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Author(s): R.R. Nason
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A technique for accurately predicting the response of a portal monitor to a given quantity of special nuclear material is described. The…
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Author(s): Flavio Argentesi
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This paper describes an International Safeguards Accountancy System as an integration of three basic subsystems. These subsystems are: 1)…
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Author(s): Jonathan B. Sanborn
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Sample sizes are discussed for variables measurements necessary for independent verification of a material balance using the statistical…
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Author(s): M.T. Oiascoaga
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A systematic analysis of a physical protection system (PPS) is discussed. As background for this discussion, an approach for addressing…
Type: JNMM
Volume: 9
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Author(s): M. J. Canty
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The implications of the inspector-operator adversary situation in international safeguards are discussed within the context of the…
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Author(s): Hideo Kuroi, Takehiko Mukaiyama
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Personnel portal monitor was developed for IAEA safeguards at the fast crtical facility FCA. The main components of the portal are, 1) the…
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Author(s): Paul De Bievre, W. Beyrich
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For nuclear materials management and safeguards, accurate determinations of fissile material in reprocessing input solutions belong to the…
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Author(s): Allen L. SESSOMS, William M. Murphey
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The objectives and elements of the overall global system for the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons are described. The role of the system…
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Author(s): H. G. Sturman, A. A. Musto
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During the past two years the concept of using C/S measures for safeguards has been extended as a result of work in a number of countries.…
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Author(s): S. Kaiser, M.E. Bleck
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A method for the performance assessment of penetration monitoring systems has been developed within the Containment and Surveillance…
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Author(s): Gary L. Tletjen
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Within the nuclear community, shipperreceiver differences generate considerable concern. Current methods of resolving these differences are…
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Author(s): H. Bueker, F. Arning
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Seal systems for c/s instrumentation used at present need considerable technical and personal expenditure for installation and verification…
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Author(s): R.A. Al-Ayat, R.A. Al-Ayat, Bruce R. Judd, Bruce R. Judd, Willard D. Altman, Willard D. Altman
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This paper describes the results of applying the Aggregated Systems Model (ASM), a tool developed under the auspices of the Nuclear…
Type: JNMM
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Author(s): Richard F. Davis, David C. Barham, Thomas F. Runge
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The data under consideration consist of measurements performed on each of n items by two measurement methods. The problem is to obtain…
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Author(s): L. Harris, W.R. Owel
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The VISA (Vulnerability of Integrated Safeguards Analysis) method, developed in 1976-77 for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has been…
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Author(s): W.E. Kunz, J.D. Atencio, J.T. Caldwell
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We have developed a pulsed thermal neutron interrogation system and have demonstrated a sub-1-nCi/g assay sensitivity for high density TRU…
Type: JNMM
Volume: 9
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Author(s): Joseph E. Deveny, Stephen N. Sanderson, Alfred E. Winblad
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A portion of a physical protection system utilizing closed-loop control of activities in the plutonium nitrate storage and loadout area…
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Author(s): D. Engi, D. Chapman
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Generally, the scope of a safeguards evaluation model can efficiently address one of two issues: (1) global safeguards effectiveness or (2…
Type: JNMM
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Author(s): John F. Lemming, W.W. Rodenburg, D. A. Rakel, M. F. Duff, J. Y. Jarvis
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A transportable system to perform calorimetric assay has been developed for use by U.S. DOE inspectors. This paper describes the system…
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Author(s): R. B. Perry, C.M. Sholeen, C.T. Roche
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Nondestructive assay (NDA) procedures have been developed to measure the 235U and total U content of scrap and waste material from a…