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TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING RELIABLE AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gail Barlich
Abstract:The media has increasingly focused on failures of computer systems resulting in financial, material, and other losses and on systems…
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS PROJECT OFFICE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. Marcuse, Arthur J. Wallgura
Abstract:The safeguards Implemented by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are of major Importance to the non-proliferation objectives…
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: THE FEDERAL LABORATORIES' CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATION'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Eugene E. Stark, Jr.
Abstract:The Federal investment in Research and Develop- ment is now $20 billion per year in its Federal laboratories. Federal laws, executive…
TEN YEARS OF JOINT PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Richter, G. Stein, R. Gerstler
Abstract:The Programme on the Technical Development and Fur- ther Improvement of IAEA safeguards was established in September/October 1978. The…
TESTING OF A LOW-COST ITEM MONITORING SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Trujillo, D. J. Frank, Chris E. Hoover, Karl R. Cunningham
Abstract:Material control is an important element of any security system which seeks to address the insider threat. Sandia has developed Wireless…
TESTING TRANSCOM - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S RADMAT TRACKING SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lawrence H. Harmon, Roger D. Carlson
Abstract:A transportation tracking system has been developed by the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to three institutional concerns about…
THE ACADEMIES' REVIEW OF MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Herbert J. Kouts
Abstract:A Committee appointed by the National Acad- emies of Engineering and Sciences has conducted a review of the system of Material Control…
THE AUTHENTICATION APPROACH FOR THE FAST CRITICAL ASSEMBLY (FCA) CONTAINMENT AND SURVEILLANCE (C&S) SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. M. Watkins
Abstract:The FCA C&S system is representative of large scale operator-provided systems likely to be offered to the Agency for safeguards use,…
THE DESIGN AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE VACOSS SERIES PRODUCTION MODEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Richter, G. Stein, K. J. Gaertner, R. Guenzel
Abstract:The production model of the electronic safeguards seal system VACOSS was developed and its quality assurance programme carried out under…
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR REAL TIME MATERIALS ACCOUNTANCY WITHIN THE UK SAFEGUARDS R & D PROGRAMME
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bryan H. Patrick
Abstract:Near real time materials accountancy (NRTMA) shows great promise as a practical technique for the safeguarding of nuclear fuel…
THE FRENCH LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chris L. Hoxie
Abstract:The French low-level waste (LLW) management program is reviewed. Because of the French commitment to nuclear power and to public safety…
THE IAEA'S TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION: IMPLEMENTING SAFEGUARDS EQUIPMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. E. Kerr
Abstract:The Technical Services Section of Agency Safeguards is a section for equipment implementation as distinct from a section for equipment…
The Importance of Understanding Process Holdup A Department of Energy (DOE) View
Type:JNMM
Volume:16
Issue:4
Author(s):Glenn A. Hammond, Ron L. Hawkins
Abstract:Residual material in processing equipment is today and will in the future continue to be one of the major problems in controlling and…
THE MODAL STUDY: RESPONSE OF SPENT FUEL PACKAGES TO ACTUAL TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT CONDITIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John R. Cook
Abstract:The term \"Modal Study\" refers to a research program conducted for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the level of protection…
THE MODULAR INTEGRATED VIDEO SYSTEM (MIVS) PROGRAM IN PERSPECTIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. J. Gaertner, S. L. Schneider, C.S. Sonnier
Abstract:A state-of-the-art video surveillance system, the Modular Integrated Video System (MIVS), has been developed by Sandia National…
THE MSSA CONSEQUENCE TABLES: ORIGIN & MEANING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dr. Ivan J. Sacks
Abstract:The Master Safeguards and Security Agreement (MSSA) is the mechanism through which the U.S. Department of Energy is implementing a policy…
THE NEWEST CHALLENGE OF TRAINING IN THE TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patricia W. Baird
Abstract:There are many challenges Inherent to training within the technical environment like the demands brought on by rapidly advancing technology…
THE PROCEDURES USED TO REVIEW SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORTS FOR PACKAGINGS SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR CERTIFICATION*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.F. Popper, D.T. Raske, P. Turula
Abstract:This paper presents an overview of the procedures used at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to review Safety Analysis Reports for…
THE REDUCED FREQUENCY UNANNOUNCED VERIFICATION MODEL: GENERALIZATION TO VARIABLES SAMPLING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. J. Canty, Rudolf Avenhaus, G. Stein
Abstract:The quantification of inspection randomization models within the context of international safeguards is extended to include the possibility…
THE ROLE OF PLUTONIUM AS A RESOURCE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dixy Lee Ray
Abstract:To appreciate the role of plutonium as a resource now and in the future, we need to examine this remarkable element in the context of three…