NON-NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES: POTENTIAL APPLICATION TO SUPPORT FISSILE MATERIAL SAFETY AND SECURITY

摘要

This paper presents the results of an investigation related to the problem of non-nuclear technicalapplication to support fissile material container safety and security. Future technologies may includethe following non-nuclear methods or their combinations: 1)thermography, 2) vibro-acousticmethod, 3) magnetovibrational method, 4) method of forced torsional oscillation, 5) method ofthermal field registration, and 6) method of gas sensors. Several non-nuclear technologies may becombined to form a system. These systems may not require an information barrier. Tamper indicatingdevices – seals and tags – provide increased confidence of the integrity of container contents,including containers with fissile materials transported to temporary and long-term storage facilitiesin addition to providing an information record. The assessment of non-nuclear methods should bebased on the following criteria:1.1efficiency in terms of transparency task (method descriptiveness);1.2intrusiveness level;1.3accuracy;1.4error probability;1.5level of completion, possibility of prompt implementation;1.6safety;1.7effectiveness.