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Abstract:This paper describes an analytic approach and a computer program for setting priorities among safeguards upgrades. The approach provides…
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Abstract:The USNRC requires each licensee who is authorized to possess Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) to prepare and submit reports concerning SNM…
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Abstract:This paper describes proposed performance criteria for weapons, test devices, and significant special nuclear material (SNM) parts. The…
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Abstract:The need has been recognized for statistically valid methods for gathering information during OSE inspections; and for interpretation of…
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Abstract:The objective is to upgrade Materials Control and Accountancy (MC&A) technology over the flows of special nuclear materials throughout…
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Abstract:The Department of Energy sponsors a 9-day training program for individuals who are responsible for evaluating and planning safeguards…
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Abstract:Available technology has been applied to observing personnel and material movements as a means for providing earlier detection of errant…
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Abstract:RBU had already started in 1976 with the computerisation of its nuclear material accountancy system. It used the hardware and the software…
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Abstract:In October 1985, the DOE Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs created a task force to develop inspection standards and criteria for…
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Abstract:Interior Intrusion Detection Technology began at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in 1975 as part of the Fixed Facilities Physical…
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Abstract:On April 3rd, 1986, two dramatic demonstrations of the inherent capability of sodium-cooled fast reactors to survive unprotected loss of…
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Abstract:The Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Program consists of various technical and institutional program activities which engender…
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Abstract:The nuclear material programs at U.S. facilities are comprised of physical security systems, material control and accountability (MC&A…
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Abstract:The Modular Integrated Video System (MIVS) is being developed for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for use in facilities where…
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Abstract:The New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL) has been tasked by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Safeguards and Security (OSS) to assess…
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Abstract:It is, in general, difficult to determine by means of camera-surveillance techniques what is loaded into spent-fuel casks being prepared…
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Abstract:The internal audit program of the Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Department at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, through…
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Abstract:Improvements in our ability to do materials control and accounting (MC&A) have been steady since the beginning of the nuclear age and…
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Abstract:The peaceful use of nuclear energy has substantially increased worldwide during the last decade. At present about 400 power stations are…
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Abstract:Performance criteria could play a primary role in future DOE NMC&A Orders. A performancebased system would use a combination of…