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THE ACCURACY OF FUEL BURNUP MEASUREMENTS IN NUCLEAR REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N. Barrie Mcleod
Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to provide estimates of the accuracy of utility-supplied information on burnup, and to summarize the factors…
THE APPLICATION OF EXPERT SYSTEM TECHNIQUES TO INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT MATCHING CAHM (COMPUTER ASSISTED HUMAN MATCHING)'
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. Costantini
Abstract:One of the responsibilities of the IAEA is to confirm the receipt of international shipments of nuclear material by matching shipments…
THE ASSESS OUTSIDER MODULE WITH MULTIPLE ANALYSES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alfred E. Winblad, Mark K. Snell, Bryan Bingham, Brad Key, Scott Walker
Abstract:The Analytic System and Software for Evaluating Safeguards and Security (ASSESS) includes modules for analyzing vulnerabilities against…
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CENTRAL TRAINING ACADEMY PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Larry Glick, Ted Leamons
Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to discuss the historical development and growth of the DOE Central Training Academy (CTA), outline the…
THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF A CORE DISCHARGE MONITOR FOR CANDU-TYPE REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. K. Halbig, A. Monticone, Varis Smiltnieks, L. Ksiezak
Abstract:A new type of surveillance system that monitors neutron and gamma radiation in a reactor containment is being installed at the Ontario…
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUDIT WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.M. Weils, E.E. Jackson
Abstract:Auditors from the Authority Nuclear Materials Control Office (ANMCO) undertake internal audit of Nuclear Materials Accounting and Control (…
THE DOE TARGET VALUE PROGRAM AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Carleton D. Blngham
Abstract:The DOE Target Value (TV) Program proposes performance targets for safeguards measurements for use throughout the DOE nuclear material…
The Future Role of Containment, and Surveillance
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N. Khlebnikov, Peter Good
Abstract:The development of nuclear facilities where tho material is stored or processed in areas whore it is physically impossible or very…
THE IMPROVEMENT OF TANK CALIBRATIONS AT SAVANNAH RIVER SITE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.H. Weber, Baylor S. McClellan
Abstract:In the past many of the tank calibrations at Savannah River Site were done entirely within the production organizations. Responsibility for…
THE MIVS IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM (MIPS) FOR ASSISTING IN THE OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE DATA REVIEW PROCESS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rebecca D. Horton
Abstract:The MIVS (Modular Integrated Video System) Image Processing System (MIPS) is designed to review MIVS surveillance data automatically and…
THE MOBILE INTRUSION DETECTION AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (MIDAS)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):H. Duane Arlowe, Denise E. Coleman
Abstract:This paper describes MIDAS, the Mobile Intrusion Detection and Assessment System. MIDAS is a security system that can be quickly deployed…
THE MUX MARK II SURVEILLANCE CCTV SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tom Kontakos, Ken Chiang, John Fung
Abstract:A multi-camera, multiplexed CCTV surveillance system for international safeguards, commonly known as the MUX system, was developed in 1985…
The Ontario Hydro Dry Irradiated Fuel Storage Program and Concrete Integrated Container Demonstration
Type:JNMM
Volume:18
Issue:3
Author(s):PJ. Armstrong, L. Grande
Abstract:For the first time anywhere the practicality of loading irradiated fuel into a concrete cask underwater in an existing pool facility has…
THE PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS DURING TRANSPORTATION IN FRANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Clement, G. Rommevaux
Abstract:A total revision of the French regulations concerning nuclear materials has been in progress since 1980. Subsequent to the adoption of an…
THE SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM FOR PHYSICAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mary Green, Dennis Miyoshi, Barbara Dry
Abstract:As the lead laboratory for the Department of Energy in physical security technology, Sandia National Laboratories has developed a large…
THIEF - AN INTERACTIVE SIMULATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William D. Stanbro
Abstract:The safeguards community is facing an era in which it will be called upon to tighten protection of nuclear material. At the same time, it…
TRAFFIC MODELS FOR LARGE ACCESS CONTROL FACILITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James G. Fort, Ron E. Wiles, Theresa L. Young
Abstract:This paper discusses a software program model used to help determine the optimum equipment configuration for the design of access control…
TRAINING PLANS AND PROGRAMS: PERFORMANCE OR PROMISES?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bonnie Johnson
Abstract:The Department of Energy/Office of Safeguards and Security (DOE/OSS) Training Advisory Committee (TAG) and DOE Order 5633.3 are generating…
TRAINING- NOT JUST A REQUIREMENT BUT AN ATTITUDE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patricia W. Baird
Abstract:More and more in today's environment, training is becoming a requirement for everyone in almost any position. With this requirement comes…
TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR GREATER-THAN-CLASS C LOW-LEVEL WASTE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard D. Peters, Dean D. Kurath
Abstract:Technically and economically viable treatment methods that are amenable to remote operation and that produce waste forms with acceptable…