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Cyber-Security Considerations for SMRs to Conduct Load-following
Operations in Korea
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kiwhan Chung, Yeon Jun Choo, Yoon Ki Choi, Seong Youn Jo
Abstract:
In most countries where nuclear power plants (NPPs) are employed for commercial power generation, the NPPs are used as the baseload power…
Cybersecurity for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs): Regulatory
Challenges and Opportunities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cristina Siserman-Gray, Guy Landine
Abstract:
Ensuring the security of nuclear facilities has been a critical element in preventing theft of nuclear materials and sabotage that could…
Cybersecurity Training: Simulation of a Cyber Attack at a
Radiotherapy Clinic
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rodney Busquim e Silva, Ricardo Paulino Marques, José Roberto Castilho Piqueira
Abstract:
This paper presents the simulation of a cobalt-60 radiotherapy clinic, which offers cancer treatment using a teletherapy unit (TTU), that…
Data Augmentations for Nuclear Feature Extraction in
Semi-Supervised Contrastive Machine Learning
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jordan Stomps, Paul Wilson, Ken Dayman, Michael Willis, James Ghawaly, Dan Archer
Abstract:
Persistent radiation monitoring can be used as a powerful tool for detecting movements of nuclear material in a variety of use cases and…
DATA-DRIVEN EVENT SELECTION IN PIXELATED CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE
(CZT) DETECTORS FOR IMPROVED GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G. Aversano, H.S. Parrilla, M.S. Bandstra, M. Folsom, D. Hellfeld, J.R. Vavrek
Abstract:
Improved detector resolution can aid in the identification and non-destructive assay (NDA) of radioisotopes, which is crucial for nuclear…
Datasets for data science investigation of fused EM/RF
and vibroacoustic equipment monitoring
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tom Grimes, Lynn Wood, Karl Pitts, Nathaniel Smith, Jihee Yang, Eva Brayfindley, Elisabeth Moore, Jan Irvahn, Jeff Miller, Jack Dermigny
Abstract:
We present a dataset for enabling the use of deep learning for understanding the state of operating machinery. This dataset includes…
DATASETS GENERATION WITH VIRTUAL CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEM DESIGN AND CYBER-ATTACK SIMULATION ON NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yue Xiao, Feiyan Dong, Shi Chen, Kazuyuki Demachi
Abstract:
With the increasing adoption of digital instrument and control systems in nuclear facilities, cyber-attacks pose serious threats and bring…
Decay heat predictions using gamma spectroscopy and
neutron coincidence data
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Virginie Solans, Henrik Sjostrand, S. Grape, Erik Branger, Peter Schillebeeckx, Anders Sjoland
Abstract:
Many countries plan to store their spent nuclear fuels (SNFs) in geological repositories. Before permanent storage, it is essential to have…
Deep Learning for Passive Gamma Emission Tomography
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Carlos Sanchez Belenguer, Alvaro Casado-Coscolla, Erik Wolfart
Abstract:
In this paper, we address the problem of generating and enhancing Passive Gamma Emission Tomography (PGET) data from a deep learning…
Demonstration of Gamma Ray Insensitivity of Boron Coated Straw-based Neutron
Multiplicity Counter
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Fang, A. Di Fulvio
Abstract:
Pebble bed reactors (PBRs) are advanced reactor designs that can potentially improve the safety, efficiency, and economics of the nuclear…
Denuclearization Study on Possible Future Options for Dismantlement
and Verification of Uranium Enrichment Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masato Hori, Makiko Tazaki, Ryo Shimizu, Yoshiki Kimura, Takayoshi Nakatani
Abstract:
Denuclearization is a process and not a single event, that requires political decision, bilateral or multilateral consultations and…
Deployment and Demonstration of Process Monitoring Equipment and Techniques in a
Pyroprocessing Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ammon Williams, Robert Hoover, Nathan Hoyt, Philip LaFreniere, Tim Malewitz, Steve Warrmann
Abstract:
Significant effort has been made in the US and internationally to advance pyroprocessing as a viable used nuclear fuel reprocessing…
Design and Characterization of the Fission Signature Assay Instrument for Nuclear
Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Fabiana Rossi, Mitsuo Koizumi, Douglas Chase Rodriguez, Tohn Takahashi
Abstract:
Since 2015, the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has…
Determination of ‘Decommissioned for Safeguards Purposes’ of the Post-Accident Facilities
at Fukushima Dai-ichi
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Murray, G. Horton, Y. Meiliza, J. Persin, G. Spence
Abstract:
The status of a post-operational facility being decommissioned for safeguards purposes is determined in part by the designated essential…
Determining Limits of Detection for Different Detector Geometries
through Monte Carlo based Simulations
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Samuel J. Fearn, Samuel R White, Dean T Connor, Euan L Connolly, Peter G Martin
Abstract:
The threat from nuclear terrorism represents a complex challenge for global governments. Although current systems for detecting threats…
DETERMINING THE WEIGHT VALUE OF SAFEGUARDABILITY
EVALUATION FACTORS USING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY
PROCESS (AHP) METHODOLOGY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Seungmin Lee, Donghyuk Lim
Abstract:
New nuclear facilities, such as small modular reactors and dry storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel, are expected to be built in the…
DETERRING NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL MATERIAL THEFT, SABOTAGE, OR
ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Olympia Hunt, Stephen V. Mladineo
Abstract:
Although deterrence is a foundational aspect of defense strategies, recent threats of the use of nuclear or radiological weapons have cast…
DEVELOPING DELIBERATE REACTIVITY INSERTION SOURCE TERMS FOR
REGULATORY APPLICATIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edwin S. Lyman
Abstract:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is developing alternative physical protection requirements for new nuclear power reactors as part…
Development and Deployment of Physical Protection Systems for Mobile Radiological Sources
Used in the Well Logging and Industrial Radiography Industries
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian Higgins, Tonya Roush, Brion Burghard, Kurt Silvers
Abstract:
The threat of dirty bombs or radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) is real, and the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security…
Development and Performance Testing of a Nuclear Material Testbed Digital Twin
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Stockman, A. Lintereur, R. Lakis
Abstract:
The Dynamic Material Control program at Los Alamos National Laboratory was established to develop advanced nuclear material monitoring…