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Deployment and Demonstration of Process Monitoring Equipment and Techniques in a
Pyroprocessing Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ammon Williams, Robert Hoover, Nathan Hoyt, Philip LaFreniere, Tim Malewitz, Steve Warrmann
Abstract:Significant effort has been made in the US and internationally to advance pyroprocessing as a viable used nuclear fuel reprocessing…
Design and Characterization of the Fission Signature Assay Instrument for Nuclear
Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Fabiana Rossi, Mitsuo Koizumi, Douglas Chase Rodriguez, Tohn Takahashi
Abstract:Since 2015, the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has…
Determination of ‘Decommissioned for Safeguards Purposes’ of the Post-Accident Facilities
at Fukushima Dai-ichi
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Murray, G. Horton, Y. Meiliza, J. Persin, G. Spence
Abstract:The status of a post-operational facility being decommissioned for safeguards purposes is determined in part by the designated essential…
Determining Limits of Detection for Different Detector Geometries
through Monte Carlo based Simulations
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Samuel J. Fearn, Samuel R White, Dean T Connor, Euan L Connolly, Peter G Martin
Abstract:The threat from nuclear terrorism represents a complex challenge for global governments. Although current systems for detecting threats…
DETERMINING THE WEIGHT VALUE OF SAFEGUARDABILITY
EVALUATION FACTORS USING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY
PROCESS (AHP) METHODOLOGY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Seungmin Lee, Donghyuk Lim
Abstract:New nuclear facilities, such as small modular reactors and dry storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel, are expected to be built in the…
DETERRING NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL MATERIAL THEFT, SABOTAGE, OR
ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Olympia Hunt, Stephen V. Mladineo
Abstract:Although deterrence is a foundational aspect of defense strategies, recent threats of the use of nuclear or radiological weapons have cast…
DEVELOPING DELIBERATE REACTIVITY INSERTION SOURCE TERMS FOR
REGULATORY APPLICATIONS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edwin S. Lyman
Abstract:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is developing alternative physical protection requirements for new nuclear power reactors as part…
Development and Deployment of Physical Protection Systems for Mobile Radiological Sources
Used in the Well Logging and Industrial Radiography Industries
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian Higgins, Tonya Roush, Brion Burghard, Kurt Silvers
Abstract:The threat of dirty bombs or radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) is real, and the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security…
Development and Performance Testing of a Nuclear Material Testbed Digital Twin
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Stockman, A. Lintereur, R. Lakis
Abstract:The Dynamic Material Control program at Los Alamos National Laboratory was established to develop advanced nuclear material monitoring…
Development of a General, Modular, Reprogrammable Information Barrier for Arms Control
Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jay Brotz, J. Kyle Polack, Rachel R. Helguero, Michael Hamel, Thomas M Weber, Peter Marleau
Abstract:Next-generation treaty verification will require a wide range of enabling capabilities to support future transparency in monitoring…
Development of A Training Course on Non-Destructive Assay of
Nuclear Material for The Asian Region
(2) Development of Lectures and Exercises on Gamma-ray Measurement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Masahiko Yamamoto, Soma Kono, Yu Saegusa, Takehiko Kuno, Megumi Sekine, Naoko Inoue, Naoko Noro, Douglas Rodriguez, Tomoki Yamaguchi, Jacob Stinnett
Abstract:The training participants in the Asian region are interested in determination of U by gamma-ray measurement. The gamma-ray measurement…
Development of a Training Course on Nondestructive Assay of Nuclear Material for the
Asian Region
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Megumi Sekine-Abe, Yoko Kawakubo-Ikezawa, Naoko Inoue, Tomoki Yamaguchi, Naoko Noro, Masaaki Numata, Keiichiro Hori, Rossi Fabiana, Hee-Jae Lee, Douglas Chase Rodriguez, Sho Nakaguki, Takayoshi Noumi, Kamel Abbas, Stefan Nonneman, Vitor Sequeira, Jacob Stinnett, Matthew Murray, Harry Sumitro Sam, Natsumi Mitsuboshi, Haruka Okazaki
Abstract:The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), in cooperation with United States, Los Alamos National Laboratory (US/LANL), the European…
Development of an Aerosol-Based Method for the Manufacture of Surrogate
Environmental Test Swipes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Spencer M. Scott, Ashlee R. Swindle, Sabrina Webb, Benjamin E Naes, Travis J Tenner, Matthew Wellons
Abstract:The analysis of environmental test swipes laden with actinide-bearing particles is a key component of treaty verification activities and…
Development of CRM 125-A UO2 as an
Oxygen Stable Isotope Standard Reference Material
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Erik J. Oerter, Michael J. Singleton, Eric Pili, Michael R. Klosterman, Aldo Shemesh, Pierre Agrinier, Amanda Deinhart, Ruth Yam, Maor Assulin, Eyal Elish, Luther McDonald, Travis J Tenner, Ruth Kips
Abstract:The oxygen stable isotope composition of uranium oxides is emerging as a potentially powerful forensic tracer of nuclear fuel cycle…
Development of logic model for bulk facility national inspection program
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ju-Ang Jung, HyunJo Kim, Jinha Choi
Abstract:In this study, specific requirements for the development of a regulatory verification support program for supporting the implementation of…
Development of Nuclear Forensics using Synchrotron
Radiation-Based Analysis at the National Synchrotron Light
Source-II
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rebecca A. Coles, Biays Bowerman, Steven Glozek, Susan Pepper
Abstract:To identify illicit nuclear materials, and undeclared pathways associated with their production, we must be able to determine their origin…
DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR
VULNERABILITY ASSESMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Anna-Lena Becker, Christopher Ole Gerber, Mark Pelzer
Abstract:The protection against the release of radioactive material through sabotage is one of the primary objectives of the state´s nuclear…
Development of Prototype Code for Material Balance Evaluation
in Uranium Fuel Fabrication Facility
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Byung-Hee Won, Hee-Sung Shin, Ho-Dong Kim, Dae-Yong Song
Abstract:Material Balance Evaluation (MBE) is an essential safeguards measure in bulk handling facility dealing with nuclear material. The goal of…
Development of Risk Criteria for an Integrated Nuclear Safety and Security Potential Facility
Risk Index (PFRI)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jawad Ribhi Moussa, Andrew Wilcox, Charles Potter, Jesse Bland
Abstract:Risk assessment is used to determine the likelihood and consequences of harmful events occurring at a nuclear facility. Regardless of the…
Digitising the waste handling supply chain for the long-term:
a real-world case study
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jon Geater
Abstract:Sellafield Ltd, Digital Catapult and RKVST recently worked on a project to explore how innovations in distributed ledger technology (DLT)…