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REGULATORY HARMONIZATION OF NUCLEAR SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR SMALL MODULAR REACTORS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Pegah Ebrahimi Eftekhari, Madalina Man
Abstract:The word “harmonization” is central to the regulatory discussions surrounding the introduction of small modular reactors (SMRs). The IAEA…
REMOTE NEAR REAL-TIME DATA ANALYSIS AND
DECISION-MAKING IN EPGR SAFEGUARDS – RISK ANALYSIS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mentor MURTEZI, Ali Zein, Juha Pekkarinen, C. Koutsoyannopoulos, Andreas Smejkal, P. TURZAK, Vitor Sequeira, Erik Wolfart, Courtney Ames, Joshua Emmer, Angelo Antonio Alessandrello, Kirill Khrustalev, Romano Plenteda, Maria E. Lahti, S. MUSTONEN, Marko Hämäläinen, Mikael Moring, Olli Okko, Tapani P. Honkamaa, Topi Tupasela
Abstract:In less than two years’ time, the world’s first encapsulation plant and geological repository (EPGR) for long-term storage of spent…
Removal of Disused Radioactive Sources and Materials from Transdniestria: A Case of
Successful International Cooperation in Contested Territories
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Margarita Kalinina-Pohl, George M. Moore, Miles Pomper, Edward Kendall
Abstract:The control of radioactive materials in “contested territories” has proved highly challenging for local, national, regional, and…
RESILIENCE IN SAFEGUARDS – MITIGATING CHALLENGES IN PANDEMIC
SITUATIONS, DIFFICULT-TO-ACCESS AREAS AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ali Al Suwaidi, O. A. ALSHEHHI, Stephen Brion, K.S. ALSHEHHI, H.A. ALSHEHHI
Abstract:The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced emergency directives and strict public health measures during 2020-2022 to…
Responsibly Harnessing the Power of AI
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chantell Murphy, Jonathan Barr
Abstract:Artificial Intelligence (AI) based applications are on the cusp of offering the public and private sectors tools of tremendous potential…
Review of Nondestructive Assay Methods for Safeguards Monitoring and Verification
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sophie L Weidenbenner, Camille Palmer, Mark Croce
Abstract:Efficient and accurate verification techniques are necessary for a functional nonproliferation framework. Passive, nondestructive assay (…
Risk-Informed Material Categorization
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian Kloiber
Abstract:The current method of categorizing nuclear material in the United States is too heavy handed for the current age, and its bluntness is a…
Roadmap for a Sustainable Professional Pipeline: The Nuclear Security Education Program at the
Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) at Texas A&M University
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kelley Ragusa, Sunil Chirayath, Craig Marianno, Farheen Naqvi, Siegfried Hecker, Dany Mulyana
Abstract:NSSPI is the first U.S. academic institution focused on technical graduate education, research, and workforce development related to the…
Robotic Neutron Detection for Bayesian Source
Localization, Absence Confirmation,
and Template Matching
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Eric Lepowsky, Alexander Glaser, Robert Goldston
Abstract:In scenarios where no neutron sources or significant changes are declared, the ability to characterize a neutron field and identify…
Role of international soft law instruments in nuclear energy law on the case of
implementation CoC on safety of RR in Poland.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Piotr Betkowski
Abstract:Currently in Poland several entities are conducting research on both legal and technical requirements to construct and operate a first high…
Safeguarding the IAEA Communications Process
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter Dessaules, Loida Begley, Eduardo Sastre-Fuente, Ali Tabatabai
Abstract:The United States has been engaged in nuclear materials commerce since 1954. Information regarding these activities is recorded and…
SAFEGUARDS BY DESIGN: NUCLEAR INDUSTRY’S ROLE IN THE EFFICIENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jeremy J Whitlock
Abstract:Safeguards by Design (SBD) raises awareness among State authorities, designers, equipment providers and prospective purchasers of the…
SAFEGUARDS CORRESPONDENCE IN POST OPERATION
PHASE AT URANIUM ENRICHMENT PLANT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. ISHIDA, S. NAKASHIMA
Abstract:The uranium enrichment facility using gas centrifuge at Ningyo-toge environmental engineering center was constructed in 1979 and…
SAFEGUARDS MODELING OF TRISO FUEL FABRICATION
FACILITIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Pat Moosir
Abstract:Sustained global interest in advanced reactors has necessitated the development of safeguards systems and models for their associated fuel…
SAMPLAN — A new tool to support effective SG sampling plans
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Aaron M. Bevill, Robert Binner, Claude F. Norman
Abstract:Nuclear safeguards experts use advanced statistical algorithms to calculate verification sampling plans. Sampling plans must meet or exceed…
SAPPY: A New Software Pipeline for Analysis of Gamma-Ray
Spectra Produced by Microcalorimeter and High-Purity
Germanium Detectors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D.T. Becker, D.A. Bennett, M.H. Carpenter, M.P. Croce, M.W. Keller, K.E. Koehler, D.G. McNeel, D.J. Mercer, K.A. Schreiber, D.R. Schmidt, E.S. Teti, J.N. Ullom, D. T. Vo, A.L. Wessels
Abstract:Gamma-ray spectroscopy using cryogenic microcalorimeters has matured significantly in the last few years with the deployment of…
Scene-informed optimal measurement positions for
quantitative safeguards measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. Knecht, M.S. Bandstra, G. Batie, J. Daughhetee, M. Folsom, D. Gunter, D. Hellfeld, T.H.Y. Joshi, M. Salathe, K. Schmitt, K.P. Ziock, K. Vetter
Abstract:Portable radiation detection systems can be equipped with contextual sensors to allow free-moving 3D gammaray imaging through scene data…
Security and Safeguard of Small Modular Reactors: Assessing Potential Risk for SMR Deployment in Southeast Asia
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Andhika Y Prawira, Hanna Yasmine, Man-Sung Yim
Abstract:The potential deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) can be one of the drivers toward decarbonized electricity. With the growing…
SECURITY-BY-DESIGN OPTIONS FOR ADVANCED AND SMALL MODULAR
REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alan Scott Evans
Abstract:The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has tasked the Advanced Reactor Safeguards (ARS) program to develop and advance novel…
Selection and evaluation of RFID tags and tag placement for
automated inventory of containers
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Parsons, W. McDermott, M. Dorn, J. Strait, A. Davis, W. Saeger, A. Green, A. Roman, A. Roman, B. Weaver, A. Cattaneo
Abstract:In designing radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for the automated inventory of assets, it is important to select appropriate…