NMIS Experience for Facility-To-Facility Transfer

Conference · Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:782788

Mattingly, J. K. ^[1]; Chiang, L. G. ^[1]; Mullens, J. A. ^[1]; Mihalczo, J. T. ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

One of the applications of template matching for arms control/warhead dismantlement transparency regimes is for monitoring facility-to-facility transfers. In 1999, three highly enriched uranium (HEU) weapons components for which the Nuclear Materials Identification System (NMIS) signatures had been obtained at the shipper's site were received at the Y-12 National Security Complex. The NMIS signatures obtained upon receipt of these items were compared with those at the shipper's site to confirm the identity of the item received. This paper describes the use of NMIS for these shipper-receiver confirmations.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22800
• OSTI ID: 782788
• Report Number(s): Y/LB--16,071
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM
Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU)
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Nuclear Materials Identification System (NMIS)
PERFORMANCE