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ADVANCES IN FUEL ROD CALORIMETRY WITH THE ANL FFTF CALORIMETER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. B. Perry, N.S. Beyer, R.N. Lewis
Abstract:
This is a summary article describing the new ANL Model IV Fuel Rod Calorimeter which incorporates a micro processor control-readout system…
AN AUTOMATED NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSAY SYSTEM FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF IRRADIATED ROVER FUEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):H.O. Menlove, D.B. SMITH, R.H. Augustson, A.L. Bond, D.C. Durrill
Abstract:
With the termination of the Nuclear Rocket Propulsion (Rover) Program, and associated reactor testing at the Nuclear Rocket Development…
AN EFFECTIVE GUARD FORCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert C. Becker
Abstract:
Although the number of guards required to provide adequate physical security of nuclear materials is often the subject of debate, there are…
AN INNOVATIVE AUDIT PROGRAM FOR TODAY'S SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.W. Lillpop, Jr.
Abstract:
The need for comprehensive safeguards audit programs is becoming increasingly significant in the current safeguards environment. Indeed,…
AN IRRADIATED FUEL BUNDLE COUNTER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.W. Campbell, J.L. Todd
Abstract:
The design of a prototype safeguards instrument for determining the number of irradiated fuel assemblies leaving an on-power refueled…
ASSESSMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND SAFEGUARDS EFFICIENCIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N.J. McCormick, R.C. Erdmann
Abstract:
Accountability and safeguards problems fall into the class of problems of searches for an anomaly, which in this case happens to be either…
AUTOMATED PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION: A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND FACILITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David R Eccles
Abstract:
Special nuclear materials must be protected against the threat of diversion or theft, and nuclear facilities against the threat of…
Bill's Article
Type:JNMM
Volume:3
Issue:4
Author(s):Dennis L. Mangan
Abstract:
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Calibration and Qualification of the Isotopic Source Adjustable Fissometer (ISAF) for Assay of Low-Enriched Discrepant Uranium Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Stewart, Hans J. Weber
Abstract:
A description of the installation, intended usage, calibration, and planned qualification of an Isotopic Source Adjustable Fissometer (ISAF…
Concepts of Real Time and Semi-Real Time Material Control
Type:JNMM
Volume:3
Issue:4
Author(s):James E. Lovett
Abstract:
The traditional approach to nuclear material control, or safeguards, involves the preparation of one or more closed material balances,…
Development of a Complete System Determining Route Inspection Efforts and Timing for Fabrication Plants
Type:JNMM
Volume:4
Issue:1
Author(s):Tohru Haginoya
Abstract:
At the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the INMM we presented a paper "An approach to determining a system of routine inspection, efforts and…
EXPERIENCE WITH A FUEL ROD ENRICHMENT SCANNER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.N. Kubik, W.G. Pettus
Abstract:
This enrichment scanner views all fuel rods produced at B&W's Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant. The scanner design is derived from the…
GOMSAC and MONILLE: Safeguards and Environmental Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.P. Minges, R.A. Harlan
Abstract:
A calorimeter has been built for the assay of plutonium contained in 4 litre packages of waste/ scrap residues. The calorimeter is of the…
HAND-HELD PERSONNEL AND VEHICLE MONITOR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W.E. Kunz, C.N. Henry, R.D. Hastings
Abstract:
The Energy Research and Development Agency has become increasingly concerned with prevention of the diversion of special nuclear materials…
IAEA International Safeguards and the KPT Review Conference
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Rometsch
Abstract:
The coming into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in March 1970 marked the start of a new era in…
IAEA SAFEGUARDS AND THE U.S.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Mahy, Jr.
Abstract:
Two major areas are covered! First, the current status of the Presidential Offer in support of the NPT to permit the IAEA to apply its…
IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE VERIFICATION OF THE REPROCESSING INPUT ANALYSIS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. Koch, M. Bresesti,
Abstract:
The verification of the reprocessing input analysis can be improved by the use of new techniques. Referee samples encapsulated in aluminium…
IN-PLANT EVALUATION OF THE NDA OF HTGR FUEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.E. Glancy, E.C. Snooks
Abstract:
Two state-of-the-art nondestructive assay instruments, the LASL Random Driver and the LASL Segmented Gamma- Ray Scanner, are undergoing in-…
INSPECTOR MEASUREMENT VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Raymond S. George, Roy B. Crouch
Abstract:
The most difficult and complex activity facing a safeguards inspector involves the verification of measurements and the performance of the…
INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS ISSUES-- THE U. S. VIEWPOINT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edward B. Giller
Abstract:
The policy of the United States toward international safeguards and toward international nuclear affairs in general must rest on the…