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Author(s): P.E. Fehlau
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During the two decades that automatic gammaradiation monitors have been applied to detecting special nuclear material (SNM), little…
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Author(s): Burton F. Judson, John E. Van Hoomissen, Ray E. Hoskins, James B. Moegling
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A key challenge facing many utilities that own nuclear power plants is the need for timely increases in the capacity of their on-site…
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Author(s): Miriam W. Pellettieri, Bradford W. Welles
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Spent transfers utilities. issues that for future repos it ory , adopt ion o f fuel shipments in the United States have increased in recent…
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Author(s): Robert H. Neill
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Expectations by States in fulfilling their responsibilities in the disposal of radioactive wastes as defined in the Nuclear Waste Policy…
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Author(s): D.D. Sheldon
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The correlation coefficient, r, between the acoustic return signal and the reference signature of an underwater nuclear safeguard seal, is…
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Author(s): John W. Arendt, William A. Pryor
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The original overpacks for uranium hexafluoride (UF^) transport, which utilized phenolic foam insulation, were developed in the 1960's and…
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Author(s): Wendell D. Weart
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The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a Department of Energy facility to dispose of defense transuranic wastes, and to serve as an \"…
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Author(s): David J. Gangel, J. Ellis Heustess, Mark Snell
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A general summary of a recent survey of security voice communications at 13 facilities is presented, including survey methodology, the role…
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Author(s): B.F. White, A.J. Stirling, S. Kupca
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The development of a safeguards containment and surveillance system for the irradiated fuel discharged from CANDU nuclear generating…
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Author(s): S.P. Cowan
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The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF), under construction at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Plant (SRP), will process…
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Author(s): Donald G. Bruckner
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The security requirements of the XXIII Summer Olympic Games at Los Angeles provided a challenge unparalled in the history of the modern…
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Author(s): R.L. Mayer
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An experimental program was conducted to assess the effects of changes in operating environment on calorimeter performance. An…
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Author(s): ROLF HEGELE, Geme MCKENZIE, Walter WUNDERLICH
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This papaer identifies the key elements of an effective physical security program including the management responsibility, long range…
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Author(s): Lewis A. Dunn
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Last week, we marked the 40th anniversary of the atomic age. On July 16, 1945, the first test of a nuclear explosive at Alamogordo, New…
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Author(s): T. DRAGNEV, Michael Franklin
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This paper discusses the error propagation associated with the estimation of isotopic ratios by means of high resolution gamma spectrometry…
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Author(s): Jay A. Rarick
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In this paper we shall discuss the application of fiber optics communication technology to physical security systems and how this differs…
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Author(s): Russell L. Maxwell
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Identity verification devices based on the interrogation of six different human biometric features or actions now exist and in general have…
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Author(s): Helmuth Boeck, Sidney Fiarman, K. Thomson
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The Laser Surveillance System is a safeguard system designed for use at Spent Fuel Storage Pools. Two beams of blue light scan an…
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Author(s): Tom Isaacs
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It has long been recognized that technical excellence alone will not be sufficient to successfully site a geologic repository for the…
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Author(s): Julie T. D'Ambrosia
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Defense TRU waste at Savannah River (SR) results from thp Department of Energy's (T-OE) national defense activities, including the…