Role of materials accounting in integrated safeguards systems for reprocessing plants

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6603996

Hakkila, E A; Gutmacher, R G; Markin, J T; Shipley, J P; Whitty, W J

Integration of materials accounting and containment/surveillance techniques for international safeguards requires careful examination and definition of suitable inspector activities for verification of operator's materials accounting data. The inspector's verification procedures are designed to protect against data falsification and/or the use of measurement uncertainties to conceal missing material. Materials accounting activities are developed to provide an effective international safeguards system when combined with containment/surveillance activities described in a companion paper.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6603996
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-81-1368; CONF-810502-4; TRN: 81-008257
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. symposium on safeguards and nuclear material management, Karlsruhe, F.R. Germany, 6 May 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
IAEA SAFEGUARDS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING
CONTAINMENT
SURVEILLANCE
MATERIAL BALANCE
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SAFEGUARDS
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Inspection
& Accountability- Technical Aspects
050800 - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing