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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Alexei N Skurikhin, Garrison Flynn, Michael A. Geyer, Giri R. Gopalan, Natalie E. Klein, Juston S. Moore, Mark G. Myshatyn, Nidhi K. Parikh, Rosalyn C. Rael, Selma L. Wanna, Emily Casleton
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Recent progress in AI has culminated in foundation models (FMs) that can facilitate the development of innovative approaches for nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Zoe Gastelum, Kristin Divis, Sydney Dorawa, Jamie Coram, Breannan C. Howell
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: The research community is exploring multiple potential applications of artificial intelligence and its enabling technologies for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Peter Lalor, Areg Danagoulian
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To combat the risk of nuclear smuggling, radiography systems are deployed at ports to scan cargo containers for concealed illicit materials…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tsukasa AMANO, Ryodai SHIBATA, Yoshiharu Sato, Katsuyuki YAMAZAKI, Hideo Shiromo, Hironobu Nakamura
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In Japan, about 10 years have passed since the law obligated nuclear operators to develop and maintain a nuclear security culture. During…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Maimounatou, R. Eltayb Hassan Eltayb, H. Garba, E. AGBORAW, A, Simo
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For States with less than specified minimal quantities of nuclear material and no nuclear material in a facility, some of the measures for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lisa Colletti, E. Miller Wylie
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In 2010 Los Alamos National Laboratory finished building a new facility called the Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building (RLUOB…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Euan L Connolly, Dean T Connor, Peter G Martin
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Radiation portal monitors positioned at seaports form a crucial part of national security infrastructure by providing a means to deter and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark Croce, David Mercer, Katherine A Schreiber, Daniel McNeel, Matthew H Carpenter, Rico Schoenemann, Katrina Koehler, Wade Ivey, T. J. Keever, Haley Wightman, Michael Dion, Daniel Becker, Joel Ullom
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Nondestructive characterization of high-burnup nuclear fuels is an important potential application of gamma spectroscopy and enabling…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stefano Vaccaro, Marta Cerini, Matteo Mazzuccato, Paolo Peerani
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Radioactive waste drums containing nuclear material pose a significant challenge in the context of JRC-Ispra decommissioning and waste…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Omar Marcillo, Monica Maceira, James O. Thomas, Joshua Cunningham, Changing Chai
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Air filtration systems are used in industrial facilities to prevent the release of contaminants and are indicative of ongoing operations.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nageswara S. V. Rao, David Abrecht, David A. Hooper, Jennifer Ladd-Lively, David Meier
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Machine learning detection methods using gamma signatures from spectral measurements of lowintensity 239Pu and 235U sources are studied.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert L. Watters, Jr., Peter Mason
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Since 2017, the NBL Program Office has continued its role as a reference material producer (RMP) in accordance with the requirements…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Massimo Morichi, Marco LOCATELLI, Matteo Corbo, Giacomo Mangiagalli, Francesco Pepe
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A new light and compact NDA measuring system, allows operators to execute gamma and neutron passive NDA measurements and is capable to…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Riina E Virta, Tatiana Bubba, Mikael Moring, Samuli Siltanen, Topi Tupasela, Tapani P. Honkamaa, Peter Dendooven
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With the operations at the geological repository in Finland starting soon, efficient nondestructive assay methods are needed to verify the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Abdelouahed Chetaine, a. saidi, O. Kabbache, T. Bouassa
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A physical protection system is the integration of people, procedures, and equipment used to protect assets or facilities against theft,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael R. Smith, Renee Gooding, Christina L. Ting, Jonathan Bisila
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Reviewing surveillance videos from nuclear safeguards facilities is a manually-intensive, tedious effort undertaken by nuclear safeguards…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rodney Busquim e Silva, Robert Anderson, Paul Smith, Mike St. John-Green
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This paper explores key aspects and computer security challenges to digital instrumentation and control systems, resulting from new and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Josef Zsigrai, Magdalena Toma, Arnaud Le Terrier, Artur Muehleisen
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K-edge densitometry is a key technique for safeguarding uranium (U) and plutonium (Pu) in nuclear reprocessing and fuel production. It…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adam Bernstein, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Jake Hecla, Chris Grant, John G. Learned, Paige Kunkle
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We discuss the utility of and obstacles to remote antineutrino-based monitoring, ‘outside the fence’ of a reactor complex. From about 0.1-…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Vivian Peters, Jana Vasiljević, Anders Puranen, Giacomo Manessi, Ihor Tavrovskyi, Sarabjot Kaur, Bo Cederwall
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The development of precise and efficient NDA techniques for nuclear materials evaluation is of fundamental importance for nuclear…