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New Particle Working Standards for NWAL Particle Laboratory Calibration and Quality Control
– LANL LG-SIMS Characterization and Evaluation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Travis J Tenner, Benjamin E Naes, Kimberly N Wurth, Daniel Meininger, Matthew S Wellons, Timothy R. Pope
Abstract:The LG-SIMS capability at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has a key role in evaluating the isotopic characteristics of particle…
Next Generation Adhesive Seal
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Glen A. Warren, Jacob Benz, Nikhil Deshmukh, Wenbin Kuang, Matt MacDougall, Kevin Simmons, Jennifer Tanner
Abstract:The Next Generation Adhesive Seal project has developed a pressure-sensitive adhesive seal designed for high-security applications, such…
NNSA’s NBL Program Office Update
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter Mason
Abstract:The NBL Program Office (NBL PO) is the US certifying authority for special nuclear reference materials. The NBL PO mission transferred from…
Non-Destructive Assay of Spent Nuclear Fuel Using Gamma-Ray Mirrors
as a Narrow Band Pass Filter
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K.P. Ziock, M.-A. Descalle, J. Ruz, K. Schmitt
Abstract:As a material of concern for proliferation, we are interested in measuring the Pu content of spent fuel by comparing the ratio of…
NORTH KOREAN FISSILE MATERIAL: A NEW MODEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.E. Christopher, Robert Gregg, Christopher Grove
Abstract:A major challenge for the international community is negotiating a nuclear agreement with North Korea that results in its verifiable…
Novel Monitoring of Physically-Difficult-to-Access Safeguarded Systems via
Autonomous Self-Propagating Space-Filling Chemical Waves
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas A Dewers, Jason E Heath, Kristopher L. Kuhlman, Richard P Jensen, Jacob A Harvey, Robert J Finch
Abstract:The sensing of stimuli including changes or perturbations in spatial and chemical properties is an important operation in monitoring of…
NOVEL STRATEGIES FOR SAFEGUARDING MOLTEN SALT
REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nathan Shoman, Pat Moosir
Abstract:There is a continued global interest in advanced nuclear power as a solution for reliable clean energy. However, new nuclear facilities are…
Nuclear Forensics Sustainability and Cooperation: Inter-laboratory Exercises
and International Cooperation on Nuclear Forensics
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Liz Dallas, Olga Belyaeva, Nona Movsisyan, Aleksandre Dadianidze, Dimitri Lashkhi, Konstantin Pyuskyulyan, Stephen LaMont, Lisa Hudston, Michael Harris, Klaus Mayer
Abstract:The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Global Material Security (DOE/NNSA/GMS) and European…
NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE-RELATED RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL:
AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K.A. Robertson, S. Bayer, E. Graham
Abstract:The combination of a comprehensive safeguards agreement (CSA) and an additional protocol (AP) equips the IAEA with the tools to develop a…
Nuclear Materials Review Board at the Nevada National Security Site
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cassandra Lind, Robert Kanning
Abstract:The Nuclear Materials Management Program at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) implemented a Nuclear Materials Review Board (NMRB)…
Nuclear Safeguards via Remote Monitoring of Small Modular Reactors Deployed in
Canada’s North and Remote Regions
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bryan van der Ende, Manit D. Shah
Abstract:Small modular reactors (SMRs) are an enabling technology that supports all four pillars of the Government of Canada’s “Northern Strategy…
Nuclear Safeguards with Digital Transformation for Sustainable International Development
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Junho Kwon, Man-Sung Yim
Abstract:The current international aid mechanism is unsustainable because the value flows unidirectionally. However, science, technology, and…
Nuclear Security Impacts of HALEU Fuels in Advanced Reactors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sarah Sarnoski, Samuel Bays, D. Colameco, R. Cumberland, R. Fielding, K. Geelhood, T. Harrison, L Jollay, V. Mehta, R. Montgomery, G. Reyes, C. Robinson, T. Zipperer
Abstract:With the anticipated development and deployment of several advanced reactors designed to use High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel…
Nuclear Security Regime in Ghana
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Simon Adu
Abstract:Uses of nuclear and other radioactive materials in peaceful applications in energy production, medicine, research and industry, to improve…
Nuclear Suppliers Group Assurances for U.S. Imports
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Gary Langlie
Abstract:The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries which seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear…
NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT: A NIGERIAN CASE STUDY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ibrahim Hamza Maishanu, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu
Abstract:Nigeria is among the top new comer countries on the African continent. Albeit the public acceptance and the effort by government, one major…
NuScale Safeguards by Design
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sean Morrell, Nadja Joergensen
Abstract:In 2022, NuScale Power LLC, (NuScale) initiated an internal project to establish an international safeguards strategy for the NuScale…
NUWARD SMR Safety, Security and Safeguards Approach Preparing for International
Deployment
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. FRANCIS, S BEILS
Abstract:Drawing on the deep experience and understanding of the principles of nuclear safety, security and safeguards as well as many years of…
Object Detection of Components in a Radiograph for Treaty Verification Behind
an Information Barrier
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew R. Marshall, Heidi Komkov, Erik Brubaker
Abstract:Information from an x-ray radiograph can identify the presence or absence of components within a treaty accountable item (TAI). However,…
Observations on Lack of Transparency of the Nuclear Arms Expansion
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yuki KOBAYASHI, Tomonori IWAMOTO
Abstract:There are issues of particular concern for Japan in the Asian region about China pursuing nuclear armament with no transparency. As a…