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Establishment Of The Evaluation Criteria For Swipe Environmental Samples From Nuclear Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cheong Won Lee, Haneol Lee, Hyun Young Kim
Abstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) monitors undeclared nuclear activities in member states by environmental sampling program.…
Estimation Of Isotopic Ratios Of Fission Products By Using The Monte-Carlo Method
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Boxue Liu, Martin Kalinowski
Abstract:Activity ratios of fission products detected at radionuclide stations of the international monitoring system (IMS) are used to not only…
Estimation Of Uranium Production In North Korea Through Satellite Image Analysis
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jinyoung Chung, Minsu Ju, Taehoon Jeon, Jungho Song, Kinam Kwon, Geehyun Kim
Abstract:In the early 1990s, South and North Korea made a Joint Declaration of Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Nevertheless, North Korea…
Evaluating Safeguards Statistical Assumptions Via Stochastic Simulation
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chris Gazze, Sukesh K. Aghara, Lohith Annadevula, Logan J Joyce, Kenneth D Jarman, Jose Gomera, Katherine M. Bachner, Claude F. Norman, Robert Binner
Abstract:A stochastic simulation was built and tested to estimate achieved detection probabilities (DPs) on a stratum basis, over a tailorable range…
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Insider Threat Mitigation Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sondra Spence, Steven M. Horowitz, Gregory Baum, Joel Lewis, Thomas Edmunds, Claude "Russ" Clark, Tyler Cooperider, Mary Lin
Abstract:Evaluating the Effectiveness of Insider Threat Mitigation Systems: Defending against insider threat is a topic of increasing concern to the…
Event-by-event Neutron-Photon Multiplicity Correlations In 242Pu(sf)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stefano Marin, Caiser A. Bravo, Isabel E. Hernandez, Matthew J. Devlin, Keegan J. Kelly, John M. O'Donnell, Shaun D. Clarke, Sara Pozzi
Abstract:We have analyzed the emission of neutrons and gamma rays by a spontaneously fissioning source of 242Pu(sf). Fission events were separated…
Evolution Of Surplus Plutonium Management And Disposition Strategies In The United States
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jennifer Heimberg, Andrew Orrell
Abstract:Several nations possess stockpiles of separated plutonium-239, principally resulting from the development of nuclear weapons, but also from…
Examination Of Aluminum Containers For Extended Wet Storage Of Non-Aluminum-Clad Spent Nuclear Fuel
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lisa Ward, Chris Verst, Kevin Counts, Daniel Craigo, Michelle Hromyak, Robert Sindelar
Abstract:Approximately 20 MTHM comprising 2000 elements of non-aluminum-clad spent nuclear fuel (NASNF) is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy…
Examination of New Theory for Neutron Multiplicity Counting of Non-Point-Like Sources of Special Nuclear Material
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Flynn B. Darby, Jesson Hutchinson, Michael Y Hua, Geordie McKenzie, Robert Weldon, Juliann Lamproe, Sara Pozzi
Abstract:The purpose of a nondestructive assay is to accurately verify the declared mass of special nuclear material (SNM) samples in a limited…
Experiences And Future Challenges On Education And Training At IRSN On Nuclear Safeguards And Security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Pierre Funk, Camille Decroocq, Florian Mathon
Abstract:Because of the large nuclear program in France, French authorities decided to setup a Technical Support Organization, namely IRSN, which is…
Experimental Validation Of NDA Capabilities For MSR Safeguards: First Results
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew H Carpenter, Katrina E Koehler, Krystel De Castro, David J Mercer, Sophie L Weidenbenner, Duc T Vo, Athena Sagadevan, Daniela Henzlova, Howard Menlove, Mark Croce, Michael P Dion, Susan K Smith, Jeffrey Sanders, Daniel T Becker, Joel N Ullom
Abstract:Current molten salt reactor (MSR) safeguards modeling efforts are limited by the lack of measurement data on realistic MSR materials as…
Exploring Novel Physical Security Enhancements For Industrial Irradiators Through Government-Industry Partnerships
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Bolduc, Meghan Van Den Avyle, Larry Winn
Abstract:Government and industry are committed to securing radiological material against theft or sabotage—even in the harsh environments and…
Exploring The Uk's Nuclear Security Response To Covid-19
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher Hobbs, Sarah Tzinieris, George Foster
Abstract:The COVID-19 pandemic has presented some significant challenges to the nuclear industry, complicating operations and the delivery of both…
Extreme Weather Events And Physical Protection Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alan Scott Evans, Steven M Horowitz, Tam Le, Brian Cohn
Abstract:The increasing rise in Extreme Environment Events (E3)[1] and the potential deployment for small modular and advanced reactor technologies…
Facility Scale In-situ Source Localization And Assay Via A Sparse 3He Neutron Detector Array: Enhancing Nuclear Material Control And Accounting In Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Stockman, Sarah Sarnoski, Emily Casleton, Vlad Henzl, Metodi Iliev, Paul M Mendoza, Matthew Newell, Carlos Rael, Christopher Ren, Alexei Skurikhin, Brian Weaver, Robert K. Weinmann-Smith, Andrea Favalli, Rollin E Lakis
Abstract:At Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the Dynamic Material Control (DYMAC) project has been established to enhance the LANL Plutonium…
Feasibility Of Fast Neutron Imaging Of Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Casks
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Zhihua Liu, Angela Di Fulvio, Ming Fang
Abstract:Feasibility of Fast Neutron Imaging of Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage CasksDry storage casks are increasingly used as a viable interim…
Feasibility Study On Small And Medium Modular Light Water Reactors With Inherent Nuclear Safety And Security Features Using U3Si2 Fuel And MA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Natsumi Mitsuboshi
Abstract:Small modular reactors (SMRs) have been paid much attention owing to their various potential applications and flexibility to various social…
Feature Engineering: A Case Study For Radiation Source Localization In Complicated Environments
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew Durbin, Ryan Matthew Sheatsley, Patrick McDaniel, Azaree Lintereur
Abstract:Machine learning (ML) can be a powerful data analysis technique; however, many facets must be optimized to reap the greatest benefits.…
Feature Extraction And Design For Gamma-ray Spectra For Radionuclide Identification
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kai Tyrus Nelson, John-Ryan R Romo, Karl E Nelson, Simon E Labov, Adam Hecht
Abstract:In this study we compare the performance of various strategies in extracting features from gammaray spectra for radionuclide identification…
Feature Importance And Classification From Disparate Data Streams For Facility Pattern-of-life Characterization In The Context Of Nuclear Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Emily Casleton, Paul M Mendoza, Rosalyn Rael, Jonathan Woodring, Vlad Henzl
Abstract:Current practices for safeguards verification are largely based first on manual and independent interpretation of data streams from…