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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Abstract:An initiative has been underway during the past year to review and revise the process for planning and organizing the Department of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Abstract:The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 makes the Department of Energy (DOE) responsible for disposal of greater-than…
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Abstract:The Plutonium Finishing Plant Remediation Project was initiated in 1988 to formalize, dedicate, and separately fund ongoing maintenance and…
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Abstract:Based on the present structure and the plans of the nuclear industry in the European Community it is expected that the use of Plutonium in…
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Abstract:The Safeguards Division of JNSB and the Agency developed Inspection Field Support System (IFSS) which utilized laptop computers as part of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Abstract:The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is currently planning a fee to recover costs of managing Greater- Than-Class-C Low-Level Waste (GTCC-…
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Abstract:The feasibility of using nondestructive assay instruments as a core discharge monitor for CANDU reactors was investigated at the Ontario…
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Abstract:According to the Treaty of Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) executes frequent…
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Abstract:Bombs large enough (> 50 pounds of explosive weight) to require a vehicle for delivery to the detonation point pose a formidable…
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Abstract:Pyrochemical process materials are difficult to measure using conventional neutron counting methods because of significant self-…
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Abstract:The heterogeneous nature of scrap and waste poses unique problems for quantitative measurement. This is particularly true when the sample…
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Abstract:DOE facilities that are concerned with industrial sabotage are faced with two options in mitigating risk: (1) protect targets with…
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Abstract:Multiple sensors have been used for many years for the perimeter protection of high value facilities in order to ensure high probability of…
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Abstract:Facilities which contain large amounts of nuclear material and facilities where the nuclear material is difficult to access are now coming…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Abstract:In view of the increasing requirement by both Euratom and IAEA Safeguards Inspectorates to take full advantage of the use of optical…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Abstract:The Isotope Correlation Technique (ICT), in conjunction with the gravimetric (Pu/U ratio) method for mass determination, provides an…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Abstract:The reprocessing of irradiated civil nuclear fuel has been used as a fuel management strategy in a number of countries for many years.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Abstract:In last years annual meeting of the Institute, a preliminary report1 was given by the authors relative to a study being made of the…
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Abstract:Future arms control treaties may provide for dismantlement of warheads and/or controls on nuclear material. Choosing procedures and…
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Abstract:At the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility, a robotics system utilizing a gantry robot and an automated inventory system will…