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49-4 - Book Review - Restricted Data
Type:JNMM
Volume:49
Issue:4
Author(s):Mark L. Maiello
Abstract:
49-4 - Book Review - Restricted Data
A deep learning approach for safeguards-relevant change detection using Sentinel-2 imagery
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lisa Beumer, Irmgard Niemeyer
Abstract:
Satellite imagery represents a key source of information for the implementation and verification of nuclear non-proliferation, arms control…
A Licensing & Engineering Security-by-Design Model for Advanced & Small Modular Reactors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adam Williams, Alan Evans, Katherine Holt
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Security-by-Design (SeBD) is a concept that has been garnering increased attention in professional discussions and gaining traction in…
A Review of Human Reliability Programs for Nuclear Security
Type:JNMM
Volume:49
Issue:4
Author(s):M. Sai Baba, Ipshita Chowdhury, Vagisha Nidhi, Amit K. Shah, Sunil S. Chirayath
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Human Reliability Program (HRP) is a set of procedures, protocols, and the corresponding performance of activities to support and sustain…
A Review on the State of the Art of Machine Learning and Satellite Imaging: Detecting Scene Changes in Selected Nuclear Fuel Cycle Datasets
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shiloh Elliott, Ashley Shields, Eduardo Trevino, Gustavo Reyes, Mark Schanfein
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The timely detection of clandestine nuclear facilities through satellite imagery (SI) analysis is one of the greatest challenges faced by…
A Scanning Coded-Aperture Imager for Nuclear and Radiological Materials Characterization
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven Brown, James Mason, Hao Yang, Reid Sobota, Michael Streicher, Willy Kaye
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We have developed a high-resolution coded-aperture imager for quantitative imaging of x-ray and low-energy gamma-ray sources. The 25-lb…
A Study of Trilateral Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Strategy for Fast Reactor Programme among India, Japan, and the United States
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Saurabh Sharma, Masako Ikegami
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India, Japan, and the United States have bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation with each other and this research paper offers a trilateral…
A Tool Kit for Generating Simulated Radiation Measurements for Advanced Reactor Safeguards and Security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Greg Westphal, Sean O'Brien, Michael Dion, Logan Scott, Karen Koop Hogue
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A tool kit was developed to simulate and analyze passive radiation measurements of molten salt reactor (MSR) operations to support…
Advances in Total Gamma-ray Counting in Support of Arms Control
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sean Stave, Glen Warren, Jonathan Kulisek, Eric Becker, Peter Marleau, John Polack, Heather Reedy, Elicia Tiano
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The verification of the absence of special nuclear material may be a key requirement in potential future warhead treaty verification. Total…
Alternate Neutron Detection Technology for Radiation Interdiction
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Angela Moore, Aaron Kriss, Dylan Toneff, Andrey Mozhayev, Paul Johns
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Fluctuations in the cost and availability of 3He gas over the past decade have inspired studies on alternate neutron detection (AND)…
An Attention-based Anomaly Detection Model for Ensuring Cyber Security in Nuclear Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Feiyan Dong, Shi Chen, Kazuyuki Demachi
Abstract:
Nuclear facilities are subjected to Industrial Control Systems (ICSs), which involve considerable number of dispersed devices in physically…
An MCNP Course for Nuclear Safeguards Practitioners
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mara Watson, Joel Kulesza, Avery Grieve, Michael Rising, Grace Long, Martyn Swinhoe, Garrett McMath, Alexis Trahan
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The Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) code is a vital simulation tool for nuclear safeguards. An MCNP course was recently developed…
An Overview in the Development of a Multi-Sensor Data Science System for Monitoring a Solvent Extraction Process
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edna Cardenas, Luis Ocampo Giraldo, Jay Hix, Mitchell Greenhalgh, Cody Walker, James Johnson, Katherine Wilsdon
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To enhance nuclear nonproliferation stewardship, Idaho National Laboratory is building the Beartooth nuclear fuel processing test bed. The…
An Overview of a Comprehensive Assessment of the International Interactions and Interfaces for Packaging and Transport Safety, Security, and Safeguards (3S) — Identifying Conflicts and Synergies
Type:JNMM
Volume:49
Issue:4
Author(s):Ronald B. Pope, Kenneth E. Sanders, Yung Y. Liu, James M. Shuler
Abstract:
In recent years, it has been recognized that steps, including evaluations or other actions, are needed to ensure that safety, security, and…
Analysis of Destructive and Nondestructive Assays of Irradiated LEU Fuel Material for the Validation of MCNP and Nuclear Forensic Methodologies.
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sean Martinson, Jenna Garcia, Isaac Haynes, Sunil Chirayath, Simrun Saini, Elisan Wagner
Abstract:
Researchers rely on the functionality and accuracy of Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) to model complex problems such as nuclear reactors.…
Application of the IAEA code of conduct for the security of radioactive and radiological sources
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Abdelouahed Chetaine, a. saidi, O. Kabbach, A. BENCHRIF
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Nowadays thousands of radioactive sources are used in hospitals, scientific research, agriculture and industry. The activity of these…
Applications of Knoweledge Management Strategies for Improving Nuclear Materials Management and Facility Operations in the R&D Environment
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Catherine Ramsey
Abstract:
The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a rapidly growing multidisciplinary laboratory under the Office of Environmental…
Argon Atmosphere Capable 3-D CdZnTe Imaging Spectrometers
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David Goodman, Karl Hinbern, Cody June, Alec Brennan
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High-resolution, 3-D CdZnTe imaging spectrometers capable of operating under an inert argon atmosphere have been developed. Solutions to…
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Trust: A Proposed Methodology for Verifying AI/ML-Generated Data Streams
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark Schanfein, Amanda Rynes
Abstract:
The implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continues to expand, potentially playing a larger role in IAEA…
Assessing Nuclear Material Accounting Techniques for Protactinium-233 in Thorium-fueled Reactors
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Victoria Davis, Braden Goddard, George W. Hitt, Claudio A Gariazzo
Abstract:
This research focuses on developing a safeguards approach to assay 233Pa in thorium-based nuclear reactors. 232Th in a thorium reactor has…