Safeguards by Design Challenge

Technical Report · Tue Sep 13 04:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1324573· OSTI ID:1324573

Alwin, Jennifer Louise ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) defines Safeguards as a system of inspection and verification of the peaceful uses of nuclear materials as part of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. IAEA oversees safeguards worldwide. Safeguards by Design (SBD) involves incorporation of safeguards technologies, techniques, and instrumentation during the design phase of a facility, rather that after the fact. Design challenge goals are the following: Design a system of safeguards technologies, techniques, and instrumentation for inspection and verification of the peaceful uses of nuclear materials. Cost should be minimized to work with the IAEA’s limited budget. Dose to workers should always be as low are reasonably achievable (ALARA). Time is of the essence in operating facilities and flow of material should not be interrupted significantly. Proprietary process information in facilities may need to be protected, thus the amount of information obtained by inspectors should be the minimum required to achieve the measurement goal. Then three different design challenges are detailed: Plutonium Waste Item Measurement System, Marine-based Modular Reactor, and Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP).

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1324573
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--16-26780
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
DESIGN
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
IAEA SAFEGUARDS
INFORMATION
INSPECTION
MEASURING SYSTEMS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
OFFSHORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PLUTONIUM
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
VERIFICATION