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OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE FOR MATERIAL ACCOUNTANCY
ANALYSIS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nathan Shoman, Pat Moosir
Abstract:Material accountancy is a cornerstone of safeguards and security for nuclear fuel cycle facilities. However, the underlying methodologies…
OPERATIONALIZING INSIDER THREAT POTENTIAL AND RISK-SIGNIFICANT
INSIDERS TO ENHANCE INSIDER THREAT DETECTION AND MITIGATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Colton Heffington, Adam D. Williams, Shannon Abbott, Christopher Faucett, Sondra Spence, William Charlton, Katherine Holt, Melinda Lane
Abstract:Recent trends in insider threat for critical facilities have shifted focus toward determining the potential for a successful insider act.…
Operationally Focused Data Analytics for Optimizing Radiation Portal
Monitor–Based Nuclear Smuggling Detection Systems at Global Ports of
Entry
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Kuhn, Kristen Peña, Chris Pope, Michael Shannon
Abstract:The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence has deployed a fleet of radiation…
Optimization of Training Effectiveness of Physical Protection Course for Asian Region: Best mix of
in-person and virtual methodologies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Naoko Noro, Megumi Sekine, Naoko Inoue, Carol Scharmer, Austin Orr
Abstract:During the COVID-19 pandemic, ISCN has developed several online training courses on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear security for the…
ORS/Iraq Collaboration on the Securing of Medical Radioactive Source Devices in Iraq
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael O’Brien, Brian Gunn, Kaitlin Oujo, Fadhil Mizban
Abstract:This paper will describe how numerous obstacles were overcome in a three-year period, 2019-2022, to secure radioactive sources in Iraq,…
Panel Discussion: Considerations of the Model Additional Protocol Annexes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Filippo Sevini, Laura Rockwood, James Casterton, Malin Ardhammar, Noah C Mayhew
Abstract:The Model Additional Protocol (Model AP) of 1997 was developed with the aim of improving the ability of the IAEA to verify the completeness…
Partial Defect Verification of Spent Fuel with the new IAEA Cerenkov
Viewing Devices
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L. Meirose, R. Krentz-Wee, A. Sokolov, D. Finker
Abstract:The neXt generation Cerenkov Viewing Device (XCVD) was authorized in 2019 for gross defect verification of spent nuclear fuel in wet…
Passive Detection and Active Interrogation for Nuclear Disarmament Verification -
Outcomes and Challenges from Canadian Technology Demonstration Exercises
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G. Li, F. Ali, G. Edwards, H. Fritzsche, O. Kamaev, L. Li, D. Pérez-Loureiro, E.T. Rand, K. Stoev, B. Sur
Abstract:Nuclear Disarmament Verification (NDV) requires reliable technologies and procedures to verify nuclear weapons reduction without the…
Past, Current Status and the Future of Safeguards Implementation under
INFCIRC/66/Rev.2
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. Eltayb Hassan Eltayb, I Tsvetkov
Abstract:The year 2022 was a special one for the global safeguards community, which celebrated 60 years since the first IAEA inspection, 50 years…
PBR Pebble Sensitivity Analyses for Material Accountancy Purposes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Braden Goddard, Zachary Crouch, Zeyun Wu, Ben Impson
Abstract:Pebble bed reactors (PBR) are one of several advanced reactor designs being developed by multiple commercial entities. While there are…
PGET Monte Carlo simulations
using Serpent
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Topias Kähkönen, Ilja Makkonen, Riina E Virta, Peter Dendooven
Abstract:Since 2017, over 100 spent nuclear fuel assemblies at the Finnish nuclear power plants have been imaged with the Passive Gamma Emission…
Polydiacetylene Sensor Arrays as Multimodal Tamper Indicators
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stephanie White, Clayton Curtis, Heidi Smartt, Cody Corbin
Abstract:Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is developing a sensing suite of polydiacetylene (PDA) materials for tamper indication. PDAs represent…
Possibilities for monitoring the composition of an iPWRcore using ex-core neutron detectors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Markus Preston, Erik Branger, Sophie Grape, Olena Khotiaintseva, Volodymyr Khotiaintsev
Abstract:The possibility for wide-spread implementation of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the coming years comes with associated challenges for…
Potential Disposition Options for Surplus US DOE Nuclear Materials in Support of
Disposition Planning
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Philip M. Almond, Jeffrey S. Allender, Deanna Stimac, Gage B. Green, Michael Aldinger, Isaac D. D’Agostino
Abstract:The Disposition Pathway Studies project led by Savannah River National Laboratory and supported by National Nuclear Security…
Predicting Process Area Workforce for Human Resource Development in a
Nuclear Power Plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jafaru Musa Egieya, Stephen O. Dahunsi
Abstract:Following the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, there were calls to introduce alternative energy sources to mitigate global warming. The…
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY OF REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS OF EURATOM MEMBER STATES ON NUCLEAR
MATERIAL ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL MEASURES FOR NUCLEAR
SECURITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. DONNELLY, C. CHAUVET-MALDONADO
Abstract:Continuous regulatory control of nuclear material in a State is key in meeting the obligations under the Amendment to the Convention on…
Preliminary Results of a Multi-Sensor Data Science System for Monitoring a Solvent
Extraction Process
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):L.A. Ocampo Giraldo, E.S. Cárdenas, M.A. Garces, M.R. Greenhalgh, J.D. Hix, J.T. Johnson, S. Popenhagen, C.M. Walker, K.N. Wilsdon
Abstract:Idaho National Laboratory is building a test bed to allow researchers the opportunity to study nuclear fuel processing operations. This…
Probing air pressure in the measurement of stopping powers of the alpha
particles in a very small-size detection system
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):V.T. Jaswanth, Unnati Gupta, Mohd Tabish, Archana Yadav, Alpana Goel
Abstract:Detection of alpha particles using small detectors in compact system play a vital role in radiation monitoring. This paper aims to examine…
Production and Analyses of Uranium Oxide Microparticulate Reference
Standards: Current Status and Outlook
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stefan Neumeier, Philip Kegler, Stephan Richter, Simon Hammerich, Miroslav Zoriy, Cole R. Hexel, Benjamin T. Manard, A.K. Schmitt, Mario Trieloff, Shannon Potts, Dirk Bosbach, Irmgard Niemeyer
Abstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its worldwide Network of qualified Analytical Laboratories (NWAL) conduct analytical…
Production, Analysis, and Application of Microparticulate Uranium Oxide-based Reference Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Philip Kegler, Stefan Neumeier
Abstract:A special session was organized in the framework of the INMM & ESARDA – Joint Annual Meeting, 2023 representing the current status and…