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Discriminating Between Irradiated MYRRHA Fuel And Light Water Reactor Fuels Using Gamma Rays And Neutrons
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Markus Preston, Alessandro Borella, Erik Branger, Sophie Grape, Riccardo Rossa
Abstract:
MYRRHA is an accelerator-driven system featuring a MOX-fuelled core cooled by lead-bismuth eutectic, which is under development at SCK CEN…
Disposition of Multiple Forms of Highly Enriched Uranium in Kazakhstan
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Dewes, Igor Bolshinsky, Stanley Moses, Yerbolat Koyanbayev, Alexandr Korovikov, Petr Chakrov
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DISPOSITION OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM IN KAZAKHSTANJ. Dewes 1 , P. Chakrov 1 , V. Gnyrya 2 , Y. Koyanbayev 2 , A.…
Disused Radioactive Source Silo Storage System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Eric Howden, Todd Johnson, Ted Reed
Abstract:
End of life management of radioactive sources is an important aspect of radiological security. Radioactive sources must be safely and…
Dynamic Qualification Tests Of Radiation Measurement Equipment - Using The D3S As An Example Of A Wearable RIID For Homeland Security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Monika Risse, Peter Clemens, Jeannette Glabian, Theo Köble, Olaf Schumann
Abstract:
Radiation measuring instruments find a wide range of applications in the field of nuclear material management. They are used in areas…
Early Results From Applying A Multilayered Network Framework To Engineer Nuclear Security Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adam D. Williams, Gabriel C Birch, Susan A Caskey, Elizabeth Fleming, Thushara Gunda, Thomas Adams, Jamie Wingo, Jami Stverak
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Engineering nuclear security systems is a consistently challenging endeavor that requires sociotechnical solutions capable of addressing…
Effects Of Reprocessed Uranium Multi-recycle On Proliferation Resistance Of Plutonium And Uranium
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masaki Saito, Sunil S. Chirayath
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Effects of the reprocessed uranium (RepU) multi-recycle on proliferation resistance of plutonium (Pu) and uranium (U) has been studied. Non…
Electrochemical Safeguards Measurement Technology Development at LANL
Type:JNMM
Volume:49
Issue:1
Author(s):Mark Croce, Daniela Henzlova, Howard Menlove, Daniel Becker, Joel Ullom
Abstract:
As part of the U. S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy MPACT campaign Virtual Facility Distributed Test Bed, Los Alamos…
Empowering Women In The Area Of Radiotherapy - How To Increase The Impact On Society In Africa?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Valentina Varbanova, Kirsten Hopkins, Catherine Watta, Salwa Boutayeb, Catherine K Mwaba, Nazima Dharsee
Abstract:
Africa is the continent with the highest number of least developed countries globally (33 out of 46) and at the same time the continent…
Emulating Variable Uranium Enrichments With Radiation Signature Training Devices (RSTD)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chris Scott Blessinger, Jared A Johnson, Mike Dion
Abstract:
Radiological signature training devices (RSTDs) are sealed sources (or assemblies of sources) that emulate the radiation signature of…
Enabling Computation on Sensitive Data in International Safeguards with Privacy-Preserving Encryption Techniques
Type:JNMM
Volume:49
Issue:2
Author(s):Nathan Martindale, Scott Stewart, Natalie A McGirl, Mark B. Adams, Greg Westphal, James Garner
Abstract:
Privacy-preserving machine learning is a field of study that explores how to protect and preserve the privacy of sensitive data while…
Esarda Strategic Developments And Continued Evolution
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Willem A Janssens, Julie Oddou, Irmgard Niemeyer
Abstract:
The European Safeguards Research and Development Association (ESARDA), while celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2019, opened up several…
Essential Steps For Producing Reference Materials For Calibration, Quality Control, Validation, And Establishment Of Metrological Traceability
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert Lawrence Watters Jr, Peter Mason
Abstract:
The International Standards Organization’s Committee on Reference Materials (ISO-REMCO) and its Committee on Conformity Assessment (ISO-…
Establishing A Regulatory Framework For Nuclear Materials Accountancy, Control And Safeguards: The ONR Approach To Safeguards Assessment, Inspection & Enforcement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cameron Frears, Mahtab Khan, Stephen Pendleton
Abstract:
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) independently regulates nuclear safety, security and safeguards across the UK. Its duty is to…
Establishment Of The Evaluation Criteria For Swipe Environmental Samples From Nuclear Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cheong Won Lee, Haneol Lee, Hyun Young Kim
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) monitors undeclared nuclear activities in member states by environmental sampling program.…
Estimation Of Isotopic Ratios Of Fission Products By Using The Monte-Carlo Method
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Boxue Liu, Martin Kalinowski
Abstract:
Activity ratios of fission products detected at radionuclide stations of the international monitoring system (IMS) are used to not only…
Estimation Of Uranium Production In North Korea Through Satellite Image Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jinyoung Chung, Minsu Ju, Taehoon Jeon, Jungho Song, Kinam Kwon, Geehyun Kim
Abstract:
In the early 1990s, South and North Korea made a Joint Declaration of Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Nevertheless, North Korea…
Evaluating Safeguards Statistical Assumptions Via Stochastic Simulation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chris Gazze, Sukesh K. Aghara, Lohith Annadevula, Logan J Joyce, Kenneth D Jarman, Jose Gomera, Katherine M. Bachner, Claude F. Norman, Robert Binner
Abstract:
A stochastic simulation was built and tested to estimate achieved detection probabilities (DPs) on a stratum basis, over a tailorable range…
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Insider Threat Mitigation Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sondra Spence, Steven M. Horowitz, Gregory Baum, Joel Lewis, Thomas Edmunds, Claude "Russ" Clark, Tyler Cooperider, Mary Lin
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Insider Threat Mitigation Systems: Defending against insider threat is a topic of increasing concern to the…
Event-by-event Neutron-Photon Multiplicity Correlations In 242Pu(sf)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stefano Marin, Caiser A. Bravo, Isabel E. Hernandez, Matthew J. Devlin, Keegan J. Kelly, John M. O'Donnell, Shaun D. Clarke, Sara Pozzi
Abstract:
We have analyzed the emission of neutrons and gamma rays by a spontaneously fissioning source of 242Pu(sf). Fission events were separated…
Evolution Of Surplus Plutonium Management And Disposition Strategies In The United States
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jennifer Heimberg, Andrew Orrell
Abstract:
Several nations possess stockpiles of separated plutonium-239, principally resulting from the development of nuclear weapons, but also from…