Fundamentals of materials accounting for nuclear safeguards

Technical Report · Fri Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6347788· OSTI ID:6347788

Pillay, K K.S. ^[1]

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Materials accounting is essential to providing the necessary assurance for verifying the effectiveness of a safeguards system. The use of measurements, analyses, records, and reports to maintain knowledge of the quantities of nuclear material present in a defined area of a facility and the use of physical inventories and materials balances to verify the presence of special nuclear materials are collectively known as materials accounting for nuclear safeguards. This manual, prepared as part of the resource materials for the Safeguards Technology Training Program of the US Department of Energy, addresses fundamental aspects of materials accounting, enriching and complementing them with the first-hand experiences of authors from varied disciplines. The topics range from highly technical subjects to site-specific system designs and policy discussions. This collection of papers is prepared by more than 25 professionals from the nuclear safeguards field. Representing research institutions, industries, and regulatory agencies, the authors create a unique resource for the annual course titled ''Materials Accounting for Nuclear Safeguards,'' which is offered at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6347788
• Report Number(s): LA-11569-M; ON: DE89010766
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
INVENTORIES
LEADING ABSTRACT
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MATERIALS
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SAFEGUARDS
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