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Programmatic Value Determination Process for Accountable Nuclear Materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leigh Gunn, Rob Magleby
Abstract:US DOE is responsible for lifecycle management of special and accountable nuclear materials used and held at sites throughout the complex…
Progress in Geo-based Data Integration (GDI) in the IAEA Department of Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Barletta, P. Bustos, M. Carey, A. Kaminski, A. Keskinen, W. Raja, N. Sumarokov, D. Tadjer, A. Yeoh
Abstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Department of Safeguards has deployed the Geo-based Data Integration (GDI) platform for…
PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE RECYCLING OF REENRICHED REPROCESSED URANIUM FUEL IN COMMERCIAL LIGHT WATER
REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Melis Yildiz Sakarya, Sunil Chirayath
Abstract:The rapid growing demand for electricity combined with the limitations of renewable energy such as wind and solar and also excessive CO2…
PROMPT GAMMA RESPONSE SIMULATIONS FOR NUCLEAR FORENSIC
APPLICATIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brad Nethercutt, Nick Grenci, Marek Flaska
Abstract:A simulation package has been developed to aid in the characterization and identification of unique nuclear material signatures throughout…
Prototype of Tamper Indicating Device for Automated Robotic
Application
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Tomlin, Camille Kudrna, Tanner Goins
Abstract:To reduce the amount of weapons-grade nuclear waste present in the United States, the Department of Energy (DOE) started an initiative to…
Puck Passive Loop Seal
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Heidi Smartt, Cody Corbin, Corey Parada, Rokwel Wade, Stephanie White, Clayton Curtis, Sagan Cox
Abstract:Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is advancing technical capabilities used in passive loop seals. The “Puck” seal uses a set of…
Pushing the boundary: Particle edge determination in human segmentation of uranium ore concentrates in scanning electron microscopy images
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cole J. Thompson, Reid Porter, Alexa Hanson, Kari Sentz
Abstract:Nuclear forensics rely on a mosaic of approaches to support the determination of nuclear material origin and production pathway. Morphology…
Quantification of 242 Pu with a Microcalorimeter Gamma
Spectrometer
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Emily Teti, Daniel T Becker, Douglas A Bennett, Matthew H Carpenter, Mark Croce, Krystel De Castro, E.A. Feissle, Joseph Fowler, Johnathon Gard, Katrina E Koehler, John A.B. Mates, David Mercer, DG McNeel, Nathan Ortiz, Daniel R Schmidt, K.A. Schreiber, D.S. Swetz, Joel Ullom, Leila R Vale, Sophie L Weidenbenner, Abigail Wessels, Ryan Winkler
Abstract:We report observation of the 103-keV and 159-keV gamma ray signatures of 242 Pu using the SOFIA microcalorimeter gamma-ray spectrometer.…
QUANTIFYING THE EFFECT OF MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY ON A
SEPERATED PLUTONIUM ATTRIBUTION METHODOLOGY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick J. O'Neal, Sunil Chirayath
Abstract:Ongoing work at Texas A&M University has produced a nuclear forensics methodology that can attribute a separated plutonium sample’s…
QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF SHIELDING AND COLLIMATION ON
ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENTS OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Sullivan, M. Villani, D. Remington
Abstract:The use of HPGe and gamma spectroscopy for the purpose of determining the isotopic composition of plutonium and uranium has a well-…
R “SHINY” GUI DEVELOPMENT FOR URANIUM ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS WITH
MATRIX-ASSISTED IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Elizabeth D. LaBone, Kyle Samperton, Danielle Mannion
Abstract:The international nuclear safeguards community continues to seek rapid, accurate, and precise characterization capabilities for the in-…
Re-designing a TSI FMAG 1520 for the production of monodisperse
uranium-oxide microparticles. A status report.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Philip Kegler, Shannon Potts, Dirk Bosbach, Irmgard Niemeyer, Stefan Neumeier
Abstract:For the analysis of individual micrometer- and sub-micrometer-sized particles collected on swipe samples by International Atomic Energy…
Real-Time Video Authentication using the
Double Ratchet Algorithm
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jacob Benz, Marie Whyatt, Bill Nickless, Cullen Tollbom, Richard Griswold, Camille Palmer, Michael Rosulek, Gayathri Garimella, Jaspal Singh
Abstract:This project addresses a shortcoming present in many other authentication solutions in international arms control and safeguards: key…
Real-Time Zero-Knowledge-Protocol Radiography
for Warhead Verification
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert J. Goldston, Alex Gläser, Erik Gilson, Jihye Jeon, Richard Lanza
Abstract:Future arms control agreements may require verification of individual warheads, rather than counting of delivery vehicles. This presents…
Recent Advances in Uranium Particle Analyses by LG-SIMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Evan Groopman, Todd Williamson, David Simons
Abstract:We present on the analysis of uranium particles by large-geometry secondary ion mass spectrometry (LG-SIMS) using three primary ion…
Recent Applications of the INPRO Methodology for Innovative and
Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G. Ilhan, C. Scherer, B. Boyer
Abstract:Sustainable development is the notion that human societies must exist and fulfil their needs without compromising the ability of…
Reclassification of Legacy Wastes to Minimise Disposal Costs and Phantom Inventory –
The UDASS Experience at LLWR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John A. Mason, Marc R. Looman, Antony C. M. Towner, Henry R. Turner, Nick A. Troughton, Alan C. Lewis, Matt Piotrowski, Megan R. Watson
Abstract:The management of nuclear waste has evolved and improved over the decades but remains dependent on accurate characterisation. With the…
Reconstructing Nuclear Fuel Cycle Operations
with Nuclear Archaeology
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Max Schalz, Malte Göttsche
Abstract:A key challenge for future nuclear disarmament treaties lies in verifying the completeness of fissile material baseline declarations. One…
Reconstructing nuclear histories: a field study
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sophie Kretzschmar, Malte Göttsche
Abstract:Reconstructing how much fissile material was produced in nuclear facilities could become a key element in the verification of future arms…
Regulatory Challenges Related to the Use of Artificial Intelligence for IAEA
Safeguards Verification
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cristina Siserman-Gray, Jonathan Barr, Jessica Burniske, Pegah Ebrahimi Eftekhari, Robert Marek, Aubrey Means
Abstract:In the past decade, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recognized that artificial intelligence (AI) can provide important…