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View article: The attribute measurement technique
The attribute measurement technique Open
Any verification measurement performed on potentially classified nuclear material must satisfy two seemingly contradictory constraints. First and foremost, no classified information can be released. At the same time, the monitoring party m…
View article: U.S. Additional Protocol Outreach Program-Tabletop Exercises to Implement the AP.
U.S. Additional Protocol Outreach Program-Tabletop Exercises to Implement the AP. Open
The Office of International Regimes and Agreement (NA-243) is the lead office in the Department of Energy (DOE) to assist DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites in the preparation of providing declarations on relevan…
View article: Development of Instrumentation for the Measurement and Safeguarding of Uranium in a Natural Uranium Conversion Plant.
Development of Instrumentation for the Measurement and Safeguarding of Uranium in a Natural Uranium Conversion Plant. Open
The need for enhanced/integrated safeguards approaches requires an analysis of activities that may be undertaken looking at the nuclear fuel cycle in its entirety. One example is uranium conversion facilities that are necessary to conditio…
View article: The Effects of information barrier requirements on the trilateral initiative attribute measurement system (AVNG).
The Effects of information barrier requirements on the trilateral initiative attribute measurement system (AVNG). Open
Although the detection techniques used for measuring classified materials are very similar to those used in unclassified measurements, the surrounding packaging is generally very different. If iZ classified item is to be measured, an infor…
View article: Remote Monitoring of Sensitive Nuclear Materials.
Remote Monitoring of Sensitive Nuclear Materials. Open
Remote and/or unattended monitoring of safeguarded nuclear materials is a reasonably well-understood problem, and a number of well-developed measurement and data transmission technologies are available in this field. The advantages of remo…
View article: Source term analysis in support of safeguards approaches for uranium conversion facilities.
Source term analysis in support of safeguards approaches for uranium conversion facilities. Open
Advanced safeguards approaches require an analysis of activities that may be undertaken looking at the nuclear fuel cycle in its entirety. One example is uranium conversion facilities that are necessary to condition nuclear mateirals for f…
View article: ATTRIBUTE VERIFICATION SYSTEMS WITH INFORMATION BARRIERS FOR CLASSIFIED FORMS OF PLUTONIUM IN THE TRILATERAL INITIATIVE
ATTRIBUTE VERIFICATION SYSTEMS WITH INFORMATION BARRIERS FOR CLASSIFIED FORMS OF PLUTONIUM IN THE TRILATERAL INITIATIVE Open
A team of technical experts from the Russian Federation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the United States has been working since December 1997 to develop a toolkit of instruments that could be used to verify plutonium-b…
View article: Integrating IPix immersive video surveillance with unattended and remote monitoring (UNARM) systems.
Integrating IPix immersive video surveillance with unattended and remote monitoring (UNARM) systems. Open
Commercially available IPix cameras and software are being researched as a means by which an inspector can be virtually immersed into a nuclear facility. A single IPix camera can provide 360 by 180 degree views with full pan-tilt-zoom capa…
View article: Fissile material transparency technology demonstration : neutron multiplicity counter /
Fissile material transparency technology demonstration : neutron multiplicity counter / Open
The Fissile Material Transparency Technology Demonstration occurred at Los Alamos National Laboratory, August 14-17, 2000. The demonstration showed the determination of six attributes (Pu presence, Pu isotopics, Pu mass, absence of oxide, …