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ANALYSIS OF A COUPLED MULTILAYER NETWORK AND REAL TIME SECURITY SYSTEM SIMULATION: UNDERSTAND SYSTEM RESILIENCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Samuel Gailliot, Adam Williams, Gabriel C Birch, Susan Caskey, Thomas Adams, Ashley Mayle
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Multilayer network models (MLNs) for high consequence facilities and critical assets have been proposed to better capture the complexity,…
Analysis of Human Reliability Program Data
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sunil Chirayath
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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the US Department of Energy, and the International Atomic Energy Agency enforce or recommend fitness-…
ANALYSIS OF INCORPORATING CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE DETECTORS IN AN IN-LINE NEUTRON WELL COUNTER FOR NUCLEAR MATERIAL ACCOUNTING
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Corder, Craig Marianno
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When accounting for nuclear material, neutron well counters are a common and reliable instrument to measure plutonium mass. In addition to…
Analysis of Radiological Security through Radiation Exposure from Selected Scrap Metal Stores in Dar es Salaam
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Innocent J. Lugendo
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Presence of radioactive materials in ferrous scrap supply presents several challenges including significant health threat to scrap metal…
Analysis of the radionuclides and heavy metal concentrations of the Vaal River, South Africa
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Boitshekwane Chobeka, Manny Mathuthu, Ocwelwang Atsile
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Background: This study was carried out to examine the radionuclides and heavy metals concentrations in water the upstream and downstream of…
Animating our Science: Increasing the Literacy and Accessibility of Nuclear Forensics
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Greg Brennecka, Erica Wolf
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Scientific literacy is crucial to the long-term advancement of scientific research in all disciplines around the world, as it not only…
Applicability of the Milestones Approach to Deployments of Transportable Nuclear Power Plants (TNPPs)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cristina Siserman-Gray, Jessica Burniske, Lucy Groves, T. Jay Harrison, Madalina Man, Carrie Matthews, Robert Marek, Ty Otto, Shannon Stevenson
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Transportable nuclear power plants (TNPPs) can provide potential benefits to countries embarking on nuclear programs, offering reduced…
APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARDS TO NUCLEAR SUBMARINE FUEL ENSURING SECURITY AND PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leonam dos Santos Guimarães
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The utilization of nuclear energy has long played a pivotal role in advancing the capabilities of naval fleets worldwide, particularly in…
APPLICATION OF SEMI-AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS IN NUCLEAR SECURITY
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Warren Stern, Yonggang Cui, S.K. Aghara, Maia Gemmill, Lohith Annadevula, Carlos Soto, Odera Dim, Sidra Zia, Thomas Bonner
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Rapid advances in robotic and continued reduction in cost while improvement in reliability of robots presents an opportunity to explore the…
Application of the Cohn-α Method on Bare Highly Enriched Uranium Using Organic Scintillators
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Schuyler J. Tyler, F.B. Darby, Michael Y. Hua, Alex McSpaden, Jesson D. Hutchinson, George E. McKenzie, Shaun D. Clarke, Sara A. Pozzi
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Neutron noise measurements are a modality of non-destructive assay to measure fission chain kinetics. Noise measurements can be used to…
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotics to Support International Nuclear Safeguards In-Field Inspection Activities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Heidi Smartt, Sydney Dorawa, Shiloh Elliott, Philip Honnold, Zahi Kakish, Adithya Ramakrishnan, Tania Rivas, Nathan Shoman, Kyle A. Williams
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Sandia National Laboratories has designed and is developing Inspecta (International Nuclear Safeguards Personal Examination and Containment…
Assessing the Status of Insider Threat Mitigation at Nuclear and Radiological Facilities Eight Years after Information Circular 908: A Status Update Following the Second International Symposium
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jon Christian, Erin McLaughlin
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In 2016, recognizing the international community’s need to address the insider threat, the United States and Belgium co- sponsored…
Assessing Unsupervised Learning Models for Synthetic Process Specification Analyses
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Cuong Ly, Jakob Johnson, Cody Nizinski, Jesse Yaros, Luther W. McDonald IV, Alex Hagen
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In recent years, computer vision-based image analysis of microstructures captured in scanning electron micrographs (SEM) has shown to be a…
Atomic number estimation of dual energy cargo radiographs: initial experimental results using a semiempirical transparency model
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…
Atomic-Scale Characterization of Uranium Oxide Micro-Particles
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kathryn Guye, Mark Wirth, Darrell Mayberry, Corlisa Awino, Alan Albrecht, Shannon Lee, Tim Pope
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To ensure the highest quality of analytical measurements, the IAEA’s network of analytical laboratories (NWAL) must manage robust internal…
Automated Inspection of Criticality Control Overpacks for Surplus Plutonium Disposition
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tanner Goins, Camille Kudrna, Michael Tomlin, Nicholas Spivey, Michael Brown, Corey Hopper
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To reduce the amount of weapons-grade nuclear waste present in South Carolina, the Department of Energy (DOE) started an initiative to…
Background Adaptive Radiation Detection (BARD)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):N. Abgrall, G. Aversano, R.J. Cooper, M.S. Bandstra, M. Salathe, V. Negut, B.J. Quiter, E. Rofors, Y. Kim, R. Sankaran, S. Shahkarami
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Various applications in nuclear non-proliferation, homeland security, and basic science require the use of statically deployed radiation…
Best Practices for Radioactive Source End-of-Life Management in the United States and Taiwan
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ming-Fa Chang, Tzu-Chieh Kuo, Kristin Hirsch, Samantha Bowers, Camille Freestone
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End-of-life management for category 1 and 2 disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS) presents one of the most challenging issues in the…
Boosting Nuclear Forensics: Exciting New R&D via University Consortia
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Camille Palmer, James Baciak, Kyle Hartig
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Since 2012 the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (…
Bubbler Design Updates for Nuclear Safeguards Applications
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher Gundersen, Janine Lambert, Ammon Williams
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The accurate monitoring of molten salt is crucial for nuclear safeguards, particularly in the context of mixtures used in molten salt…