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View article: The AI-Base NDA Catalog
The AI-Base NDA Catalog Open
View article: Use of a deuterium-deuterium neutron generator for the Add-A-Source waste matrix correction technique
Use of a deuterium-deuterium neutron generator for the Add-A-Source waste matrix correction technique Open
View article: Advances in the Design and Fabrication of Electronics for Neutron Multiplicity Counters
Advances in the Design and Fabrication of Electronics for Neutron Multiplicity Counters Open
View article: Passive Neutron Instrumentation and Applications
Passive Neutron Instrumentation and Applications Open
This chapter presents a description of most of the instruments that are currently in use for the measurement of plutonium and uranium using passive methods (without an external source). This includes the acquisition electronics as well as …
View article: Principles of Singles Neutron Counting
Principles of Singles Neutron Counting Open
This chapter describes the principles of method used in total neutron counting (as distinct from correlated neutron counting described in Chaps. 17 and 18 ). In this method only the number of neutrons detected is used to make measurements …
View article: Polyethylene density uncertainty in the simulation of neutron detectors
Polyethylene density uncertainty in the simulation of neutron detectors Open
View article: Source localization and in-situ background subtraction [Slides]
Source localization and in-situ background subtraction [Slides] Open
View article: Material Control and Accounting Regulatory and Technical Considerations for Microreactors
Material Control and Accounting Regulatory and Technical Considerations for Microreactors Open
New microreactors must comply with the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) regulations in 10CFR74. The objective of MC&A is to verify that the nuclear material is not stolen or diverted to unauthorized users. Microreactors have unique f…
View article: Correlated Neutron Interrogation Source in the Active Well [Slides]
Correlated Neutron Interrogation Source in the Active Well [Slides] Open
The Active Well Coincidence Counter (AWCC) is a technology developed by Los Alamos National Laboratories for the use of non-destructive assay of Uranium materials for international nuclear inspectorates such as the IAEA.
View article: A comparison of Monte Carlo fission models for safeguards neutron coincidence counters
A comparison of Monte Carlo fission models for safeguards neutron coincidence counters Open
View article: IDENTIFINDER Overview and Operation
IDENTIFINDER Overview and Operation Open
The objective of this project is to explain the measurement applications of the HM-5 and to demonstrate operation of the HM-5 IdentiFINDER.
View article: IdentiFINDER Laboratory Exercise
IdentiFINDER Laboratory Exercise Open
The identiFINDER2 is an easily portable handheld NaI gamma detector. The IAEA uses the safeguards version of the identiFINDER2 and calls it the HM-5. The HM-5 has built in software to analyze the detection signal specifically for IAEA veri…
View article: The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Materials Subject to Safeguards, and Safeguards Measurements
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Materials Subject to Safeguards, and Safeguards Measurements Open
The objective of this presentation is to identify where nuclear materials are present and what types of measurement techniques might be applicable for a given material.
View article: Variations in AmLi source spectra and their estimation utilizing the 5 Ring Multiplicity Counter
Variations in AmLi source spectra and their estimation utilizing the 5 Ring Multiplicity Counter Open
View article: Estimating the AmLi Neutron Spectrum from Measured Ring Ratios
Estimating the AmLi Neutron Spectrum from Measured Ring Ratios Open
These are a set of slides on estimating the AmLi neutron spectrum from measured ring ratios. The IAEA uses an AmLi source in the Uranium Neutron Coincidence Collar (UNCL) to verify compliance with nonproliferation treaties. The UNCL requir…
View article: Measurement and simulation of cosmic rays effects on neutron multiplicity counting
Measurement and simulation of cosmic rays effects on neutron multiplicity counting Open