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THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OP CONTAINMENT AND SURVEILLANCE IN INTERNATIONAL SAPEGfUAEDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):F. Brown, P.T. Good
Abstract:1 The model for the Agreements \"between the IAEA and a State in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons…
THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Nardi, W. Gmelin, A. Roumianstev
Abstract:A general description of Agency safeguards from the point of an information system is presented. A discussion of the crucial areas that the…
THE OPTIMAL USE OF LOSS ESTIMATORS FOR DETECTING DIVERSION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.E. Hostetler
Abstract:The usual loss estimators used for detecting the loss or diversion of special nuclear material are effective only for specific diversion…
THE ROLE OF NEAR-REAL-TIME ACCOUNTING IN INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS FOR REPROCESSING PLANTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):E.A. Hakkila, R.J. Dietz, J.P. Shipley
Abstract:The effectiveness of conventional nuclear materials accounting systems, both national and international, is constrained by the fundamental…
The Small Force Engagement Range (SFER) and Its Application to the Gathering of Behavioral Data
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B.D. Link, H.D. Shapiro
Abstract:Although human performance and decision making play a decisive role in determining the outcomes of combat in real life, these factors have…
THE TAMPERING OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS TO DISGUISE SNM THEFT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Judy J. Lim, John G. Huebel
Abstract:A typical nuclear material accounting system employing double-entry bookkeeping is described. A logic diagram is used to model the…
THE USE OF EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION IN THE DESIGN OF A PHYSICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FUEL REPROCESSING PROGRAM'S HOT EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY*
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.W. Swindle
Abstract:The design, development, and evaluation plan for the physical protection system of the Consolidated Fuel Reprocessing Program's Hot…
TOOLS FOR ASSESSING AND DESIGNING MATERIAL CONTROL PROCESSING MONITORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.R. Dunn, James V. Candy
Abstract:This paper reviews some of the computational tools developed by Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) for the assessment and design of…
UNATTENDED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles S. Johnson
Abstract:The use of unattended video surveillance systems places some unique requirements on the systems and their hardware. The systems have the…
URANIUM ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ATR FUEL FABRICATION, A COMPUTER SIMULATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):E.B. Nieschmidt, C.A. Dolan, S.H. Vegors, Jr.
Abstract:A stochastic computer model has been designed to simulate the material control system used during the production of fuel plates for the…
USA-INMM Safeguards Consensus Standardization Program Status
Type:JNMM
Volume:8
Issue:2
Author(s):Dennis M. Bishop
Abstract:This paper summarizes the status of nongovernment nuclear materials safeguards related consensus standardization programs led by the…
USE OF PROCESS MONITORING DATA FOR ENHANCEMENT OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.E. Glancy, J.C. Miles, S.E. Donelson
Abstract:A study was performed for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to determine whether existing process monitoring data recorded by…
A COMPUTERIZED TRANSPORTATION MODEL FOR THE NRC PHYSICAL PROTECTION PROJECT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gerald M. Anderson, Harold J. Payne, Charles W. Woo
Abstract:Abstract A computerized model of the transportation system for shipment of nuclear fuel cycle materials is required to investigate the…
A CONTINUOUS CONTROLLABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR THE SNM FLOW IN A ZERO POWER PLUTONIUM REACTOR FACILITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):E. Moennich, G. Mueller, W. Scheuerpflug, D. Sellinschegg
Abstract:A domestic safeguards system providing adequate assurance against theft of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) and sabotage by insiders is…
A MATERIAL CONTROL SYSTEM SIMULATOR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Roy B. Hollstien
Abstract:Design and assessment of the material control aspect of nuclear safeguard systems requires consideration of three types of functional ele…
A NATIONAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):H. E. Lyon
Abstract:Members of the Institute and Guests: I am pleased to have the opportunity to be with you at this, the Instituted 19th Annual Meeting.…
A REVIEW OF PHYSICAL PROTECTION PROGRAM IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Gupta
Abstract:The physical protection program in the FR Germany covers a number of activities. It involves among others, introduction of back-fitting…
A SAFEGUARDS AND COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATE TO BIANNUAL URANIUM PHYSICAL INVENTORIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):C.M. Vaughan, H. F. Walker
Abstract:Today's programs for safeguarding special nuclear material have grown from classical accounting techniques. Measurements and measurement…
ALTERNATE FUEL CYCLES, ALTERNATE REACTORS, AND FUEL CYCLE SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Joseph R. Dietrich
Abstract:Concern about the proliferation of nuclear weapons has affected profound- ly the course of nuclear power development in the United States…
AN APPROACH TO A GENERALIZED REAL-TIME NUCLEAR MATERIALS CONTROL SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Volker Jarsch, V. Jarsch
Abstract:Untrained users and a large amount of - at first glance incompatible - processes and materials are the envi- ronment of computer-aided…