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Abstract:In materials accountancy, radiological measurements of the nuclear material content of storage cylinders can be leveraged as a robust…
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Abstract:Nuclear arms control treaties such as New START have included inspections where an inspecting treaty partner is permitted to employ agreed-…
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Abstract:For over 35 years, the U.S.-Japan bilateral cooperation activities on international nuclear safeguards have been essential to the…
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Abstract:Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been engaged in a project funded by the NNSA Office of International Nuclear Safeguards-…
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Abstract:Many stones used in building materials can contain varying amounts of naturally occurring radioactive elements that emit radiation. Uranium…
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Abstract:The IAEA Department of Safeguards conducted a Robotics Challenge in 2017, culminating in a weeklong demonstration featuring twelve…
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Abstract:FACET (“Facilitating Cylinder and Enrichment Tracing”) is an analytical tool under development in the Department of Safeguards of the…
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Abstract:Tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) fuel is currently one of the most mature fuel types for pebble bed reactor (PBR) designs. Fuel units in…
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Abstract:High energy neutron transmission radiography is not sensitive to the isotopic composition of uranium or plutonium. However, the production…
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Abstract:For the success of any lasting efforts towards nuclear disarmament, reliable and widely accepted verification measures are indispensable.…
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Abstract:This project addresses a gap observed in verifying the programming in embedded devices used in international arms control: namely verifying…
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Abstract:Fixed-energy Response-function Analysis with multiple efficiency (FRAM) is a software code designed primarily for plutonium and uranium…
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Abstract:A nuclear arms control treaty obliges signatory states to abide by agreed upon commitments (such as reducing their total number of warheads…
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Abstract:The presented device is a compact gamma and fast neutron data acquisition system (DAQ) for passive and active NDA of SNM. The DAQ weights…
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Abstract:Radioactive or nuclear material could fall into the wrong hands and pose a serious threat to society. If it is suspected that this type of…
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Abstract:Gender mainstreaming has emerged as a critical mechanism towards achieving gender equality in the development and implementation of laws,…
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Abstract:Warhead confirmation could be a component of future arms control treaties, and may include confirmation measurements based on geometric…
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Abstract:Methods for evaluating the efficacy of potential arms control treaties are crucial to ensuring arms control objectives can be met. However…
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Abstract:This paper on the evolution of IAEA safeguards was stimulated by Confucius’s saying (1): “Study the past, if you would divine the future,”…
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Abstract:Nuclear security is an integral part of the world’s nuclear future. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is assisting its Member…