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Time-Dependent Coincidence Method to Measure Plutonium Mass and Multiplication [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, 2001.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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5 pages : digital, PDF file
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United States. Department of Energy. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Future nuclear disarmament agreements between nations may require technical measures to ascertain each participating nation's adherence to the agreement. Almost certainly, measurement technologies and analytical methods will have to be developed by the participating nations jointly. In this way each participant has both confidence in the technology's efficacy and trust in its implementation. With the support of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Nonproliferation Policy (NNSA NA-241), the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) have taken first steps to jointly develop and implement a radiation measurement technique to inspect plutonium. In June and July 2000, personnel from ORNL and VNIIEF performed joint experiments on unclassified plutonium metal (δ-phase, 1.77%-²⁴°Pu) spherical shells at VNIIEF facilities in Sarov, Russia [1,2]. The measurements were performed using the Nuclear Materials Identification System (NMIS). The subsequent analysis demonstrates how NMIS can be applied to passively measure the mass and multiplication of plutonium spherical shells.
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E 1.99:y/lb-16,121
y/lb-16,121
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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/17/2001.
"y/lb-16,121"
American Nuclear Society Conference, Hollywood, FL (US), 06/09/2002--06/13/2002.
Neal, J. S.; Mattingly, J. K.; Mihalczo, J. T.
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (US)
Funding Information
AC05-00OR22800
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