Tamper-indicating seal
Abstract
There is disclosed a tamper-indicating seal that permits in the field inspection and detection of tampering. Said seal comprises a shrinkable tube having a visible pattern of markings which is shrunk over th item to be sealed, and a second transparent tube, having a second visible marking pattern, which is shrunk over the item and the first tube. The relationship between the first and second set of markings produces a pattern so that the seal may not be removed without detection. The seal is particularly applicable to UF/sub 6/ cylinder valves.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6249148
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83013170
- Assignee:
- ERA-08-035354; EDB-83-109912
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; SECURITY SEALS; CYLINDERS; INSPECTION; SAFEGUARDS; TUBES; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; VALVES; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FLOW REGULATORS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROTECTION DEVICES; SEALS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES; 055001* - Nuclear Fuels- Safeguards, Inspection, & Accountability- Technical Aspects
Citation Formats
Fiarman, S, Degen, M F, and Peters, H F. Tamper-indicating seal. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Fiarman, S, Degen, M F, & Peters, H F. Tamper-indicating seal. United States.
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"Tamper-indicating seal". United States.
@article{osti_6249148,
title = {Tamper-indicating seal},
author = {Fiarman, S and Degen, M F and Peters, H F},
abstractNote = {There is disclosed a tamper-indicating seal that permits in the field inspection and detection of tampering. Said seal comprises a shrinkable tube having a visible pattern of markings which is shrunk over th item to be sealed, and a second transparent tube, having a second visible marking pattern, which is shrunk over the item and the first tube. The relationship between the first and second set of markings produces a pattern so that the seal may not be removed without detection. The seal is particularly applicable to UF/sub 6/ cylinder valves.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {8}
}
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