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The development of an internationally acceptable safeguards concept for the direct final disposal of spent fuel elements from power…
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The transfer of physical protection technology by the U.S. Department of Energy to the international community is an ongoing activity…
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From the factorial moments of the probability distribution of neutron signal multiplets in signal and randomly triggered time intervals…
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A data-network at the Safeguards Analytical Laboratory of the IAEA maintains a central data base with sample and analysis data of the last…
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In the Federal Republic of Germany the first facility for dry storage of spent fuel is ready for operation and some more facilities will be…
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The Idaho Chemical Processing Plant reprocesses Department of Energy nuclear fuels for recovery of uranium. Acidic high-level liquid wastes…
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JNMM
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We developed preliminary material control and accountability (MC&A) procedures for the prospective Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage…
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The materials accounting system at Los Alamos has evolved from an \"80-column\" card system to a very sophisticated near-real-time…
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The ICPP high enriched uranium recovery process has historically been operated as a single Material Balance Area (MBA), with input and…
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The US and UK have been separately working on the development of a NDA instrument to determine the enrichment of gaseous UFg at low…
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Considerable work has been done identifying and developing equipment and procedures that can be used to improve the survivability of a…
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As those of you who've spent any time in the armed forces will, I'm sure, recall, the military has a simple, basic approach to any form of…
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The gamma rays measurements on product header pipes inside the cascade areas in a gas centrifuge enrichment plant have been performed with…
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Passive neutron counting can be used to give a convenient and rapid confirmation of plutonium content for shipper-receiver confirmation.…
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In 1980, I presented a paper entitled \"Prospective Trends in Safeguards\" at an ANS Conference in Mexico City. My inclination, having…
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The political system in the United States is unique because our forefathers planned it that way. Unfortunately, this uniqueness does not…
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JNMM
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In planning its safeguards inspections at peaceful nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency must deploy its limited…
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A practical, common-sense approach for evaluating the vulnerabilities of nuclear facilities to outsider threats is updated. The approach…
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JNMM
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The effectiveness of any activity is judged in terms of perceived performance relative to what is considered to be adequate…
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The principal index for designing and assessing the effectiveness of safeguards is the sensitivity and reliability of gauging the true…