DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE MPC&A OPERATIONS MONITORING (MOM) SYSTEM AT THE JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (JINR) DUBNA, RUSSIA

Conference · Sun Jul 12 04:00:00 EDT 2009

OSTI ID:970430

Kartashov, V V; Pratt, W; Romanov, Y A; Samoilov, V N; Shestakov, B A; Duncan, C; Brownell, L; Carbonaro, J; White, R M; Coffing, J A

The Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) Operations Monitoring (MOM) systems handling at the International Intergovernmental Organization - Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) is described in this paper. Category I nuclear material (plutonium and uranium) is used in JINR research reactors, facilities and for scientific and research activities. A monitoring system (MOM) was installed at JINR in April 2003. The system design was based on a vulnerability analysis, which took into account the specifics of the Institute. The design and installation of the MOM system was a collaborative effort between JINR, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Financial support was provided by DOE through BNL. The installed MOM system provides facility management with additional assurance that operations involving nuclear material (NM) are correctly followed by the facility personnel. The MOM system also provides additional confidence that the MPC&A systems continue to perform effectively.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: Doe - National Nuclear Security Administration
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 970430
• Report Number(s): BNL--90254-2009-CP; NN5004010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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RESEARCH REACTORS
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URANIUM
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