NGSI Summer Seminar Series Findings

Carolyn McGrawRoss Snow

Danyal TurkogluDwayne Tucker

August 1, 2011

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Safety

• HFIR/REDC– Dosimeters– Mineral Oil/Shielding for Hot Cell– Walkway Barriers

• Safeguards Laboratory– Long Pants– Close toed shoes required– Nuclear material only handled by trained personnel

• Graphite Reactor– Guardrails on stairs– Uranium slugs inserted with long rods– Hardhats and gloves

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Security

• HFIR / REDC– Proximity cards on entry points

– Armed guards at gate and for material transfers

– Fixed dome pan/tilt/zoom cameras

• Safeguards Lab– Limited access

– Cameras

• Graphite Reactor– Barbed wire fence surrounding 233U

– Vault

– Secrecy from Manhattan Project

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Inspection

• HFIR/REDC– Inspection resulted in lower power rating– IAEA Logbook– Periodic shutdowns for inspection

• Safeguards Laboratory– Detectors/Imaging for inspection

• Graphite Reactor– No longer in operation

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Material Control and Accountability (MC&A)

• HFIR/REDC– Logbooks and reports– Paperwork for movement of materials

• Safeguards Laboratory– Tamper Indicating Devices (TIDs)– Separate room for nuclear materials– Trained personnel handle material

• Graphite Reactor– Original Logbook– Plutonium samples hand delivered, not shipped