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A LASER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR SPENT FUEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Fiarman, M.S. Zucker, A.M. Bieber, Jr.
Abstract:A laser surveillance system installed at spent fuel storage pools will provide the safeguard inspector with specific knowledge of spent…
A METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES EMPLOYING CHEMILUMINESCENCE, PART I
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.P. Neary
Abstract:A study of predetonation detection of high explosives (HE) vapor by chemical means has been initiated and the first part completed. Our…
A MICROCOMPUTER BASED SHELF SYSTEM TO MONITOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS IN STORAGE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nicholas Nicholson, T.H. Kuckertz, C.D. Ethrldge
Abstract:Diversion of special nuclear material has become a matter of grave concern in recent years. Large quantities of this material are kept in…
A PROGRAM FOR COMPARING MULTI-ATTRIBUTED VALUES AND IMPACTS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.G. Clark, P.T. Reardon, D.W. Fraley
Abstract:An improved method of performing value-impact analyses was developed for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to support their effort to…
A Socratic Approach to Independent Verification
Type:JNMM
Volume:9
Issue:3
Author(s):C. R. Hatcher
Abstract:In carrying out its inspection and verification responsibilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) performs a variety of…
A Weighted Hypergeometric Sampling Plan
Type:JNMM
Volume:9
Issue:1
Author(s):George H. Winslow, A. Lee Harkness
Abstract:Described is a method of obtaining a weighted sample from two or more populations so that a statistical statement can be made about the…
ACITIVITY OF ESARDA WORKING GROUP SAFEGUARDING LOW ENRICHED URANIUM CONVERSION/FABRICATION PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):S. Saiger
Abstract:The W. G. activities are concentrated on two main areas, namely nuclear material accountancy and parametric studies related to the…
ADVANCED ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.W. King, L.D. Barnes
Abstract:A prototype voice verification system has been installed which provides the required positive identification at the main site access…
ADVANCED INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS AT BARNWELL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Karl J. Bambas, L.D. Barnes
Abstract:The development and initial performance testing of an advanced integrated safeguards system at the Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant (BNFP) is…
An Examination of Methods of Proliferation Control for Application to Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facilities*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Francis A. O'Hara
Abstract:The threat of proliferation with its inherent dangers is not new, nor has it only recently been recognized. Much of the threat of…
AN NDA TECHNIQUE FOR THE ASSAY OF WET PLUTONIUM OXALATE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.S. Marshall, T.R. Canada
Abstract:A method has been developed to quantitatively measure batches of wet Plutonium oxalate. The method is based on a count of coincidence…
An Updated Inventory of Existing and Projected SNM in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph P. Indusi
Abstract:The existing and projected inventory of special nuclear material (SNM) in the U.S. nuclear power industry helps to place the safeguards…
Assessing Errors Related to Characteristics of the Items Measured
Type:JNMM
Volume:9
Issue:1
Author(s):Walter Liggett
Abstract:Errors that are related to some intrinsic property of the items measured are often encountered in nuclear material accounting. An…
ASSESSING THE CREDIBILITY OF DIVERTING THROUGH CONTAINMENT PENETRATIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.N. Cooley, D.W. Swindle, Jr.
Abstract:A viable approach has been developed for identifying those containment penetrations in a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant which are credible…
AUTOMATED LKTD SYSTEM AT GE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.R. Mallett
Abstract:The General Electric Ccnpany-Wilmington Manufacturing Department in Wilmington, North Carolina with the assistance from the Corporate…
AUTOMATIC CALIBRATIONS AND DYNAMIC CORRECTIONS FOR DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John M. Crawford
Abstract:A large reprocessing plant is a complex operation with dynamic inventories being required to provide for timely detection of attempted…
CIVEX REPROCESSING TECHNIQUE, ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mohammad Sharafi
Abstract:The overall objective of this paper is to evaluate the perfoimance of the CIVEX process, in terras of its diversion-proof characteristics…
COMPUTERIZED NUCLEAR MATERIAL SYSTEM AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jennie J. Tischhauser
Abstract:SNLA developed and implemented a nuclear material control and accountability system on an HP 3000 minicomputer. The Sandia Nuclear…
CONTAINMENT/SURVEILLANCE CONCEPTS FOR INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS IN REPROCESSING PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.E. Bleck, C.P. Cameron
Abstract:This paper examines the potential role of advanced containment/ surveillance instrumentation systems for international safeguards in…
COOPERATIVE TESTING OF A POSITIVE PERSONNEL IDENTIFIER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P.B. O'Callaghan, A.J. Grambihler, R.G. Bradley
Abstract:Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory (HEDL) has a requirement to ensure the identification of remote computer terminal operators on a…