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A measurement control program has been developed for the nondestructive assay (NDA) instruments used in the Los Alamos Scientific…
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A viable safeguards system includes among other things the development and use of indices which trigger various courses of action. The…
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A new package for the air transport of plutonium has been certified (licensed) by the USNRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), in response…
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Three recent developments, when combined, have the potential for greatly improving accountability measurements in the nuclear fuel cycle.…
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Containers and processing lines bearing high and low enriched uranium are routinely analyzed by nondestructive assay. Measurement systems…
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Recent studies show that subassemblies containing various spent fuels could be assayed rapidly and accurately by a nondestructive assay…
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Nondestructive gamma-ray and neutron techniques have been investigated to determine their applicability to the characterization of…
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Proposed U. S. Department of Energy orders will require measurement of the amount of pJutonium in shipments between sites more rapidly than…
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It is a pleasure and an honor to be here with you today on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Institute of Nuclear Materials…
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I am sure you are all familiar with the Agreement, at least in broad outline. You will recall that upon the Agreement's entry into force,…
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Together with the political commitments reflected in the Nonproliferation Treaty, international safeguards represent a cornerstone of an…
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A technique is developed to determine, for any given financial expenditure, the optimal sampling plan and number of measurements for…
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Passive neutron assay of irradiated nuclear fuel has been investigated by calculations and experiments as a simple, complementary…
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A Peer Review Group knowledgeable about game theory and safeguards was organized to assess the utility of strategic analysis for analyzing…
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Techniques for analyzing the level of performance of nuclear materials accounting systems in terms of the four performance measures,…
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards System for 600 MW CANDU reactors combines inspection with unattended surveillance…
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Sandia Laboratories has applied a systematic approach to designing physical protection systems for nuclear facilities-'-'^ to commercial…
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In 1973, Sandia Laboratories began a research and development program on the physical protection of nuclear facilities and materials for…
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Editor's Note: The following article appeared in the June 9,1979, issue of of The Arms Control Association, Washington, D.C. The first…
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The guard force at a nuclear facility performs many functions; among them is the patrol of protected areas. During a patrol, the initial…