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FIELD EVALUATION OF A SEALING SYSTEM FOR CANDU SPENT FUEL
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Author(s): E. Yellin, Denis Aubin, John Hodgkinson, S. Morsy, J. F. Brauneisen, M. Smith
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The International Atomic Energy Agency, with the assistance of the Canadian Safeguards Support Programme and Hydro Quebec, have carried…
FIELD TEST OF NEW TASTEX SYSTEM FOR PLUTONIUM PRODUCT VERIFICATION AT THE TOKAI REPROCESSING PLANT
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Author(s): M. HayashI, S.-T. Hsue, R. Gunnink, Wayne Ruhter, Hisashi Ikeda, Yusuke Kuno, James K. Sprinkle, K. SHIGEOKA, I. Wachi
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This report describes the field test results of the New TASTEX system. This system consisting of the high resolution gamma spectrometer…
FLOW GEMINI Personnel Assurance System (PASS tm) A Computerized System for Minimizing Insider Threat
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Author(s): David A. Satko, Wanda Rappaport
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The FLOW GEMINI Personnel Assurance System (PASS) is a computer-based software system designed to support personnel hiring, assignment and…
GRADED APPROACH FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF QA REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE B PACKAGING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL*
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Author(s): R.R. Fabian, K. C. Woodruff
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A study that was conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the U.S. Congress to assess the effectiveness of quality assurance (…
HIGH BANDWIDTH REAL TIME FREQUENCY MODULATED (FM) VIDEO LINK FOR SECURITY AND TACTICAL APPLICATIONS
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Author(s): Francesco Lupinetti
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With the increasing demand for in situ unmanned reconnaissance, security control, and intrusion detection, the capability of…
HIGH ENRICHED URANIUM PHYSICAL INVENTORY VERIFICATION EXERCISE
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Author(s): Douglas Reilly, M. Cuypers, R. Haas, J. Stewart, M. Krick, R. Siebelist, Sergio Guardini, G. P. D. Verrecchia, M. Franklin, A. Rota, A.J. Waligura, W. Belew
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This paper presents the results from a High Enriched Uranium Physical Inventory Exercise performed under a collaboration between the…
HoldupRelated Issues in Safeguarding of Nuclear Materials
Type: JNMM
Volume: 16
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Author(s): K.K.S Pillay
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Residual inventories of special nuclear materials (SNM) remaining in processing facilities (holdup) are recognized as an insidious…
HOW MUCH QUALITY ASSURANCE?
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Author(s): Richard A. Beatty, James H. Talboy
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he Argonne-Illinois quality assurance program is based on a consensus of the process we all use to achieve quality. The process for…
IAEA PHYSICAL INVENTORY VERIFICATION PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED AT US AND CANADIAN FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS
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Author(s): G. Zuccaro-Labellarte, M. Wredberg, J. Gough
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IAEA (the Agency) has implemented safeguards at three Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) fuel fabrication plants in the USA during the period 1982…
IAEA SAFEGUARDS AT LIGHT WATER REACTORS
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Author(s): M. Ferraris, V. Schuricht, I. Badawy
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The present study deals with the characteristics of nuclear material at Light Water Power Reactors put under IAEA safeguards, the current…
IMPORTANT FEATURES AFFECTING THERMAL PROTECTION PROVIDED BY DRUM AND FIBERBOARD PACKAGES
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Author(s): Robert H. Towell
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Radioactive materials that do not require much shielding are frequently shipped inside steel drums with cane fiberboard dunnage between…
IMPROVEMENTS FOR OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS IN INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS: VIDEO STORAGE AND AUTHENTICATION
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Author(s): J. Whichello, G. Neumann, K. J. Gaertner, B. Richter, G. Stein
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Within the next few years, a transition from film camera systems to video surveillance systems will take place in inter- national…
INCREASING THE UTILITY OF BISTATIC MICROWAVE INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS
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Author(s): Greg Baxter
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Bistatic Microwave Intrusion Detection Systems have been widely used within the nuclear power and facilities industry. As perimeter…
INFORMATION EXCHANGE - DOE OVERSIGHT PROGRAMS
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Author(s): D.C. Tubbs, Herbert C. Field
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Oversight programs are conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy to review activities carried out by field and contractor organizations…
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN THE DESIGN OF MATERIALS CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS*
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Author(s): William J. Whitty
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In the initial stage of a materials accounting system design, fundamental decisions are made about the data to be acquired, the means for…
INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
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Author(s): Harold R. Reeve, C. R. Meese
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E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, under contract to the Department of Energy, operates the Savannah River Plant for the production of…
INTELLIGENT SECURITY ASSESSMENT FOR A MOBILE SENTRY ROBOT
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Author(s): S. L. Alderson, C.E. Priebe, D.J. Marchette, H. R. Everett, G. A. Gilbreath
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ROBART II is a battery powered autonomous robot being used by the Naval Ocean Systems Center in San Diego as a testbed in research which…
INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS APPLICATIONS FOR THE WATCH SYSTEM
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Author(s): Cecil Sonnier, K. Ystesund, Darryl D. Drayer
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The Wireless Alarm Transmission of Container Handling (WATCH) System, which was described in a previous INMM paper, was initially…
INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS CONCERNS OF SPENT FUEL DISPOSAL PROGRAM
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Author(s): K.K.S Pillay
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The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussions on the subject of safeguarding large quantities of plutonium contained in spent…
INTRUSION DETECTION AND ENTRY CONTROL AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT REACTORS: SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE
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Author(s): Harold R. Reeve, Andrew R. Cato, Timothy C. Bell
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E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, prime contractor to the Department of Energy, currently operates three nuclear reactors for defense…