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Development of a General, Modular, Reprogrammable Information Barrier for Arms Control
Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jay Brotz, J. Kyle Polack, Rachel R. Helguero, Michael Hamel, Thomas M Weber, Peter Marleau
Abstract:
Next-generation treaty verification will require a wide range of enabling capabilities to support future transparency in monitoring…
Development of A Training Course on Non-Destructive Assay of
Nuclear Material for The Asian Region
(2) Development of Lectures and Exercises on Gamma-ray Measurement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masahiko Yamamoto, Soma Kono, Yu Saegusa, Takehiko Kuno, Megumi Sekine, Naoko Inoue, Naoko Noro, Douglas Rodriguez, Tomoki Yamaguchi, Jacob Stinnett
Abstract:
The training participants in the Asian region are interested in determination of U by gamma-ray measurement. The gamma-ray measurement…
Development of a Training Course on Nondestructive Assay of Nuclear Material for the
Asian Region
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Megumi Sekine-Abe, Yoko Kawakubo-Ikezawa, Naoko Inoue, Tomoki Yamaguchi, Naoko Noro, Masaaki Numata, Keiichiro Hori, Rossi Fabiana, Hee-Jae Lee, Douglas Chase Rodriguez, Sho Nakaguki, Takayoshi Noumi, Kamel Abbas, Stefan Nonneman, Vitor Sequeira, Jacob Stinnett, Matthew Murray, Harry Sumitro Sam, Natsumi Mitsuboshi, Haruka Okazaki
Abstract:
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), in cooperation with United States, Los Alamos National Laboratory (US/LANL), the European…
Development of an Aerosol-Based Method for the Manufacture of Surrogate
Environmental Test Swipes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Spencer M. Scott, Ashlee R. Swindle, Sabrina Webb, Benjamin E Naes, Travis J Tenner, Matthew Wellons
Abstract:
The analysis of environmental test swipes laden with actinide-bearing particles is a key component of treaty verification activities and…
Development of CRM 125-A UO2 as an
Oxygen Stable Isotope Standard Reference Material
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Erik J. Oerter, Michael J. Singleton, Eric Pili, Michael R. Klosterman, Aldo Shemesh, Pierre Agrinier, Amanda Deinhart, Ruth Yam, Maor Assulin, Eyal Elish, Luther McDonald, Travis J Tenner, Ruth Kips
Abstract:
The oxygen stable isotope composition of uranium oxides is emerging as a potentially powerful forensic tracer of nuclear fuel cycle…
Development of logic model for bulk facility national inspection program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ju-Ang Jung, HyunJo Kim, Jinha Choi
Abstract:
In this study, specific requirements for the development of a regulatory verification support program for supporting the implementation of…
Development of Nuclear Forensics using Synchrotron
Radiation-Based Analysis at the National Synchrotron Light
Source-II
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rebecca A. Coles, Biays Bowerman, Steven Glozek, Susan Pepper
Abstract:
To identify illicit nuclear materials, and undeclared pathways associated with their production, we must be able to determine their origin…
DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR
VULNERABILITY ASSESMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Anna-Lena Becker, Christopher Ole Gerber, Mark Pelzer
Abstract:
The protection against the release of radioactive material through sabotage is one of the primary objectives of the state´s nuclear…
Development of Prototype Code for Material Balance Evaluation
in Uranium Fuel Fabrication Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Byung-Hee Won, Hee-Sung Shin, Ho-Dong Kim, Dae-Yong Song
Abstract:
Material Balance Evaluation (MBE) is an essential safeguards measure in bulk handling facility dealing with nuclear material. The goal of…
Development of Risk Criteria for an Integrated Nuclear Safety and Security Potential Facility
Risk Index (PFRI)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jawad Ribhi Moussa, Andrew Wilcox, Charles Potter, Jesse Bland
Abstract:
Risk assessment is used to determine the likelihood and consequences of harmful events occurring at a nuclear facility. Regardless of the…
Digitising the waste handling supply chain for the long-term:
a real-world case study
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jon Geater
Abstract:
Sellafield Ltd, Digital Catapult and RKVST recently worked on a project to explore how innovations in distributed ledger technology (DLT)…
Direct Analysis of Cotton Swipes for Uranium and Plutonium Isotopic Determination by
Microextraction-ICP-MS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Veronica C. Bradley, Brian W. Ticknor, Paula Cable-Dunlap, Cole R. Hexel, Benjamin T. Manard
Abstract:
The determination of uranium and plutonium isotopic abundance on environmental samples collected by International Atomic Energy Agency (…
Does the source matter for SIT? Negligible effects of irradiator source, X-ray vs. gamma, for
sterilization and sterile male mating competitiveness in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chao Chen, Dan Hahn
Abstract:
Sterile insect technique (SIT) has proven to be very effective as a key component in area-wide integrative pest management for multiple…
Dose mapping a gamma-ray irradiator and x-ray irradiator to
obtain rodent absorbed depth dose equivalence between
technologies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robin Peter, Javier Caravaca, Jaewon Yang
Abstract:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Radiological Security (ORS) is implementing a radiological risk reduction…
DRAWING LESSONS FOR NUCLEAR EXPORT CONTROLS AND SAFEGUARDS
FROM STUDYING SUPPLY CHAINS AND COVERT PROCUREMENTS OF MILITARY
DUAL-USE ITEMS USED IN THE UKRAINE WAR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso
Abstract:
The analysis of covert procurements of military equipment and dual-use items for the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against…
Dual Chronometer Measurements of Uranium Particles by LG-SIMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Todd Williamson, Evan Groopman, David Simons
Abstract:
Large geometry secondary ion mass spectrometry (LG-SIMS) has been widely used for isotopic measurements of uranium particles for many…
Dynamically Persistent Remote Inference of Nuclear
Facility Activity: Challenges and Approach
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lee Burke, Jackson Chin, D. Rosa de Jesus, Carlos Gonzalez Rivera, Jereme Haack, Romarie Morales Rosado
Abstract:
Monitoring and characterization of nuclear facilities is an essential activity of nuclear nonproliferation, materials control, and…
Economic Evaluation of Different Technologies for Electricity Generation
Using INPRO Methodology
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yingjie Wang, Carolynn Scherer, Brian Boyer
Abstract:
An efficient, resilient, and capable energy supply is an important requisite for sustainable development. Nuclear energy can play an…
Effect of Silicon Photomultiplier Optical Crosstalk on
Detection Performance in Organic Scintillators
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Fritchie, J. Balajthy, M. Sweany, T. Weber, A. Di Fulvio
Abstract:
This paper presents a method to reduce optical crosstalk (OCT) in a MicroFJ30035 silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) by ONSemi, which is a solid…
EFFECTS OF SEASON (WINTER AND SUMMER) ON FLAME
TEMPERATURE IN OPEN POOL FIRE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kyoung-sik Bang, Gil-Eon Jeong, Yun-Young Yang
Abstract:
Fire tests were conducted using a one-sixth slice model of a real cask in winter and summer to evaluate the effect of the season on the…