Year
1989
Abstract
The safeguards approach for automated mixed oxide (MOX) plants is presented which includes the following safeguards measures: — In—line NDA equipment to carry out flow verification in an unattended continuous mode; - Application of Near Real Time Accountancy (NRTA) for the process envelope; — Advanced containment and surveillance (C/S) measures for the feed and product storages, complementing the material accountancy. The implementation of these safeguards measures individually and in the form of a \"network\" is discussed within the frame of IMFCIRC 153 [1]. Several safeguards design assumptions and relevant measures are examined. Future trends for bulk handling facilities are outlined.