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IAEA Inspections - Experience and Future Tasks
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):V. Schuricht
Abstract:
IAEA inspections are an essential part of the international safeguards system. Past trends in safeguards and their impact on inspection…
IAEA SAFEGUARDS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS: POTAS IN THE 1990s*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ann Reisman, J. Christian Kessler
Abstract:
The U.S. Program of Technical Assistance to IAEA Safeguards (POTAS) has since 1978 provided technology and technical assistance to the IAEA…
IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM FOR THE HANFORD FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENT AND CONSENT ORDER (TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James M. Peterson
Abstract:
The Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order, popularly referred to as the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA), was signed by the U.S.…
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED MEASUREMENT CONTROL PROGRAM FOR HANDLING NUCLEAR SAFETY SAMPLES AT WSRC
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cynthia Boler-Melton, Michael K. Holland
Abstract:
In the separation and purification of nuclear material, nuclear criticality safety (NCS) is of primary concern. The primary nuclear…
Improved Measurement of Aluminum in Irradiated Fuel Reprocessed at the Savannah River Site
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sherrod. L. Maxwell III
Abstract:
At the Savannah River Site (SRS), irradiated fuel from research reactor operators or their contract fuel service companies is reprocessed…
International Safeguards: Re-thinking the Approach
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Andre Petit
Abstract:
The IAEA has now 200 Inspectors or so, and Euratom a similar number. People in Vienna are talking about increases of this staff, in the…
MODELS FOR GAMMA-RAY HOLDUP MEASUREMENTS AT DUCT CONTACT*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.A. Sheppard, P.A. Russo, T.R. Wenz, Eric C. Piquette, M. C. Miller, F.X. Haas, J. Bruce Glick, Albert G. Garrett
Abstract:
The use of gamma-ray measurements to nondestructively assay special nuclear material holdup in DOE processing facilities has increased…
NEW IN-PLANT HOLDUP COURSE*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Norbert Ensslin, H. A. Smith Jr., P.A. Russo, Gregory A. Sheppard, R. Likes, Michael C Miller, C. Bjork, D.A. Close
Abstract:
This paper will describe a new DOE-sponsored laboratory course on the nondesiructive assay of special nuclear material holdup in a…
Nondestructive Uranium Enrichment Determination in Process Holdup Deposits
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard Hagenauer
Abstract:
A new technique has been developed for analyzing the gamma-ray spectra of uranium compounds to determine the relative abundance of all…
Nuclear Materials Control & Accountability Internal Audit Program: The Contractor's Perspective
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Margaret Barham, Richard R. Abbott
Abstract:
The Department of Energy Order (DOE) 5633.3, Control and Accountability for Nuclear Materials, includes several requirements for…
PERIMETER INTRUSION DETECTION SENSOR TUNING USING SIMULATION TECHNIQUES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Horner, Nigel D.E. Custance
Abstract:
The performance of Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems (PIDS) is heavily influenced by the environment. Advanced sensor data processing…
Preparing Safeguards Implementation for Complex Fuel Cycle Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. Gmelin,, W. Kloeckner, R. Schenkel, P. Clare
Abstract:
New large scale facilities handling nuclear material in bulk form are currently being planned, designed, commissioned or in operation. They…
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT ADVANCED NONPYROTECHNIC SMOKE GENERATOR COMPONENT TEST REPORT*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles J. Greenholt
Abstract:
One decade ago, Sandia National Laboratories designed and developed a nonpyrotechnic smoke generator capable of producing large quantities…
Safeguarding Spent Fuel Storage and Final Disposal Activities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rudolf Weh, E. Wogatzki
Abstract:
In Germany, the Atomic Energy Act provides for the spent fuel generated by nuclear power reactors to be reprocessed, if this is technically…
Safeguards by Design
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. W. Foulkes
Abstract:
It is widely accepted that effective safeguards in a large and complex nuclear facility can best be achieved by including safeguards in the…
Safeguards In The Chemical Separation Area of a Reprocessing Plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. D. Marsh
Abstract:
In view of the importance of safeguards in large reprocessing plants, the Government of Japan, in 1987, offered additional financial…
SARP: A Safeguards Accounting and Reports Program
Type:JNMM
Volume:20
Issue:1
Author(s):C. Ruth Kempf
Abstract:
Under POT AS Task D.80, "Development of a Computerized System to Satisfy Safeguards Record and Reporting Requirements in Member States…
Some Remarks Relating to Short Notice Random Inspection (SNRI) and Verifiaction of Flow Strata
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William M. Murphey, Charles W. Emeigh, Lance J. Lessler
Abstract:
Short Notice Random Inspection (SNRI) is a concept which is to enable the International Atomic Energy Agency (Agency) to make technically…
Spent Fuel Storage: A Decommissioning Perspective
Type:JNMM
Volume:19
Issue:2
Author(s):Rita W. Bowser, Dan R. Keuter, Ken R. Miller
Abstract:
On June 6, 1989, the public voted to recommend that the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (District) no longer operate Rancho Seco…
Statistical Concepts of Deceit and Detection Statistical Concepts of Deceit and Detection
Type:JNMM
Volume:19
Issue:3
Author(s):Jonathan Sanborn
Abstract:
A mathematical model of a treaty-verification situation is presented in terms of statistical hypothesis testing and probability theory. A…