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A CONSIDERATION TO SAFEGUARDS EQUIPMENTS FROM OPERATOR'S VIEW POINT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Ohtani, S. Takahashi, M. Seya
Abstract:Handling of the more SNM in a facility requires the more inspection activities. For facility operator, plant down time caused by other…
A Container for Storage and Disposal of Low-Level Waste
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.L. Fish, B.D. Butler
Abstract:A unique concept for corrosion-resistant containers for storing and disposing of low-level radioactive, mixed and toxic wastes has been…
A Demonstration of ASSESS—Analytic System and Software for Evaluating Safeguards and Security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Matter, Tom Cousins, R.A. Al-Ayat
Abstract:This paper demonstrates the use of the Analytic System and Software for Evaluating Safeguards and Security. ASSESS is an integrated…
A FULLY COMPUTERIZED MATERIAL ACCOUNTANCY SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Ohtani, S. Takahashi, Y. Yamamoto, M. Seya, S. Inose
Abstract:Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Develoment Corporation (PNC) constructed a new MOX fuel fabrication facility, Plutonium Fuel Production…
A High Capacity Storage Cask
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.H. Wells, J.M. Viebrock, A. Onodera, A. Nishikawa
Abstract:Nuclear Assurance Corporation has designed a high capacity storage cask, which was built by Hitachi Zosen of Japan and delivered to…
A Local Isotropic/Global Orthotropic Finite Element Technique for Modeling the Crush of Wood in Impact Limiters
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S.W. Attaway, H.R. Yoshimura
Abstract:Wood is often used as the energy absorbing material in impact limiters, because it begins to crush at low strains, then maintains a. near…
A LOW LEVEL / TRANSURANIC WASTE SORTING DEVICE FOR PLUTONIUM ASSAY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Francis X. Haas, Ardon L. Tindall
Abstract:An assay device is described which was designed and tested at Rocky Flats Plant to separate weapons grade plutonium waste into low-level…
A MANUAL ENTRY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE OPERATOR ERRORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mary R. Abramczyk
Abstract:At the Savannah River Plant, the separations areas are not equipped with automated accountability systems, therefore accountability is…
A Method for Evaluating Structural Transducers Used in Type B Package Testing*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.M. Madsen, W.L. Uncapher, D. R. Bronowski, D.R. Stenberg
Abstract:The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) tasted the US. Department of Energy (DOE) with establishins and operatina a comprehensive,…
A MODULAR VIDEO AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William Hale, C. S. Johnson
Abstract:A Modular Video Authentication System (MVAS) has been designed for use with almost any video surveillance system. MVAS hardware is a…
A MULTI-DETECTOR (Nal) SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY IN A PLUTONIUM PROCESSING FACILITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. C. Hochel
Abstract:A multi-input system using standard commercially available Nal(Tl) detectors, electronics, and an MCA was developed to improve nuclear…
A New Basket for Transpo~t/Storage Casks
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):V. Roland, P. Blum, P. Meyer
Abstract:The heart of any cask concept is its basket : Because the outer dimensions of a transport cask, or the weight at crane hook of a storage…
A PC-BASED ANALYSIS PACKAGE FOR MEASUREMENT CONTROL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gail Barlich
Abstract:Systematic measurements of standards for measurement-control purposes can generate large volumes of data for analysis. Hand charting is…
A PC-BASED ULTRASONIC SEAL PATTERN READER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Lee Schoeneman, B. G. Self
Abstract:S i n c e the late 1970s, Sandia National Laboratories has been involved in developing ultrasonic sealing systems for international…
A PORTABLE RADIONUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM TO ENHANCE SECURITY IN NUCLEAR MATERIALS PROCESSING PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce Erkkila, T.H. Kuckertz, H.C. Staley, J.A. Gutierrez, F. Trujillo
Abstract:Strict security measures are used to prevent diversion of special nuclear materials (SNM) from the facilities in which they are used or…
A Programme to Validate Computer Codes for Container Impact Analysis
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.J. Neilson, C.A. Cooper, N. Butler
Abstract:The detailed analysis of containers during impacts to assess either margins to failure or the consequences of different design strategies,…
A Proposal for an International Brittle Fracture Acceptance Criterion for Nuclear Material Transport Cask Applications*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ken B. Sorenson, Rcihard Salzbrenner, Robert E. Nickell
Abstract:The use, or proposed usc, of materials other than stainless steel for structural components of transportation casks is becoming…
A Radiological Approach to Increasing the Radiation Level Standard of a Package
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H. Akamatsu, H. Nagahama, Hiroaki Taniuchi, H. Abe, Koichi Satoh, S. Ozaki, T. Iida
Abstract:Among the revised points in the 1985 edition of the IAEA Regulations, the acceptance criteria for shielding integrity after testing at…
A Regulatory Approach to the Safe Transport of Plutonium by Air
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Devillers, C. Ringot, E.G. Tomachewsky, P. Hubert, P. Pagès
Abstract:The safety of the transport of radioactive material presenting a high level of potential danger is based upon several lines of defence, a…
A Review of Information on Flow Equations for the Assessment of Leaks in Radioactive Transport Containers
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. Higson, C. Vallepin, H. Kowalewsky
Abstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Regulations establish standards of safety which provide an acceptable level of control of the…