Resources

Items marked as restricted are available to members only. Join INMM today to access over 60 years of insight from experts in the nuclear materials management industry.

VAK III Sealing System for LWR Fuel Assemblies - Long Term Results Obtained by JRC-ISPRA AFter the Last Verification Campaign at the KAHL Facility (FRG) in February 1986
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. C. d'Agraives, E. Mascetti, G. Dal Cero, A. Volcan
Abstract:The VAK III system uses ultrasonic in situ verifiable seals aimed at the safeguarding of LWR fuel assemblies. Developed at JRC-Ispra, it…
Variance and Covariance Calculations for Nuclear Materials Accounting Using \"PROFF\"
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. F. Hafer, D. Stirpe
Abstract:To determine the detection sensitivity of a materials accounting system to the loss of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) requires (1)…
Vehicle Barrier Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick A. Sena
Abstract:The ground vehicle is one of the most effective tools available to an adversary force. Vehicles can be used to penetrate many types of…
WORLDWIDE APPLICATION OF IAEA SAFETY SERIES No.6: REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, 1985 EDITION
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. Rosen, R.B. Pope, H. Koponen, R. R. Rawl
Abstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency has recently issued the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6. The changes made in the Regulations,…
Zone Approaches to International Safeguards of a Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William A. Higinbotham, Leslie G. Fishbone
Abstract:At present the IAEA designs its safeguards approach with regard to each type of nuclear facility so that the safeguards activities and…
A CALIBRATION PROBLEM IN NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):E.J. Halteman
Abstract:The nature of nuclear waste makes its quantification a statistical problem. Moreover, for the detection of low levels of plutonium in waste…
A CRITICAL COMPARISON OF MASS- AND GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF PLUTONIUM ISOTOPIC REFERENCE MATERIALS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Carleton D. Bingham, Warren J. McGonnagle
Abstract:The authors have undertaken an indepth comparison of mass- and gamma-ray spectrometric measurements of currently available plutonium…
A Demonstration of the In-Field Use of Calorimetric Assay for IAEA Inspection Purposes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R. B. Perry, Walter W. Strohm, Sidney Fiarman
Abstract:The second physical inventory verification (PIV) exercise for IAEA inspectors was conducted at a U.S. MOX fabrication facility (WHC) under…
A FUEL CYCLE APPROACH TO SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. J. Canty, Arnold Rezniczek, G. Stein, R. Gerstler, E. Muench
Abstract:Many of the problems associated with the implementation and evaluation of IAEA safeguards are of an artificial, self-imposed nature…
A HIGH COUNT RATE GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER SYSTEM FOR PLUTONIUM ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENTS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. G. Fleissner, C.P. Oertel
Abstract:A high count rate, high throughput gammaray system for plutonium isotopic measurements has been developed and tested in a production…
A Lighting Simulation and Design Program (LSDP)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David A. Smith
Abstract:This computer program simulates a user-defined 'lighting configuration. It has been developed as a tn»o3 to aid in the design of exterior…
A NEW PASSIVE HELICOPTER DETECTOR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Glenn R. Elliott
Abstract:Sandia has developed a new helicopter detector. The device relies on the correlation between the acoustic wave from the helicopter and the…
A PHYSICAL INVENTORY VERIFICATION EXERCISE AT A MIXED OXIDE FABRICATION FACILITY
Type:JNMM
Volume:13
Issue:4
Author(s):W.C.H. ALSTON, A. FATTAH
Abstract:A Physical Inventory Verification (PIV) exercise conducted by safeguards inspectors from the three divisions of Operations of the IAEA…
A Plutonium Neutron Source Simulator
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kendahl Johnson
Abstract:A plutonium neutron source simulator has been developed to test the electronics of neutron coincidence counters used for non-destructive…
A VERSATILE SYSTEM FOR MEASURING NUCLEAR WASTE IN 55-GALLON DRUMS
Type:JNMM
Volume:13
Issue:4
Author(s):T.W. Crane
Abstract:A californium-based active assay system has been tested for measuring nuclear waste in 55-gal drums. The unit can be operated in either a…
ACTIVITIES AND TRENDS IN PHYSICAL PROTECTION MODELING WITH MICROCOMPUTERS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Leon D. Chapman, Charlene P. Harlan
Abstract:Sandia National Laboratories developed several models in the mid to late 1970's including the Safeguards Automated Facility Evaluation (…
An Automated Entry Control System For Nuclear Facilities
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W.K. Ream, J. Espinoza
Abstract:An entry control system to automatically control access to nuclear facilities is described. The design uses a centrally located console,…
An Integrated Monitoring System Using Intrusion Dectors
Type:JNMM
Volume:14
Issue:1
Author(s):M.H. Gallegos, R. P. McKnight R. P. McKnight
Abstract:A personnel intrusion detection system, using passive infrared intrusion detectors, is described for monitoring unoccupied or seldom…
AN INTELLIGENT PORTAL MONITOR FOR FAST SUPPRESSION OF FALSE POSITIVES DUE TO RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. William Johnson, K.B. Butterfield
Abstract:Monitoring the movement of radioactive material through secure or sensitive areas may be complicated by the existence of unanticipated…
ANALYSIS OF SPENT FUEL FROM LIGHT WATER REACTORS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.K. Lane, K.A. Young, R.P. Morissette
Abstract:A detailed knowledge of the LWR inventoryimposed constraints on the heavy metal handling capability for the transport, storage, and…