Spent Fuel NDA Project: Data Authentication Considerations
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The overall spent fuel nondestructive assay project seeks to develop improved measurement capability for the verification of spent nuclear fuel, especially before its disposal or movement to hard-to-access storage. Various systems are being considered, employing neutron and/or gamma radiation detection with either passive or active methods; their use scenarios are not yet well defined. In a practical deployment, the measurement system would likely need to operate in unattended mode. The output results may also need to be shared between multiple recipients with various interests. The data authentication task considers what issues are important in being able to trust the measurement results. By defining and analyzing a generic (3z(Bbaseline(3y (Bsystem scenario, we have identified five key factors needing specific attention: application use-case details, equipment tamper indication, supporting (ancillary) instruments, systems implementation, and instrument state-of-health reporting.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1503793
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2014-19460; 540975
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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