Published 2001 | Version v1
Report Metadata-only

NRTMA: Common purpose; complementary approaches

Creators

  • 1. BNFL, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire (United Kingdom)
  • 2. European Commission, Euratom Safeguards Office (ESO), Cube Building (Luxembourg)

Description

Near Real Time Material Accountancy (NRTMA) is a leading edge technical solution to in-process inventory verification in bulk handling facilities. It facilitates non-intrusive inspection and allows safeguards conclusions to be drawn without plant shut down. NRTMA is fully operational in the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (Thorp), providing regular assurance of high quality material control. At its core are a number of statistical algorithms to process the data. This paper covers the techniques deployed by BNFL and Euratom for NRTMA in the Thorp facility located at Sellafield. (author)

Part of:
Symposium on international safeguards: Verification and nuclear material security. Proceedings

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Near Real Time Material Accountancy: A leading edge technical solution to in-process inventory verification in bulk handling facilities

Identifiers

URL
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/SS-2001/Start.pdf; http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Symposium on international safeguards: Verification and nuclear material security. Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
1396 p.
Journal Page Range
[10 p.]
Report number
IAEA-SM--367/CD

Conference

Title
Verification and nuclear material security
Acronym
Symposium on international safeguards
Dates
29 Oct - 2 Nov 2001
Place
Vienna (Austria)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
33045266
Subject category
S98: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BNFL; EURATOM; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; INVENTORIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; ON-SITE INSPECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROL; EUROPEAN UNION; INSPECTION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS

Optional Information

Notes
7 refs, 1 tab Imprint:Data in PDF format; Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT 3.5.1, NT 4.0, MacIntosh and UNIX (SUN, HP, IRIX (SGI), AIX and Digital UNIX) included
Secondary number(s)
IAEA-SM--367/8/03