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Role of international soft law instruments in nuclear energy law on the case of
implementation CoC on safety of RR in Poland.
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Author(s): Piotr Betkowski
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Currently in Poland several entities are conducting research on both legal and technical requirements to construct and operate a first high…
Safeguarding the IAEA Communications Process
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Author(s): Peter Dessaules, Loida Begley, Eduardo Sastre-Fuente, Ali Tabatabai
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The United States has been engaged in nuclear materials commerce since 1954. Information regarding these activities is recorded and…
SAFEGUARDS BY DESIGN: NUCLEAR INDUSTRY’S ROLE IN THE EFFICIENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
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Author(s): Jeremy J Whitlock
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Safeguards by Design (SBD) raises awareness among State authorities, designers, equipment providers and prospective purchasers of the…
SAFEGUARDS CORRESPONDENCE IN POST OPERATION
PHASE AT URANIUM ENRICHMENT PLANT
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Author(s): T. ISHIDA, S. NAKASHIMA
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The uranium enrichment facility using gas centrifuge at Ningyo-toge environmental engineering center was constructed in 1979 and…
SAFEGUARDS MODELING OF TRISO FUEL FABRICATION
FACILITIES
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Author(s): Pat Moosir
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Sustained global interest in advanced reactors has necessitated the development of safeguards systems and models for their associated fuel…
SAMPLAN — A new tool to support effective SG sampling plans
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Author(s): Aaron M. Bevill, Robert Binner, Claude F. Norman
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Nuclear safeguards experts use advanced statistical algorithms to calculate verification sampling plans. Sampling plans must meet or exceed…
SAPPY: A New Software Pipeline for Analysis of Gamma-Ray
Spectra Produced by Microcalorimeter and High-Purity
Germanium Detectors
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Author(s): D.T. Becker, D.A. Bennett, M.H. Carpenter, M.P. Croce, M.W. Keller, K.E. Koehler, D.G. McNeel, D.J. Mercer, K.A. Schreiber, D.R. Schmidt, E.S. Teti, J.N. Ullom, D. T. Vo, A.L. Wessels
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Gamma-ray spectroscopy using cryogenic microcalorimeters has matured significantly in the last few years with the deployment of…
Scene-informed optimal measurement positions for
quantitative safeguards measurements
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Author(s): K. Knecht, M.S. Bandstra, G. Batie, J. Daughhetee, M. Folsom, D. Gunter, D. Hellfeld, T.H.Y. Joshi, M. Salathe, K. Schmitt, K.P. Ziock, K. Vetter
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Portable radiation detection systems can be equipped with contextual sensors to allow free-moving 3D gammaray imaging through scene data…
Security and Safeguard of Small Modular Reactors: Assessing Potential Risk for SMR Deployment in Southeast Asia
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Author(s): Andhika Y Prawira, Hanna Yasmine, Man-Sung Yim
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The potential deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) can be one of the drivers toward decarbonized electricity. With the growing…
SECURITY-BY-DESIGN OPTIONS FOR ADVANCED AND SMALL MODULAR
REACTORS
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Author(s): Alan Scott Evans
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The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has tasked the Advanced Reactor Safeguards (ARS) program to develop and advance novel…
Selection and evaluation of RFID tags and tag placement for
automated inventory of containers
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Author(s): B. Parsons, W. McDermott, M. Dorn, J. Strait, A. Davis, W. Saeger, A. Green, A. Roman, A. Roman, B. Weaver, A. Cattaneo
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In designing radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for the automated inventory of assets, it is important to select appropriate…
Simulated State accounting data for development of
advanced and automated State-level safeguards analysis
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Author(s): Kathryn A. Mummah, Daniel E. Jackson, Kenneth E. Apt, John Oakberg, Vlad Henzl, Paul P.H. Wilson
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In compliance with Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements (INFCIRC/153(corr.))[1] and Additional Protocols (INFCIRC/540)[2], States Parties to…
Small Modular Reactors and Nuclear NonProliferation; to What Extent will the Global Spread
of SMRs Impact Nuclear Proliferation?
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Author(s): Joel Christoph, Omar Sayeed Saimum, Adjoa Amponfi
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The concern about proliferation risks associated with the development and deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) may be historically…
SMR Development and Safeguards by Design in Canada
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Author(s): Henry Gao
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In recent years, small modular reactors (SMRs) have gained wide interest in the nuclear industry around the world. In Canada, SMRs are…
Solving the Rubik’s Cube: two dimensional neutron
radiography with superheated droplet detectors
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Author(s): Jihye Jeon, Andrew Gilbert, Erik Gilson, Alexander Glaser, Robert Goldston
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We have previously studied Zero-Knowledge-Protocol (ZKP) differential neutron radiography for warhead verification, using superheated…
SOURCE ALLOCATION BASED ON ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT MODELLING
OF RADIONUCLIDE PLUMES: CHALLENGES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS
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Author(s): Jolanta Kusmierczyk-Michulec, Robin Schoemaker, Anne Tipka, Yuichi KIJIMA, Boxue LIU, Martin Kalinowski
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Identifying the source of radioactive detections at the International Monitoring System (IMS) stations is both challenging and central to…
Spot Robot Staffing Augmentation at Los Alamos
National Laboratory
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Author(s): Jeff Hyde, John Bloodwood, Cristy Lynn Abeyta, Mark Dierauer
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The Process Modeling & Analysis Group (E-2) at Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed a feasibility study and proof-of-concept…
Statistical Approaches for Pebble Bed Reactor Operations and Safeguards
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Author(s): Philip Gibbs, Cory Ball
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The design of pebble bed reactors (PBRs) and their method of operation align more closely with statistical approaches used in…
Stewarding the United States’ Nonproliferation Competencies in Aqueous Processing
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Author(s): M.C. Miller, M.C. Regalbuto, K.L. Lyon, C.S. Ritter
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The United States’ National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has recently initiated a new…
STOCHASTIC AND DATA UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION OF MCNP
PREDICTED NUCLIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN FUEL BURNUP SIMULATIONS
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Author(s): Seray Cerezo, Grace Long, Sunil S. Chirayath, Corey Keith
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Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code (MCNP) is used widely to simulate nuclear fuel burnup and depletion because it is efficient in…