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The Production of (alpha,n) Neutrons for Plutonium in Glass
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. L. Haggard, J. E. Tanner
Abstract:The Pacific Northwest Laboratory’s NonDestructive (NDA) group recently performed an initial study of neutron production in glass samples…
The State-of-the-Art of Thermal Neutron Multiplicity Counting
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Norbert Ensslin, James E. Stewart, Diana G. Langner, M. S. Krick
Abstract:Neutron multiplicity counting is a maturing technology. It has been implemented at many facilities to address the increasing need to…
THE STUDY OF QUALITATIVE SAFEGUARDS APPROACH
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tohru Haginoya
Abstract:According to INFCIRC/153, the criteria to be used for determining actual number, intensity, duration, timing and mode of routine…
THE U.S. DOE MPC&A ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO UKRAINE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K.A. Thompson, Laverne Romesberg, Chet Hine, E. Chris Horley, T. Zinneman, G. Kuzmycz, J. Miranda, T. Ewing, C. McWilliams, A. Olson, G. Walters, G. Sheppard, A Olson, C. Bingham, R. Chen, R. Ortiz
Abstract:The nuclear industry of Ukraine is a vital part of the national economy. In 1995 nuclear power accounted for approximately 37% of the total…
THE USE OF SMART SENSORS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON SAFEGUARDS PROCEDURES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G. Neumann, K. Gaertner, B. Richter
Abstract:One of the results of the Programme ‘93+2 of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the requirement to increase the efficiency of…
THERMAL NEUTRON MULTIPLICITY COUNTING OF SAMPLES WITH VERY LOW FISSION RATES*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Krick
Abstract:When samples with very low fission rates are assayed using thermal neutron multiplicity counting, shift register electronics, and the…
Transparency and Verification Options: An Initial Analysis of Approaches for Monitoring Warhead Dismantlement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.F. Morgan
Abstract:There is increasing interest in both the United States and the Russian Federation in further nuclear warhead reductions beyond START I and…
TRANSPORT OF SPENT FUEL FROM REACTORS TO DOE STORAGEIDISPOSAL FACILITIES -- A PARAMETRIC STUDY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):E.R Johnson, P.M. Saverot
Abstract:A number of concerns have been voiced regarding the large nwnber of shipments that will be required to move spent fuel from commercial…
Transportable Calorimeter Measurements of Highly Enriched Uranium*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lou Carrillo, P. Staples, David S. Bracken, C. Rudy, R. Cech, M. Craft
Abstract:A sensitive calorimeter has been combined with a small temperature-controlled water bath to compose a transportable system that is capable…
Trial Operation of MPC&A Systems at Two Active Nuclear Material Handling Sites Within the All-Russian Institute of Experimental Physics (VNnEF)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald Augustson, V. I. Yuferev, P. Singh, James R. Griggs, G. Skripka, N. Mikijchuk, G. Lomtev, M. Kuvshinov, I. Zhukov, Zachary Koenig, R. Logsdon, V. Maltsev, N. Obolochkov, V. Vatulin, Alan Schilk, S. Zykov, Nannette Fairrow
Abstract:This paper discusses Russian Federal Nuclear Center (RFNC)-VNIIEF activities in the area of nuclear material protection, control, and…
Trilateral U.S./Russian/IAEA Site Visits to Argonne-West, Hanford, and Rocky Flats
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nancy Jo Nicholas, Bryan L. Fearey, Ronald Cherry, Caroline E. Smith
Abstract:U.S., Russian, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) representatives visited three Department of Energy (DOE) facilities, Hanford,…
U.S. Assistance in Physical Protection at The Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology and The Sevastopol Institute of Nuclear Energy and Industry, Ukraine
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Zinneman, G. Kuzmycz, J. Miranda, A. Novick
Abstract:The U.S. DOE is providing nuclear material safeguards assistance in both material control & accountability and physical protection to…
U.S. ASSISTANCE TO KAZAKSTAN IN THE AREA OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SECURITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Douglas Reilly, J. K. Halbig, Wanda G. Mitchell, Brad Steele, J. Mason, D. Olsen, P. Planchon, T. Gafford, F. Crane, R. Case, A. Eras, James K. Sprinkle, Jr., G. Tittemore, A. Atkins, M. Barham
Abstract:In December 1993, the Governments of the Republic of Kazakstan and the United States signed an agreement concerning control, accounting,…
U.S. Department of Energy International Agreements for Technical Cooperation in Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Puckett, Kenneth E. Sanders
Abstract:The US Department of Energy (DOE) has entered into Agreements with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Member States to engage in…
U.S. Non-Proliferation Initiatives and Regulations Vis-a-Vis Russia: An Ambulance Clase for Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, Elizabeth Turpen
Abstract:Export controls are one facet of any arms control regime; simultaneously, arms control, especially in the case of nuclear nonproliferation…
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SAFEGUARDS ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA, KAZAKSTAN, AND UKRAINE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephen R. Caudill, Charles W. Emeigh, Michael F. Kelly, Michael S. Warren
Abstract:Since 1992, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy to help improve…
U.S. SECURITY POLICY BOARD A VEHICLE FOR CHANGE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Winnie B. Lehman
Abstract:The U.S. Security Policy Board was created by Presidential Decision Directive, on September 16, 1994, in response to the recommendations…
U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE IAEA AND THECHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - A REVIEW AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph P. Indusi, Ann Reisman, Raymond J. Parsick
Abstract:This paper reviews the Safeguards mandate of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and describes U.S. technical support programs.…
U.S.-RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT MPC&A UPGRADES AT THE BELOYARSK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND SF NIKIET
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. R. Hatcher, Michael Haase, Roger Showalter, Mark S. Soo Hoo, Erik Engling, Chris Robertson, K.R. Mikkelsen, Mac Forehand, Cynthia Heinberg
Abstract:During the sixth meeting of the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission (GCC-6) held in Washington, DC, in January 1996, the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power…
U.S.-Russian Government-To-Government MPC&A Upgrades at the Institute Of Theoretical And Experimental Physics
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cameron Coates, Neil R. Zack, R.W. Madsen, Michael Haase, Mark S. Soo Hoo, Erik Engling, Mark Baumann
Abstract:Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting (MPC&A) upgrades have begun at the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (…