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Author(s): Rudolf Weh
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The basis as well as the objectives of physical security are different from those of international safeguards. But it seems to be…
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Author(s): W.-D. Lauppe, B. Richter, G. Stein
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With the growing number of nuclear facilities and a number of large commercial bulk handling facilities steadily coming into operation the…
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Author(s): Y.D. Harker, P.R. Napper, A.E. Proctor
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This paper discusses the application of precise reactivity measurements in the Advanced Reactivity Measurement Facility at Idaho National…
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Author(s): R.E. Heineman
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investigating the suitability of a variety of geologic media for siting two permanent, nuclear waste…
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Author(s): Harry L. Rich
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There has been much discussion and some controversy on the legal issues faced by the Department of Energy's (DOE) protective forces in the…
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Author(s): E. Mascetti, B. C. d'Agraives, G. Dal Cero, R. Debeir
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This paper describes a practical experience gained during the past years by the Ispra team involved in the task of developing and applying…
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Volume: 13
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Author(s): Ralph Jones
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Author(s): Brian W. Smith, J. Razvi
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Process monitoring data can be used for generating material loss estimates. The intent of using process control data is to enhance nuclear…
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Author(s): R.B. Strittmatter, J.C. Pratt, J.N. Cooley, L.W. Fields, D.A. Close
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A gamma ray measurement technique for confirming the absence of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in process gas of gas centrifuge enrichment…
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Author(s): Robert V. Studley
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Nondestructive assay measurements are more susceptible to error than is consistent with currently available instrument and physical…
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Author(s): K.R. Byers, R.G. Clark, N.L. Harms, F.P. Roberts
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Existing safeguards/security regulations and licensing requirements that may be applicable to an MRS facility are not currently well-…
Type: JNMM
Volume: 12
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Author(s): Joerg H. Menzel
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For many years, safeguards experts have wrestled with the problem of how to get effective and credible safeguards at uranium enrichment…
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Author(s): Dale A. Moul
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Under a commission from the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, NRC, a study was performed by a team of analysts relative to licensing…
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Author(s): Dr. Roy J. Ricci
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All nuclear facilities require some form of personnel screening for security purposes for the prevention of weapons carried into a facility…
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Author(s): Dennis Miyoshi, Christopher E. Olson, David L. Caskey
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Most physical security functions can be accomplished by a range of alternative features. Careful design can provide comparable levels of…
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Author(s): B.W. Hooton, A.G. WAIN
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The work of the Esarda working groups on Low Enriched Uranium Fabrication Plants (LEU), Mixed plutonium/uranium oxide plants (MOX),…
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Author(s): A.S. Goldman, A.M. Liebetrau
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The experimentally determined relationship between the level of liquid and volume of liquid in a tank can be used to obtain volume…
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Author(s): H.M. Leith
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This paper presents a candid, at times wry, look at the challenges confronting security management personnel contracting with the U.S.…
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Author(s): Martin J. Cohen, Roger F. Wernlund, Robert M. Stimac
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The Phemto-Chem® Model 100 Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS) operates in air and measures a number of explosive vapors at levels as low as…
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Author(s): K.L. Coop, P.E. Fehlajj, C. Garcia, Jr.
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The Pajarito Monitor for Special Nuclear Material is a high-sensitivity gamma-ray monitoring system for detecting small quantities of…