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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mark S. Bandstra, Thomas D. MacDonald, Karthika Balan, Pei Yao Li, Kushant Patel, Emil Rofors, Marco Salathe, Brian J. Quiter
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In materials accountancy, radiological measurements of the nuclear material content of storage cylinders can be leveraged as a robust…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jen Huckett, Jan Irvahn, Jonathan Mills, Rachel Pulliam, Robert Brigantic
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Nuclear arms control treaties such as New START have included inspections where an inspecting treaty partner is permitted to employ agreed-…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David P. Broughton, Daniela Henzlova, Joe Longo, Jessica Mendez, Taketeru Nagatani, Toyofumi Okada, Carlos Rael, Martyn Swinhoe, Risa Suzuki
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For over 35 years, the U.S.-Japan bilateral cooperation activities on international nuclear safeguards have been essential to the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher L. Magone, Camille Palmer, Todd S. Palmer, William A. Wieselquist
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been engaged in a project funded by the NNSA Office of International Nuclear Safeguards-…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Maha Almaflehi, John Aloi, Paul Sideris, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
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Many stones used in building materials can contain varying amounts of naturally occurring radioactive elements that emit radiation. Uranium…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A. Sokolov, D. Finker, P. Flick, C. Kazantzidou, A. Alessandrello
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The IAEA Department of Safeguards conducted a Robotics Challenge in 2017, culminating in a weeklong demonstration featuring twelve…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Agatha Walczak-Typke, K. Ania Kaminski, Adam Shephard, Jacob McComb, Marie Cronholm, Mark Laughter
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FACET (“Facilitating Cylinder and Enrichment Tracing”) is an analytical tool under development in the Department of Safeguards of the…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ming Fang, Angela Di Fulvio
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Tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) fuel is currently one of the most mature fuel types for pebble bed reactor (PBR) designs. Fuel units in…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Jihye Jeon, Erik P. Gilson, Alexander Glaser, Robert Goldston
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High energy neutron transmission radiography is not sensitive to the isotopic composition of uranium or plutonium. However, the production…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lukas Rademacher, Malte Göttsche
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For the success of any lasting efforts towards nuclear disarmament, reliable and widely accepted verification measures are indispensable.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Marie Whyatt, Caitlyn Powers, Emma Pollans, Brandon Van Vaerenbergh, Raul Martinez, Joshua Peterson
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This project addresses a gap observed in verifying the programming in embedded devices used in international arms control: namely verifying…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Duc Vo
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Fixed-energy Response-function Analysis with multiple efficiency (FRAM) is a software code designed primarily for plutonium and uranium…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Graham McNeill, Rita Borgo, Keir Allen, James Palmer, Torry Wade, Wyn Bowen
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A nuclear arms control treaty obliges signatory states to abide by agreed upon commitments (such as reducing their total number of warheads…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Matteo Corbo, Massimo Morichi, Paola Garosi, Christina Del Bene
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The presented device is a compact gamma and fast neutron data acquisition system (DAQ) for passive and active NDA of SNM. The DAQ weights…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Risse, H. Friedrich, T. Köble, O. Schumann, T. Teuteberg
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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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Author(s):Christina Siserman-Gray, Jessica Burniske
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Gender mainstreaming has emerged as a critical mechanism towards achieving gender equality in the development and implementation of laws,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. Balajthy, E. Brubaker, M. Sweany
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Warhead confirmation could be a component of future arms control treaties, and may include confirmation measurements based on geometric…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Destry A. Newton
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Methods for evaluating the efficacy of potential arms control treaties are crucial to ensuring arms control objectives can be met. However…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James Larrimore
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This paper on the evolution of IAEA safeguards was stimulated by Confucius’s saying (1): “Study the past, if you would divine the future,”…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Vasiliki Tafili, Marina Labyntseva
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Nuclear security is an integral part of the world’s nuclear future. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is assisting its Member…