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International Safeguards Capabilities At Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Whitaker, Ana Raffo-Caiado
Abstract:
The challenges to the international safeguards regime of an expanding commercial nuclear fuel cycle are well documented: new facilities…
Investigating The Configuration And Composition Of AmLi Sources MRC-101 And MRC-103
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael E. Moore, Andrey V. Mozhayev, Emily K. Mace
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241 Am­-Li(α,n) (AmLi) sources are well-suited for use within active interrogation neutron coincidence systems as uncorrelated neutron…
Investigation Of Microcalorimeter Absorber Performance
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christian Arrington, Jamin Pillars, Jesse Bland, Stephen Carr, Rupert Lewis, Michael Hamel, Dan Schmidt, Joel Ullom, Mark Croce
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This work seeks to expand the performance of microcalorimeter gamma-ray detectors such that they are applicable to the wide array of…
ISCN's 10 Year-activities For Strengthening Nuclear Non-proliferation And Nuclear Security And Supporting Denuclearization
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masato Hori, Yosuke Naoi
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The Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) was established under the Japan Atomic Energy Agency…
JAEA-JRC Collaborative Development If Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy For Nuclear Material Evaluation (5): Fundamental Instrumentation Of A DGS System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tohn Takahashi, Mitsuo Koizumi, Hee-Jae Lee, Douglas Chase Rodriguez, Fabiana Rossi, Kammel Abbas, Jean-Michel Crochemore, Bent Pedersen
Abstract:
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency is collaborating with European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) to develop Delayed Gamma-ray…
JAEA-JRC Collaborative Development Of Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy For Nuclear Material Evaluation (1): Project Overview
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Douglas C. Rodriguez, Mitsuo Koizumi, Fabiana Rossi, Tohn Takahashi, Kamel Abbas, Stefan Nonneman, Bent Pedersen, Stephan Oberstedt, Peter Schillebeeckx
Abstract:
Nuclear material accountancy and safeguards verification is challenging for mixed nuclear materials. Determining the nuclear material…
JAEA-JRC Collaborative Development Of Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy For Nuclear Material Evaluation (2): DGS Technique, Requirements, And Interrogation Time Patterns
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Douglas C. Rodriguez, Mitsuo Koizumi, HeeJae Lee, Fabiana Rossi, Satoshi Suzuki, Tohn Takahashi, Kamel Abbas, Tatjana Bogucarska, Jean-Michel Crochemore, Stefan Nonneman, Bent Pedersen, Giovanni Varasano
Abstract:
Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy (DGS) is a non-destructive assay technique that can be used to determine the fissile U and Pu nuclides of a…
JAEA-JRC Collaborative Development Of Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy For Nuclear Material Evaluation (3): Fissile Mass Estimation With Uranium Samples
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Fabiana Rossi, Mitsuo Koizumi, Hee-Jae Lee, Douglas C. Rodriguez, Thon Takahashi, Kamel Abbas, Tatjana Bogucarska, Jean-Michel Crochemore, Bent Pedersen, Giovanni Varasano
Abstract:
Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy (DGS) is a nondestructive assay technique with the capability to quantify the fissile composition of small…
Journal of Nuclear Materials Management Roundtable
Type:JNMM
Volume:47
Issue:4
Abstract:
As it has for two decades, the Journal of Nuclear Materials Management hosted a roundtable discussion with the opening plenary speakers at…
Laser Curtain For Containment (LCCT) Advance Technology: Testing For Dual Use As A Component At Spent Fuel Dry Storage In Atucha I NPP
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Marcos Moreira, Anibal Bonino, Max Facchinetti, Luis Carlos R. Machado da Silva, Sonia Fernández Moreno, Leonardo Pardo, Gustavo Diaz, Rodolfo Vigile, Adrian Perez
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Safeguards Implementation at the Atucha-I dry storage system currently under construction will require a dual containment and surveillance…
Lessons Learned From Testing And Evaluation Of Aftermarket Components For Use In Border Monitoring Radiation Detection Equipment
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jason Messimore, Marc Paff, Eric Sword, Greg Orlicz
Abstract:
Sustaining border monitoring radiation detection equipment often becomes more difficult as systems and components approach their end-of-…
Leveraging Machine Learning Capabilities For The Characterization Of Irradiated Uranium: A Case Study Of Analysis Methods For Nuclear Safeguards And Nuclear Forensics
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adam Drescher
Abstract:
Nondestructively determining the initial enrichment of irradiated uranium is a complex and laborious multivariable problem due to the…
Low Enriched U-10mo Fuel Plate Characterization And Review Of De-cladding For Research Reactor Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lisa Ward, Kerry Dunn, Tracy Rudisill, Gene Daniel
Abstract:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Material Management and Minimization (M3) United States High Performance…
Machine Learning Approaches For Nuclear Material Accounting Data From Irradiation And Reprocessing
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark B. Adams, Adam Drescher, Scott L. Stewart, Ken J. Dayman, Louise G. Worrall
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Data analysis methods are currently being explored for their ability to strengthen the synthesis and evaluation of information generated…
Machine Learning Approaches To Determine Missing Material From Nuclear Fuel Assemblies
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew Durbin, Azaree Lintereur
Abstract:
Confirming the presence of radioactive material within a sample is advantageous for various applications in nuclear safeguards and material…
Malicious Threat Anticipation Using An Adaptive Complex Systems Approach
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Susan A. Caskey, Adam D. Williams, Walt Beyeler, Thushara Gunda
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Malicious Threat Anticipation using an Adaptive Complex Systems Approach Sue A. Caskey, Adam D. Williams, Walt Beyeler, Shannon Abbot,…
Management Of Fissionable Equivalent Mass Materials At Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bradley Patton, Sharon Robinson
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) manages an inventory of materials that contains a range of long-lived radioactive isotopes that were…
Measured Nondestructive Assay Of 237 Np Using Organic Scintillators And Active Neutron Multiplicity Counting
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Y. Hua, Thomas A. Plummer, Jesson D. Hutchinson, George E. McKenzie, Shaun D. Clarke, Sara A. Pozzi
Abstract:
The purpose of nondestructive assay in the context of nuclear safeguards is to precisely verify the declared mass of a sample of nuclear…
Measurement Of Through-Wall Aerosol Transmission For SCC-Like Geometries
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Samuel Durbin, Andrew Glen, Eric Lindgren, Laura Lemieux
Abstract:
The formation of a stress corrosion crack (SCC) in the canister wall of dry cask storage system (DCSS) has been identified as a potential…
Minimum Detectable Quantity Calculation For Radiation Portal Monitors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chris Scott Blessinger, Tyrone Harris Harris
Abstract:
The minimum detectable quantity of a radiation portal monitor is the smallest amount of radioactive material that can be detected passing…