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Title: The design and implementation of the AVNG measurement system

Abstract

An attribute measurement system (AMS) measures a number of unclassified attributes of potentially classified material. By displaying these unclassified results only as red or green lights, the AMS protects potentially classified information while still generating confidence in the measurement result. The AVNG that we describe is an AMS built by RFNC-VNIIEF in Sarov, Russia. The AVNG detects neutron and gamma radiation signatures and displays the three unclassified attributes of 'plutonium presence,' 'plutonium mass >2 kg,' and 'plutonium isotopic ratio ({sup 240}Pu to {sup 239}Pu) < 0.1.' In this presentation, we will describe the design of the AVNG neutron and gamma detector subsystems, as well as the design of the entire AMS incorporating these detectors. We will also describe the construction of the AVNG and the final design that was demonstrated in June 2009.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
  2. RFNC-VNIIEF
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1009545
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-10-02623; LA-UR-10-2623
TRN: US1101526
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: INMM 51st Annual Meeting ; July 11, 2010 ; Baltimore, MD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; CLASSIFIED INFORMATION; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; IMPLEMENTATION; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM

Citation Formats

Macarthur, Duncan W, Thron, Jonathan, Razinkov, Sergey, Livke, Alexander, and Kondratov, Sergey. The design and implementation of the AVNG measurement system. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Macarthur, Duncan W, Thron, Jonathan, Razinkov, Sergey, Livke, Alexander, & Kondratov, Sergey. The design and implementation of the AVNG measurement system. United States.
Macarthur, Duncan W, Thron, Jonathan, Razinkov, Sergey, Livke, Alexander, and Kondratov, Sergey. 2010. "The design and implementation of the AVNG measurement system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1009545.
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abstractNote = {An attribute measurement system (AMS) measures a number of unclassified attributes of potentially classified material. By displaying these unclassified results only as red or green lights, the AMS protects potentially classified information while still generating confidence in the measurement result. The AVNG that we describe is an AMS built by RFNC-VNIIEF in Sarov, Russia. The AVNG detects neutron and gamma radiation signatures and displays the three unclassified attributes of 'plutonium presence,' 'plutonium mass >2 kg,' and 'plutonium isotopic ratio ({sup 240}Pu to {sup 239}Pu) < 0.1.' In this presentation, we will describe the design of the AVNG neutron and gamma detector subsystems, as well as the design of the entire AMS incorporating these detectors. We will also describe the construction of the AVNG and the final design that was demonstrated in June 2009.},
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