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An improved method of calibrating NDA gamma spectroscopic instrumentation for U-235 enrichment determination is presented. The…
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It is difficult to account for all the factors which can significantly affect the uncertainty of measurements of bulk inventories of…
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Variables inspection can be used in the attribute mode, if an assumed falsification of reported data is sufficiently small so as to escape…
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The Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant is developing a propagation of error procedure to provide control limits for accountable material inventory…
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This paper will describe the duties and responsibilities of the Wisconsin Radioactive Waste Review Board and its two advisory councils,…
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A list of \"1983 Target Values\" for achievable uncertainties components in fissile element and isotope assay, has evolved gradually from…
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An approach to the design of a nuclear power plant that coordinates operations, safety, and security requirements is presented. A number of…
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The Simultaneous Calorimetric Assay System measures the thermal power of a sample by calorimetry and the relative concentrations of the…
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Complex market conditions, including lower than anticipated electrical growth rates, creation of a large spot market of enriched uranium,…
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The Compact K-Edge Densitometer is a transportable measurement system that employs K-absorption edge densitometry to determine the…
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Portable nondestructive assay (NDA) of Plutonium processing hoods, solvent extraction columns, glove boxes, filters, and other items is…
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This paper describes an evaluation of material accountancy based on total uranium (U element TIUF ) to detect diversions of significant…
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The design of the nuclear waste management system involves numerous choices among competing alternatives. Choosing the optimum alternative…
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The Argonne National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory have recently installed an activated barrier, the Access Denial System (ADS…
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Reliability estimates for both individual cameras and camera systems assuming a constant hazard function (exponental failure model) are…
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Radiation survey instruments could be used to verify the presence of radioactive material inside a container, but identification of the…
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A clarification and discussion on the controversial topic of bias corrections is given from a regulatory licensing viewooint. The emphasis…
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This paper summarizes past and present recommendations of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Waste Management Staff to the Nuclear…
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Material holdup in chemical processing lines and equipment creates problems for special nuclear material accountability. A prototype…