have been the gold standard for detection of slow neutrons, offering high efficiency and…
Cleanliness of transportation cask cavities
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Mathieu Lenoir, Lisa Martin, Emilie Bouyer, Frédéric Lévêque
Abstract:
Within the framework of spent fuel assemblies (SFA) shipments from French NPPs to the AREVA La Hague recycling plant, unexpected foreign…
Clearance and Recycling of an INF-3 Ship
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Jenny Holmström
Abstract:
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co (SKB) has recently completed the clearance and recycling of MV Sigyn, an INF-3 ship. MV Sigyn…
CNEC and CVT Subcritical Experiments with Category I Special Nuclear Material at the Nevada National Security Site Device Assembly Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Poitrasson-Rivière, S.D. Clarke, S.A. Pozzi, Z. He, John Mattingly, Michael C. Hamel, J. Newby, Jack D. Linkous, David Goodman, Jesson D. Hutchinson, C.J. Sullivan, B. Sims, J.M. Mueller, Jacob Stinnett
Abstract:
In Summer 2015, the Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities (CNEC) and the Consortium for Verification Technology (CVT), with…
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE IAEA, JAPAN STATE AUTHORITIES, AND JNFL ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARDS AT THE ROKKASHO REPROCESSING PLANT (RRP)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shirley Johnson, Shirley Johnson, Tomonori Iwamoto, Tomonori Iwamoto, C. Mathews, C. Mathews, Shoko Iso, Shoko Iso
Abstract:
The IAEA has been preparing Safeguards Implementation Practice (SIP) guides covering various safeguards relevant topics for the purpose of…