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Mercer, David J.

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Safeguards Technology for Thorium Fuel Cycles: Research and Development Needs Assessment and Recommendations

This report presents Safeguards Technology for Thorium Fuel Cycles: Research and Development Needs Assessment and Recommendations prepared for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development (DNN R&D) Safeguards Program by a multilaboratory team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Y-12 National Security Complex. It documents key findings of a 2-year scoping study on “Safeguards Technology Needs Assessment for Leading Thorium Fuel Cycles” (project OR18-V-SG Tec Needs Th Fuel Cycles-PD1Lb).

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Tomographic Gamma Scanner Experience: Three Cases

This is a summary of field applications of tomographic gamma scanning (TGS). Three cases are shown: enriched uranium scanning at Rocky Flats, heat-source plutonium at LANL, and plutonium-bearing pyrochemical salts at Rocky Flats. Materials are taken from the references shown below.

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE W↗