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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ross Matzkin-Bridger
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Nuclear energy has gathered remarkable momentum over the last several years as a clean, reliable, baseload power source that can play a…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephanie White, Marieke Sorge, Clayton Curtis, Heidi Smartt, Cody Corbin
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Treaty verification regimes rely on tamper-indicating technologies to maintain continuity of knowledge in between inspections. These…
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Author(s):Tommy Holschuh, Amanda Rynes
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The emergence of advanced reactor designs challenges the international safeguards community. Unique characteristics and combinations of…
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Author(s):Tohn Takahashi
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The Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) initiated a…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Unnati Gupta, Rishav K. Jaiswal, Suresh Kumar
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. The shipment of nuclear materials is a matter of interest for both the public health and security. On the other hand, the smuggling of…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stefan Neumeier, Philip Kegler, S.K. Potts, S. Richter, S. Hammerich, M. Zoriy, C.R. Hexel, B.T. Manard, A.K. Schmitt, M. Trieloff, D. Bosbach, I. Niemeyer
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In 2020, the safeguards laboratories at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ) were officially qualified as the first member for the provision…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Croce
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The IAEA Nuclear Material Laboratory (NML) currently employs Isotope Dilution Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ID-TIMS) for the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kyle Schmitt, Jacob Daughhetee, Timothy Aucott, Dawn Dhom, Philip Gibbs, Francisco Gonzalez, Alex Laminack, Christopher McGrath, Jonathan Mitchell, Valerie Nwadeyi, Tad Whiteside, Klaus Ziock
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Shielded gloveboxes are currently being constructed to facilitate dilution and disposal of many tons of excess plutonium oxide. Measuring…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Khalil Ryan
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At the COP28 meeting in December 2023, twenty-two countries pledged to triple global nuclear power capacity by 2050. With the projected…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B.B. Cipiti, L.Y. Cheng, G. Renda, G. Cojazzi, E. Nava, B. van der Ende, J. Navarro, C. Sherer
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Global carbon reduction goals will only be met through expanded use of nuclear energy along with renewables and a transition away from…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K.J. SALLEE, N.C. IYER, B.D. WAUD, J. DIX, C.C. LANDERS
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In 2019, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Conversion established the Proliferation Resistance Optimization Program…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dr. Andreas Enqvist
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As nuclear material uses and procedures continue to advance globally, it is important to develop improved methods for rapid categorization…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephanie White, Rokwel Wade, Sagan Cox, Clayton Curtis, William Corbin, Heidi Smartt
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Sandia National Laboratories is advancing technical capabilities used in passive loop seals. The “Puck” seal uses a set of International…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mostafa Kofi, Zenobia Hooman, Lamiaa Fiala, Jason Harris
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ABSTRACT:Background: There is a pressing need to increase awareness and preparedness to secure radioactive sources in times of civil unrest…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ahmed Tasfir, Daletsi Reyes, John Aloi, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Paul Sideris
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A common absorbent in cat litter is bentonite. Bentonite is a mixture whose components are predominantly swelling clays known as sodium-…
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Author(s):Altab Hossain
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Risk assessment on radiological security and threat of nuclear materials (NM) demands a comprehensive physical protection measures because…
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Author(s):Valeriia Gergiieva
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This article busts the myth that radiological security is an exclusively technical field. It proves proves its relevance and the importance…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adeline YUEGO NGUIFFO
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Cameroon is a country facing challenges in radiological security due to global tensions. Although it has no nuclear facilities, Cameroon…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso
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Key results from the 2023/2024 edition of the Peddling Peril Index (PPI), a ranking of countries’ strategic trade controls, are presented.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin, Christopher Fichtlscherer
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Very low-yield tests conducted by states to maintain and modernize their nuclear arsenals have recently become the source of tensions. The…