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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE POTENTIAL GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY SITE AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Voegele, Jean L. Younker, Maxwell B. Blanchard
Abstract:The amendment to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, passed in 1987, focused the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) high-level nuclear…
CHARACTERIZING YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: IS IT A SUITABLE SITE FOR A HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Carl P. Gertz
Abstract:As mandated by Congress in the amended Nuclear Waste Policy Act, Yucca Mountain, Nevada is currently being studied by the U.S. Department…
Chemometrics/On-Line Measurements
Type:JNMM
Volume:18
Issue:1
Author(s):Patrick E. O'Rourke
Abstract:The possible future of on-line analytical-quality measurements for improved process control and more timely safeguards measurements is…
Comparison of Analysis Methods for Burnup Credit Applications*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.C. Brady, J.P Renier, C. V. Parks, T. L. Sanders
Abstract:The current approach used for the development and certification of spent fuel storage and transport casks requires an assumption of fresh…
Comparison of Pad Hardness Study With Drop Test Results
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Robert E. Nickell, Y.R. Rashid
Abstract:Title 10, Part 71, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 71) contains requirements for the construction and operation of spent nuclear…
Compliance Assurance and Regulatory Agency's Co-operation in the UK (Benefits Resulting from Co-operation Between the UK Regulatory Enforcing Agencies and the Use of Quality Assurance as a Method of Assuring Compliance)
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C.J. Pecover, B.C. Ross
Abstract:The impact of the 1985 Edition of IAEA - REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - SAFETY SERIES NO 6 (1985) on the…
COMPUTER MODEL FOR PREDICTING NUCLEAR MATERIAL TRACKING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.P. Eggers, E.W. Giese
Abstract:The NPROB is a nuclear-material tracking system, computer simulation program developed by the Security Applications Center of the…
COMPUTERIZED PROCEDURE FOR PREPARATION OF SECONDARY STANDARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick E. O'Rourke
Abstract:Laboratory quality control programs depend on the analysis of known standards to judge the accuracy and reliability of the results they…
CONTACTOR INVENTORY VARIATIONS AND NUCLEAR MATERIAL ACCOUNTING FOR REPROCESSING SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adolph L. Beyerlein, John F. Geldard
Abstract:This paper reports (i) the extension of the applicability of the simplified contactor inventory estimation model, developed previously for…
Containers Analysis Code of Zero Order (CACOO)-A Basic Design System for Type B Packages
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Gaspar, G. Benito, J.C. Rey
Abstract:Very frequently, the principal iSsues that have to be assesed in the design of a type B(U) package are radiation shielding and evaluation…
Containment of Radioactive Powders by Seals
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. Higson, R.J. Moulton, RA Vaughan
Abstract:Safety regulations require that the possible loss of radioactive material from a packaging is restricted to very low levels for both normal…
Contribution to Internal Pressure and Flammable Gas Concentration in RAM Transport Packages*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.M. Warrant, N. Brown
Abstract:Various facilities in the U. S. operated by the U.S. Department of Energy generate wastes contaminated with transuranic (TRU) isotopes (…
CRISIS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lawrence A. Crain, Chester A. Jurgonski
Abstract:Current crisis management facilities suffer from significant deficiencies in supporting effective response to the complexities of today's…
Criticality Benchmarks for COG: A New Point-Wise Monte Carlo Code
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H.P. Alesso, J. Pearson, J.S. Choi
Abstract:COO is a new point-wise Monte Carlo code being developed and tested at LLNL for the Craycomputer. It solves the Boltzmann equation for the…
Current Status of Nuclear Materials Transportation in Japan
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S. Aoki, M. Tanabe, R. Tanino, S. Fukuda
Abstract:Some 30 years have passed since the development and utilization of nuclear power began on a fullscale. During that time, the nuclear power…
CURRENT STATUS OF WASTE PACKAGE DESIGNS FOR THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L.B. Ballou
Abstract:Conceptual designs for waste packages containing spent fuel or high-level waste glass have been developed for use in a repository at Yucca…
DATA TRANSMISSION AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN UNATTENDED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles S. Johnson
Abstract:The development of more complex and distributed unattended surveillance systems has created the need to be able to send data over a variety…
DAVID: ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF VIDEO INTRUSION DETECTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edward J. Kozlow
Abstract:The Digital Automatic Video Intrusion Detection (DAVID) sensor was introduced in 1983 [1]. Since then, hundreds of DAVID video intrusion…
DECISION PROCESS INVOLVED IN PREPARING THE SHIPPINGPORT REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL FOR TRANSPORT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William E. Murphie
Abstract:The most significant part of the Shippingport Station Decommissioning Project was the one-piece removal and shipment of the reactor…
DELAY SYSTEMS IN DOE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald Timm, Barry L. Rich
Abstract:The Office of Security Evaluations (OSE) reported at the 1988 INMM Conference that is was undertaking an evaluation of delay systems in the…