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HOW THE UNITED STATES STOPPED NUCLEAR REPROCESSING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. David Rossin
Abstract:On April 7, 1977, President Carter announced his policy Carter to defer indefinitely the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. Many of us in…
IAEA Perspectives on Excess Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Shea, Dirk Schriefer
Abstract:The paper will provide a status report on the IAEA's past activities and future option for \"excess\" fissile material in nuclear weapon…
IAEA Photo Surveillance: The First 30 Years
Type:JNMM
Volume:27
Issue:3
Author(s):Ed Kerr
Abstract:This partly anecdotal history of the IAEA's use of photo surveillance is largely the story of the twin Minolta photo unit. It began in a…
IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE IMAGERY CAPACITY AT THE IAEA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stig Isaksson, L. Christer Andersson
Abstract:Commercially available satellite data has emerged as a potential complementary open information source to support the IAEA's traditional…
Implementation of International Inspections in the United States
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Amy Whitworth
Abstract:Since President Clinton's September 27, 1993, policy statement, approximately 12 metric tons if excess material at Oak Ridge, Hanford, and…
Implementation of Materials Accounting in Russia
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. R. Hatcher, David D. Wilkey
Abstract:This paper discusses problems and successes in implementing materials accounting of nuclear facilities in Russia, based on the authors’…
Implementation of SNRI at an LEU Fabrication Plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tadatsugu ISHIKAWA, Katsuyuki Suzuki
Abstract:It is envisaged that the SNRI (Shot Notice Random Inspection) will be introduced into all Japanese LEU fuel fabrication facilities shortly…
IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. TRANSPARENCY MONITORING UNDER THE U.S./RUSSIAN AGREEMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edward Mastal, Janie Benton, Joseph Glaser
Abstract:During the past three years US monitoring at Russian nuclear facilities, subject to the HEU Purchase Agreement, has evolved as MINATOM and…
Implementing LANMAS at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brenda R. Douglass, Brenda R. Douglass, R. Dee Sherrill, R. Dee Sherrill, David L. Heath, David L. Heath
Abstract:The Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) implemented LANMAS as the promary accounting system for nuclear materials at the site…
Implementing the Technical Equipment Inspection Process at Department of Energy Sites
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph D. Rivers, David Lee, William Evans
Abstract:The United States is required under many treaties, agreements, and initiatives to permit foreign inspection teams to conduct on-site…
IMPLICATIDM OF INFCIRC/225/Rev.4 TO JAPAN’S NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Hiroyoshi Kurihara
Abstract:Japan’s domestic physical protection system was formulated soon after the issuance of IAEA Guidelines, INFCIRC/225. Major elements of…
IMPLICATIONS OF IAEA INFCIRC/225/REVISION 4 TO CANADA'S NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Terry Jenkin
Abstract:In June and October 1998, a group of physical protection experts representing IAEA Member States met in Vienna and updated Revision 3 of…
IMPLICATIONS OF INFCIRC 225/REV. 4 TO GERMANY'S NUCLEAR SECURITY SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Axel Hagenmann
Abstract:This paper will describe the German System of Physical Protection and will explain the basic philosophy with regard to the modification of…
Importance of Material Balances and Their Statistical Evaluation in Russian MPC&A
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dennis R. Weier, Leslie G. Fishbone
Abstract:While substantial work has been performed in the Russian MPC&A program, much more needs to be be done at Russian nuclear facilities to…
IMPROVED ASSAY OF HIGHLY ACTIVE REPROCESSING WASTE BY THE USE OF A LINEAR ACCELERATOR BASED NEUTRON SOURCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter A Clark, James Rackham, Mark Wilson, Keith Stephenson, Andrew P. Hillier
Abstract:Dissolution of spent fuels in the THORP reprocessing plant results in large batches of spent fuel cladding which must be comprehensively…
Improvements To Segmented Gamma Scanner Matrix Correction Techniques
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter A Clark, Dan Parvin, Karl A. Hughes, Julian C B Simpson, Nicholas J. Fitzgerald
Abstract:Segmented gamma scanning is a well established technique for the non-destructive assay of gamma emitting radioisotopes in drummed waste.…
INCORPORATION OF NEUTRON AND GAMMA MULTIPLICITY MEASUREMENTS IN THE ORNL NUCLEAR MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (NMIS): PASSIVE AND ACTIVE MEASUREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.A. Mullens, J.T. Mihalczo, R.B. Perez, J. L. Munoz-Cobo
Abstract:A rigorous stochastic theory of the neutron and photon induced multiplicities has been developed.
Increased Emphasis on Physical Protection in the IAEA Programme
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bernard Weiss, A. Nilsson
Abstract:With increased awareness of the need to protect nuclear material from unlawful activities, the international community is taking action to…
Indigenous Russian MPC&A
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, S. Kraus, M. Ondrik, W. Doyle
Abstract:The ultimate objective of the widespread efforts to secure neclear materials in the former Soviet Union is for the cooperating states to…
INFORMATION ANALYSIS - A KEY ELEMENT IN INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS: PROGRESS AND ADVANCES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jill Cooley, Dirk Schriefer, K. Chitumbo, A. Nilsson
Abstract:Information remains a cornerstone in safeguards. Strengthened safeguards builds on 1) States contributing more information to the IAEA and…