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Survey of High Security Tamper-indicating Enclosures
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Billy D. Black
Abstract:
This paper is a summary of a survey performed to provide general information and data pertaining to high-security, tamper-protected…
Tamper-indicating Device (TID) Training Program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Elaine F. Mackey
Abstract:
The primary objective of a Tamper-Indicating Device (TID) program in the safeguards and security community is to provide a certain level of…
Temporary Physical Protection Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David J. Gangel, R.W. Madsen, J.D. Williams
Abstract:
Terrorism and other aspects of world political instability have created a high demand for temporary physical protection systems within the…
Test and Training Facilities at JRC, Ispra for Safeguards Inspectors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Cuypers, C. Foggi, D. Landat, B. Hunt, H. Dworschak
Abstract:
For the implementation of safeguards in modern and automated nuclear facilities, a large variety of sophisticated verification techniques…
The Chemical Weapons Convention: A Perspective from Geneva
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C. Ruth Kempf, Jonathan B. Sanborn
Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the organization, administration and functioning of the 39-nation Conference on Disarmament (CD) in…
The Media, From Inside and Outside
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):LLewellyn King
Abstract:
For thosecuriousabouttheotherEslatesoftheBritishParliament, they are: the Lords Spiritual, the Lords Temporal, and the Commons. Thank you…
The UK Safeguards R&D Support Programte
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G Andrew, Neil Tuley, B. H. Patrick
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The UK Safeguards R&D Programme in support of IAEA safeguards was formally initiated in 1981. Funding is provided by HM Government…
Unattended Mode Monitoring of Neutron Coincidence Data and High Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectra
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. G. R. Smith, F. Van Der Straat, G. Ballette
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Two simple low cost flexible solutions are presented, one for the unattended acquisition of neutron coincidence data, the other for the…
USING FIBER OPTIC SENSORS TO PROTECT INTAKE, OUTFLOW, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY EXPOSED OPENINGS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Tennefoss
Abstract:
The protection of openings that are exposed to the environment presents an almost overwhelming engineering challenge. ntakes and outflows…
\"Proposed Safeguards and Security for Ontario Hydro's Used Fuel Transportation System\"
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C.R. Frost
Abstract:
A system is being established to transport used fuel from Ontario Hydro's nuclear reactor stations to a possible future Canadian used fuel…
A 2-DIMENSIONAL LASER RADAR IMAGING SYSTEM FOR PERIMETER SURVEILLANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):H. Timothy Cooley
Abstract:
A 2D-Laser Radar Imaging System consisting of a prototype 2D-Laser Radar Sensor and an Image Processing System is currently being developed…
A CABLE VEHICLE BARRIER FOR ALERT AIRCRAFT PROTECTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph P. Indusi, David Dougherty, C.H. Waide
Abstract:
A cable vehicle barrier (CVB) for the protection of Strategic Air Command (SAC) alert aircraft parking areas was conceived, designed and…
A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR GAMMA SPECTROMETRY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Franklin, S. Guardini, D. D'Adamo, G. Varasano
Abstract:
This paper describes a data management system designed explicitly for a data bank of gamma spectrometry measurements. The system is in…
A DEMONSTRATION OF VARIANCE AND COVARIANCE CALCULATIONS USING MAVARIC AND PROFF*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.L. Barlich, G.L. Barlich, S.S. Nasseri, S.S. Nasseri
Abstract:
Good decision-making in materials accounting requires a valid calculation of control limits and detection sensitivity for facilities…
A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND APPLICATION OF VERIFICATION TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF FUEL ASSEMBLIES IN A PILED UP SHIPPING CONTAINER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Abedin-Zadeh, Kazuo Nidaira, Y. Hirato, P. Karasuddhi, H. Sano, R. Kurokawa, T. Iwamoto, N. Hirose
Abstract:
The establishment of NDA verification technique for the determination of the number of LWR fuel assemblies in a shipping container without…
A FIBER OPTIC BARRIER INTEGRITY MONITOR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Billy D. Black, David Skoemo
Abstract:
The integrity of a barrier such as a fence, vault wall, building wall, or secure container may be monitored by threading optical fibers…
A Measurement Control Program To Meet Desired Levels Of Precision And Accuracy
Type:JNMM
Volume:19
Issue:1
Author(s):Lawrence A. Bruckner
Abstract:
Measurement Control Programs are usually designed to test for precision and accuracy. Many instruments, however, display non-random data…
A MEASUREMENT METHOD OF HOLDUP IN GLOVE BOXES OF THE PFPF
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Takahashi, M. Seya, T. Hirata
Abstract:
Complete clean out operation for nuclear material held in process equipment which is installed in enclosure (glove box) of MOX fuel…
A Model of Adversary Characteristics for Designing Employee Monitoring Programs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alan Lamont, Gary Smith
Abstract:
Employee screening and monitoring programs are an important component of the defense in depth at nuclear facilities. Ideally, such programs…
A NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAMPLING PLAN
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles P. Parrish, Richard W. Mensing
Abstract:
DOE Order 5633.3 requires that the accountable nuclear material holdings be inventoried at bi-monthly, semi-annual and annual intervals.…