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Identifying Sources of Background Radiation From Everyday Items
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thrisha mae Lumor, Pedrocia De-Sosoo, John Aloi, Paul Sideris, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
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Background radiation is a natural and constant source of ionizing radiation emitted from our environment, including a variety of objects…
Implementation of a Mini-slab-based neutron detector system to increase the efficiency of safeguards verification of hold-up at MOX fuel fabrication facilities in Japan
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Kyffin, Aminata Dia, Gedion Nkosi, Vladimir Nizhnik, Akihiko Hayashi, Taketeru Nagatani
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In collaboration with the Japan Safeguards Office, the Nuclear Material Control Centre, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA…
Improving energy and time resolution of inorganic scintillators by using photonic crystals
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Stuti Surani, Roman Samulyak, Federico Scurti, Douglas E. Wolfe, Marek Flaska
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Inorganic scintillators are widely used in various gamma spectroscopy applications such as nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards, medical…
Improving Modulation Transfer Functions of different materials
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Travis R. Barker, Aileen N. Sarceno, Timothy K. Mueller, James E. Baciak
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Compton Backscatter Imaging (CBI) is a decades old approach to single sided imaging where transmission imaging is not possible; it is often…
Improving Trust in Information Barriers through Separate Provisioning of Hardware and Firmware
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jay K. Brotz, J. Kyle Polack, Peter Marleau, Michael Hamel, Thomas Weber, Aaron Nowack, James Davis, Rachel Helguero, Steven Hammon
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Warhead confirmation measurements have been proposed for verifying compliance with nuclear arms treaties and agreements in cases where the…
Improving Twin Calorimeter Designs with Heat-Flux Sensors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shannon Kossmann, Ian Canfield, Tracy Wenz, Mark Croce
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Heat-flow calorimetry provides a precise measurement of the thermal power produced by a radioactive source. When combined with isotopic…
Improving Uncertainty in Nondestructive Uranium Enrichment Analysis with Microcalorimeter Gamma Spectroscopy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark Croce, Katrina Koehler, Megan Booher, Emily Stark Teti, Jacob Ward, Duc Vo, David Mercer, Matthew Carpenter, Katherine A Schreiber, Rico Schoenemann, Daniel Becker, Jacob Stuligross, Joel Ullom, Geon-Bo Kim, Nathan Hines
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Nondestructive analysis of uranium isotopic composition is a primary application of gamma spectroscopy for nuclear material accountancy and…
Improving Warhead Authentication using Gamma Spectroscopy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher Fichtlscherer, Moritz Kütt
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Verifying international treaties, especially those related to nuclear disarmament, is a crucial and at the same time complex task.…
INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY-BY-DESIGN (SEBD) APPROACHES FOR MOLTEN SALT RESEARCH REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adam Williams, Steven Horowitz, William S. Charlton, Derek Haas, Rusty Towell, Lester Towell, Tim Head, Alan Evans
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Current thinking hypothesizes that benefits from security by design (SeBD) can be experienced at any point up to the traditional “security…
INCREASED COMPLEXITY IN SIMULATING MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Philip Honnold, Nathan Shoman, Ben Cipiti
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The Separation and Safeguards Performance Model (SSPM) is a versatile tool developed and maintained by Sandia National Laboratories to…
Inferring Reactor Parameters from Nuclear Waste with Bayesian Inference
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Benjamin Jung, Malte Göttsche
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Future nuclear disarmament regimes would benefit from a verifiable account of the fis sile material that emerges from the dismantled…
Integration of the GRID detector and Spot robot for automated patrolling missions
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lohith Annadevula, Odera Dim, Yonggang Cui, Warren Stern, S.K. Aghara
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Detecting, locating, and identifying radioactive materials in large public areas can be a timeconsuming and labor-intensive task to perform…
Interfaces between Nuclear Security and State Systems of Accounting and control
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Loida Begley, Rob Magleby, James Rubenstone, Ali Tabatabai, Alexandra Zeigler
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As the nuclear material accountancy (NMA) arm of the U.S. System of Accounting for and Control of nuclear material (SSAC), the Nuclear…
International Safeguards by Design – A High-Level View
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark Schanfein
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Unlike a State’s regulatory basis for safety, security, and domestic safeguards on nuclear fuel cycle facilities, the legal basis for…
INTERNATIONAL TARGET VALUES – MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONTINUOUS REVIEW PROCESS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):K. KRZYSZTOSZEK, ANDRIY BERLIZOV, ROBERT BINNER, ELISA BONNER, ANDREY BOSKO, LUDOVIC BOURVA, GEORGES DUHAMEL, CLAUDE NORMAN, CHRISTOPHE PORTAIX, SÉBASTIEN RICHET
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The quality of quantitative measurements by bulk (mass and volume), destructive analysis (DA) and non-destructive assay (NDA) methods is a…
International transfer and operation of floating nuclear power plants: Safeguards considerations
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jesse-Lee Dimech, Rohan Tepper, Alistair Knight, Geoffrey Shaw
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Among the most novel Generation IV nuclear reactors are Floating Nuclear Power Plants (FNPPs), which are designed to be moved by sea to…
Introduction of problem-based learning, team-based learning, role play and virtual simulation in nuclear safeguard inspectors and security officers training.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Safa Abdo
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Training is a cornerstone in the development of nuclear safeguard inspectors and security officers. The classic training in the form of…
Investigation of a Compact Setup for SNM Mass Assay by Active Interrogation and Fast Neutron Detection
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Ocherashvili, D. Michaely, B. Pedersen, B. Sarusi, G. Varasano, R. Yankovich
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The present paper reports on the experimental investigations of an active neutron interrogation method for quantifying fissile material in…
J-MOX Project: Synergies among stakeholders in the deployment of safeguards systems during construction
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lai San Chew, Joshua Emmer, Christophe Creusot, Carl Van Handenhove, John Kyffin, Romano Plentada, Alexander Solodov, Shinji Nakajima, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Junji Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Sampei, Yu Mutsushika, Kodai Yano
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J-MOX is a mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant currently under construction in Japan and co-located with the Rokkasho Reprocessing…
Justice-Centered Narratives in Nuclear Engineering Academia: Accountability’s Role in the Expansion of Nuclear
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Destiny White, Dr. Chantell Murphy, Dr. Howard Hall
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In the context of the United States’ ambitious COP28 goal of tripling nuclear power by 2050, public support and a pipeline of educated…