Browsing by Subject "safeguards"
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(2012-07-16)It has been shown that neutrons emitted from the same 252Cf fission event are preferentially detected within small angles of each other and at angles around 180 degrees. The distribution of this angular anisotropy is ...
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(2013-02-22)The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) needs to enhance its capabilities for safeguarding spent nuclear fuel (SNF) stored in dry cask storage facilities and for maintaining persistent continuity of knowledge (CoK) ...
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(2010-07-14)Reprocessing nuclear fuel is becoming more viable in the United States due to the anticipated increase in construction of nuclear power plants, the growing stockpile of existing used nuclear fuel, and a public desire to ...
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(2021-04-26)The original molten salt reactor (MSR) concepts were developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the 1960s. Increasing energy demands and concerns about global CO2 emissions have emphasized the need for advanced ...
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(2021-05-03)Used nuclear fuel disposition is a major nuclear waste management problem worldwide at the closing end of the nuclear fuel cycle since long-lived actinides can cause safety and criticality concerns. Effective separation ...
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(2016-02-18)The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) safeguards technical objective is the timely detection of a diversion of a significant quantity of nuclear material from peaceful activities to the manufacture of nuclear ...
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(2010-10-12)The quantification of plutonium (Pu) in spent nuclear fuel is an increasingly important safeguards issue. There exists an estimated worldwide 980 metric tons of Pu in the nuclear fuel cycle and the majority is in spent ...