Los Alamos safeguards program overview and NDA in safeguards

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6879989

Keepin, G R

Over the years the Los Alamos safeguards program has developed, tested, and implemented a broad range of passive and active nondestructive analysis (NDA) instruments (based on gamma and x-ray detection and neutron counting) that are now widely employed in safeguarding nuclear materials of all forms. Here very briefly, the major categories of gamma ray and neutron based NDA techniques, give some representative examples of NDA instruments currently in use, and cite a few notable instances of state-of-the-art NDA technique development. Historical aspects and a broad overview of the safeguards program are also presented.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6879989
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-3190; CONF-8809147-1; ON: DE89000314
• Resource Relation: Conference: 20. anniversary symposium of the Technical Support Organization, Upton, NY, USA, 25 Sep 1988; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING
SAFEGUARDS
FISSILE MATERIALS
GAMMA RADIATION
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
LABORATORIES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
NEUTRON FLUX
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
SECURITY
TRAINING
X RADIATION
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
RADIATION FLUX
RADIATIONS
055001* - Nuclear Fuels- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability- Technical Aspects