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SOME TARGET ASSAY UNCERTAINTIES FOR PASSIVE NEUTRON COINCIDENCE COUNTING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.C. Miller, D.G. Langner, H.O. Menlove, N. Ensslin, P.A. Russo
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This paper provides some target assay uncertainties for passive neutron coincidence counting of plutonium metal, oxide, mixed oxide, and…
SPREADSHEET ANALYSIS OF GAMMA SPECTRA FOR NUCLEAR MATERIAL MEASUREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W.R. Mosby, D.M. Pace
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A widely available commercial spreadsheet package for personal computers is used to calculate gamma spectra peak areas using both region of…
STATISTICAL CALIBRATION AND PERIODIC PERFORMANCE CHECKS FOR SEGMENTED GAMMA SCANNING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dennis R. Weier, Barrett W. Jeffers
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The use of no intercept, Poisson weighted least squares regression for the calibration and ongoing performance checks of segmented gamma…
STATIV - An iterative statistical procedure
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Norbert Peter
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An iterative statistical procedure called STATIV (STAtistisches Trenderkennungs Iterationsverfahren mit V-Maske-Technik und Varianzanalyse…
STUDY OF METHODS TO ENHANCE THE CONTROL AND PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark D. Tucker
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For many years, the protection and control of classified documents has been a concern of administrative and management personnel. Recent…
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTANCY TECHNOLOGY (SAMCAT)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.G. Bucher, Paul J. Persiani, A.B. Rothman, B.K. Cha
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The Systems Analysis for Material Control and Accountancy Technology (SAMCAT) [1-4] is an interactive computer-based management system…
SYSTEMS WORK FOR PFPF NEAR-REAL-TIME ACCOUNTING*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K.K.S Pillay, R.R. Picard, T. Ohtani, S. Takahashi, M. Seya, J. F. Hafer, K. Eguchi
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A joint effort by the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation of Japan examines…
Tagging and Fissile Material Verification Concepts for Nuclear Warhead Dismantlement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. DeVolpi
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Arms control treaties that reduce the number of deployable nuclear-warhead delivery systems might also lead to provisions for the verified…
THE ACCURACY OF FUEL BURNUP MEASUREMENTS IN NUCLEAR REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N. Barrie Mcleod
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A multi-camera, multiplexed CCTV surveillance system for international safeguards, commonly known as the MUX system, was developed in 1985…