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A PORTABLE NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSAY MEASUREMENT CONTROL SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.E. Palmer
Abstract:Portable nondestructive assay (NDA) of Plutonium processing hoods, solvent extraction columns, glove boxes, filters, and other items is…
A STUDY OF THE MATERIAL ACCOUNTANCY PROCEDURE AT THE URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Omae, J. Shirahashi
Abstract:This paper describes an evaluation of material accountancy based on total uranium (U element TIUF ) to detect diversions of significant…
ALTERNATIVES AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David G. Dippold, Julia A. Wampler
Abstract:The design of the nuclear waste management system involves numerous choices among competing alternatives. Choosing the optimum alternative…
AN ACTIVATED BARRIER FOR PROTECTION OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS IN VITAL AREAS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald E. Timm, Anthony D. Valente
Abstract:The Argonne National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory have recently installed an activated barrier, the Access Denial System (ADS…
AN ANALYSIS OF IAEA SURVEILLANCE CAMERA RELIABILITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richar Hooper, Edward Kerr
Abstract:Reliability estimates for both individual cameras and camera systems assuming a constant hazard function (exponental failure model) are…
AUTOMATIC MATERIAL IDENTIFIER
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bruce Erkkila
Abstract:Radiation survey instruments could be used to verify the presence of radioactive material inside a container, but identification of the…
BIAS CORRECTIONS PERTAINING TO NUCLEAR MATERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY — AS PERCEIVED BY THE NRC
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Donald R. Joy, C.M. Smith
Abstract:A clarification and discussion on the controversial topic of bias corrections is given from a regulatory licensing viewooint. The emphasis…
BNL High Level Waste Technical Assistance Programs for Support of the NRC
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M.S. Davis, D.G. Schweitzer
Abstract:This paper summarizes past and present recommendations of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Waste Management Staff to the Nuclear…
CALIBRATION OF AN NDA NEUTRON MONITOR FOR DETERMINING PROCESS HOLDUP
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W.F. Nicaise, R.W. Doerr
Abstract:Material holdup in chemical processing lines and equipment creates problems for special nuclear material accountability. A prototype…
Characteristics of Plant Specific Reference Materials
Type:JNMM
Volume:12
Issue:4
Author(s):G. Busca, S. Guardini, R. Abedin-Zadeh, T. Beetle, E. Kuhn, Stein Deron, D. Terrey
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CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH-FIRED PU02 AS A CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIAL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. I. Spaletto, David W. Crawford, Coleen G. Cacic, Margaret A. Legel
Abstract:The New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL), U.S. Department of Energy, has certified a plutonium dioxide reference material, CRM 122, for plutonium…
CLASSIFICATION OF VULNERABILITY INFORMATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. Gerald Gibson
Abstract:The current upgrading of security measures at sensitive Department of Energy (DOE) facilities reflects the continuing concern over possible…
Computer Modeling for Field Verification for Leaky Cable Intruder Sensor Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. R. Lundien, J.H. Richmond
Abstract:In order to define the influence of the environment on ported coaxial cable sensors, mathematical models were developed to predict the…
Consistency Check Approach to Quantitative Verificatio
Type:JNMM
Volume:13
Issue:2
Author(s):John L. Jaech
Abstract:The mean for some given quality characteristic of a population of N items is to be estimated by selecting n items at random and measuring…
Control or Out of Control - That is the Question
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Yvonne M. Ferris
Abstract:In 1979 the INMM N15 ANSI standards chairman requested that a measurement control standard be developed. A charter was approved by ANSI,…
DEFENSE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. R. Berreth, D. A. Knecht
Abstract:The Idaho Chemical Processing Plant reprocesses Department of Energy nuclear fuels for recovery of Uranium. Acidic high-level liquid wastes…
DEFENSE RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES:
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.T. D'Ambrosia
Abstract:Defense radioactive waste results from the Department of Energy's (DOE) national defense and research and development activities. These…
DELAYED NEUTRON METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF FISSILE/FERTILE CONTENT OF SAMPLES RANGING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL TO IRRADIATED FUEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A.E. Proctor, Y.D. Barker, D.W. Akers, J.W. Handler
Abstract:A delayed-neutron assay method is described which is capable of accurately determining the 2350 and 2380 contents of a wide range of…
DEMONSTRATION OF CASK TRANSPORTATION AND DRY STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bill R. Teer, James Clark
Abstract:Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. and the Department of Energy's Idaho Operations Office have signed a cost sharing contract to demonstrate dual…
DEMONSTRATION OF THE CALORIMETRIC ASSAY OF LARGE MASS, HIGH BURN-UP PuO SAMPLES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Walter W. Strohm, W.W. Rodenburg, R. Carchon
Abstract:A joint U.S./Euratom/IAEA evaluation of the calorimetric assay of large mass, high burn-up PuO was conducted at CEN/SCK, Mol, Belgium,…