PNC/DOE Remote Monitoring Project at Japan`s Joyo Facility
- Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan). Oarai Engineering Center
- Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokyo (Japan)
- Jupiter Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) of Japan and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are cooperating on the development of a remote monitoring system for nuclear nonproliferation efforts. This cooperation is part of a broader safeguards agreement between PNC and DOE. A remote monitoring system is being installed in a spent fuel storage area at PNC`s experimental reactor facility Joyo in Oarai. The system has been designed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and is closely related to those used in other SNL remote monitoring projects. The Joyo project will particularly study the unique aspects of remote monitoring in contribution to nuclear nonproliferation. The project will also test and evaluate the fundamental design and implementation of the remote monitoring system in its application to regional and international safeguards efficiency. This paper will present a short history of the cooperation, the details of the monitoring system and a general schedule of activities.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 270680
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--96-1937C; CONF-960767--15; ON: DE96013391
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA TRANSMISSION
DESIGN
FIELD TESTS
GAMMA DETECTION
INSTALLATION
JOYO REACTOR
MOTION DETECTION SYSTEMS
NEUTRON DETECTION
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
REMOTE SENSING
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
SCHEDULES
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE FACILITIES