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QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF SHIELDING AND COLLIMATION ON
ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENTS OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
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Author(s): D. Sullivan, M. Villani, D. Remington
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The use of HPGe and gamma spectroscopy for the purpose of determining the isotopic composition of plutonium and uranium has a well-…
R “SHINY” GUI DEVELOPMENT FOR URANIUM ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS WITH
MATRIX-ASSISTED IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY
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Author(s): Elizabeth D. LaBone, Kyle Samperton, Danielle Mannion
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The international nuclear safeguards community continues to seek rapid, accurate, and precise characterization capabilities for the in-…
Re-designing a TSI FMAG 1520 for the production of monodisperse
uranium-oxide microparticles. A status report.
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Author(s): Philip Kegler, Shannon Potts, Dirk Bosbach, Irmgard Niemeyer, Stefan Neumeier
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For the analysis of individual micrometer- and sub-micrometer-sized particles collected on swipe samples by International Atomic Energy…
Real-Time Video Authentication using the
Double Ratchet Algorithm
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Author(s): Jacob Benz, Marie Whyatt, Bill Nickless, Cullen Tollbom, Richard Griswold, Camille Palmer, Michael Rosulek, Gayathri Garimella, Jaspal Singh
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This project addresses a shortcoming present in many other authentication solutions in international arms control and safeguards: key…
Real-Time Zero-Knowledge-Protocol Radiography
for Warhead Verification
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Author(s): Robert J. Goldston, Alex Gläser, Erik Gilson, Jihye Jeon, Richard Lanza
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Future arms control agreements may require verification of individual warheads, rather than counting of delivery vehicles. This presents…
Recent Advances in Uranium Particle Analyses by LG-SIMS
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Author(s): Evan Groopman, Todd Williamson, David Simons
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We present on the analysis of uranium particles by large-geometry secondary ion mass spectrometry (LG-SIMS) using three primary ion…
Recent Applications of the INPRO Methodology for Innovative and
Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
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Author(s): G. Ilhan, C. Scherer, B. Boyer
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Sustainable development is the notion that human societies must exist and fulfil their needs without compromising the ability of…
Reclassification of Legacy Wastes to Minimise Disposal Costs and Phantom Inventory –
The UDASS Experience at LLWR
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Author(s): John A. Mason, Marc R. Looman, Antony C. M. Towner, Henry R. Turner, Nick A. Troughton, Alan C. Lewis, Matt Piotrowski, Megan R. Watson
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The management of nuclear waste has evolved and improved over the decades but remains dependent on accurate characterisation. With the…
Reconstructing Nuclear Fuel Cycle Operations
with Nuclear Archaeology
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Author(s): Max Schalz, Malte Göttsche
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A key challenge for future nuclear disarmament treaties lies in verifying the completeness of fissile material baseline declarations. One…
Reconstructing nuclear histories: a field study
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Author(s): Sophie Kretzschmar, Malte Göttsche
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Reconstructing how much fissile material was produced in nuclear facilities could become a key element in the verification of future arms…
Regulatory Challenges Related to the Use of Artificial Intelligence for IAEA
Safeguards Verification
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Author(s): Cristina Siserman-Gray, Jonathan Barr, Jessica Burniske, Pegah Ebrahimi Eftekhari, Robert Marek, Aubrey Means
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In the past decade, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recognized that artificial intelligence (AI) can provide important…
REGULATORY HARMONIZATION OF NUCLEAR SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR SMALL MODULAR REACTORS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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Author(s): Pegah Ebrahimi Eftekhari, Madalina Man
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The word “harmonization” is central to the regulatory discussions surrounding the introduction of small modular reactors (SMRs). The IAEA…
REMOTE NEAR REAL-TIME DATA ANALYSIS AND
DECISION-MAKING IN EPGR SAFEGUARDS – RISK ANALYSIS
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Author(s): Mentor MURTEZI, Ali Zein, Juha Pekkarinen, C. Koutsoyannopoulos, Andreas Smejkal, P. TURZAK, Vitor Sequeira, Erik Wolfart, Courtney Ames, Joshua Emmer, Angelo Antonio Alessandrello, Kirill Khrustalev, Romano Plenteda, Maria E. Lahti, S. MUSTONEN, Marko Hämäläinen, Mikael Moring, Olli Okko, Tapani P. Honkamaa, Topi Tupasela
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In less than two years’ time, the world’s first encapsulation plant and geological repository (EPGR) for long-term storage of spent…
Removal of Disused Radioactive Sources and Materials from Transdniestria: A Case of
Successful International Cooperation in Contested Territories
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Author(s): Margarita Kalinina-Pohl, George M. Moore, Miles Pomper, Edward Kendall
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The control of radioactive materials in “contested territories” has proved highly challenging for local, national, regional, and…
RESILIENCE IN SAFEGUARDS – MITIGATING CHALLENGES IN PANDEMIC
SITUATIONS, DIFFICULT-TO-ACCESS AREAS AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
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Author(s): Ali Al Suwaidi, O. A. ALSHEHHI, Stephen Brion, K.S. ALSHEHHI, H.A. ALSHEHHI
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The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced emergency directives and strict public health measures during 2020-2022 to…
Responsibly Harnessing the Power of AI
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Author(s): Chantell Murphy, Jonathan Barr
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) based applications are on the cusp of offering the public and private sectors tools of tremendous potential…
Review of Nondestructive Assay Methods for Safeguards Monitoring and Verification
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Author(s): Sophie L Weidenbenner, Camille Palmer, Mark Croce
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Efficient and accurate verification techniques are necessary for a functional nonproliferation framework. Passive, nondestructive assay (…
Risk-Informed Material Categorization
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Author(s): Brian Kloiber
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The current method of categorizing nuclear material in the United States is too heavy handed for the current age, and its bluntness is a…
Roadmap for a Sustainable Professional Pipeline: The Nuclear Security Education Program at the
Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) at Texas A&M University
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Author(s): Kelley Ragusa, Sunil Chirayath, Craig Marianno, Farheen Naqvi, Siegfried Hecker, Dany Mulyana
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NSSPI is the first U.S. academic institution focused on technical graduate education, research, and workforce development related to the…
Robotic Neutron Detection for Bayesian Source
Localization, Absence Confirmation,
and Template Matching
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Author(s): Eric Lepowsky, Alexander Glaser, Robert Goldston
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In scenarios where no neutron sources or significant changes are declared, the ability to characterize a neutron field and identify…