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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILATERAL TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Crawford, Kenneth E. Sanders, David A. Myers
Abstract:A principal mission of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is to support basic research, energy technology development, and U.S. national…
U.S. Department of Energy Safeguards Research and Development Program and The Brookhaven National Laboratory Technical Support Organization Role
Type:JNMM
Volume:17
Issue:4
Author(s):Glenn A. Hammond
Abstract:The Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Technical Support Organization (TSO) has played a key role over the past 20 years in the…
U.S. Safeguards History and the Evolution of Safeguards Research and Development
Type:JNMM
Volume:17
Issue:4
Author(s):Leonard M. Brenner, Samuel C.T. McDowell
Abstract:The nation's nuclear program which began during World War II was under strict military control for the development of atomic weapons.…
UF6 Cylinder Overpack Phenolic Foam Drop Testing
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):W.D. Strunk, C.R. Barlow
Abstract:The types and quantities of materi als to be used in the fire resistant phenolic foam for UF-6 cylinder protective overpacks are given in…
UNATTENDED MODE OPERATION OF SPECIALIZED NDA SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Klosterbuer, J. Painter, E.A. Kern, S. Takahashi
Abstract:Nondestructive assay systems have been developed to allow data acquisition equipment to operate unattended in an automated mixed oxide…
UNATTENDED SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SKIP MOVEMENT AT THE SELLAFIELD FACILITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Klosterbuer, G. E. Hosier, C. S. Johnson, W. H. Hale, R. J. Dickinson
Abstract:An unattended system for monitoring spent-fuel movement in the storage area of a reprocessing facility has been developed and tested. The…
UNIQUE APPLICATIONS OF TAMPER INDICATING DEVICES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce Erkkila
Abstract:Various organizations at Los Alamos have used tamper indicating devices (TID) to help control nuclear materials for several years. During…
Update on Packaging for Uranium Hexafluoride Transport
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):W.A. Pryor
Abstract:The slightly enriched product, Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6), shipped from the enriching plants for the world's nuclear power plants, must be…
USE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL SPECIALISTS FOR MATERIAL SURVEILLANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. D. Mullet
Abstract:The new Control and Accountability of Nuclear Material Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5633.3 states that \"each facility shall establish…
Use of StateGEN for the Routing Analysis of Transporting Radioactive Materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.V. Ardila-Coulson
Abstract:In January 1987, the Nevada State Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 47. The bill required the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT…
Using Computer Technology to Identify the Appropriate Radioactive Materials Packaging
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K.L. Driscoll, M.R. Conan
Abstract:The Radioactive Materials Packaging (RAMPAC) database is designed to store and retrieve information on all nonclassified packages certified…
VEHICLE BOMB PROTECTION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. A. Goldman, J. W. James, S. P. Finn, C. E. Higgins
Abstract:Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has developed a methodology which can be applied to nuclear power reactors to provide…
VIDEO TAPE RKCOROKR RELIABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MODULAR INTEGRATED VIDEO SYSTEM (M1VS)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. Dawes
Abstract:An important contributor to M1VS overall system reliability is its dual Video Tape Recorder (VTR) subsystem. In a collaborative effort,…
VOLUME CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR NUCLEAR MATERIALS CONTROL: A REVIEW OF ANSI N15.19-1988
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Albert M. Liebetrau
Abstract:A revised volume calibration standard, ANSI N15.19-1988, \"Volume Calibration Techniques for Nuclear Materials Control,\" has recently been…
WASTE ASSAY FOR INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. P. Lambert, A.T.G. Ferguson
Abstract:The need in the Safeguards context for non-destructive analysis of heterogeneous solid wastes containing isotopes of Uranium and Plutonium…
WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD COMPANY NUCLEAR MATERIAL CUSTODIAN EVALUATION PROGRAM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paul A. Casey
Abstract:The Westinghouse Hanford Company Nuclear Material Custodian Evaluation Program is an integrated process which consists of Safeguards audits…
What Should Be Included in Operating Procedures for Packages*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.C. Witte
Abstract:There is a wide variation in the operating procedures currently used for shipping radioactive material to and from various nuclear…
Why \"No Leakage\" Is Enough for Type A Packages: A Regulatory Point of View
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H.M.L. Gonzales, J.R. López Vietri, R.G. Novo
Abstract:The 1985 Edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (Safety Series No. 6, 1985) establishes for…
Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Is It a Safe Place for Isolation of High-level Radioactive Waste?
Type:JNMM
Volume:17
Issue:3
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…
Zero-Real Growth Budgets and External Support: New Directions for IAEA Safeguards Support Programs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Christian Kessler
Abstract:Since the early 1980s the IAEA's Board of Governors has imposed a policy of zero-real growth on Agency budgets. Through the mid-1980s…