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Some NDA Techniques Applied to International Safeguards Projects

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Recent attention to international safeguards has stimulated interest in nondestructive analysis techniques. These NDA techniques include high- and low-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry, active and passive neutron counting, and physical measurements. Often, the NDA measurements are made abroad under field conditions, and in these cases, portability is important. In other cases, the measurements are made under laboratory conditions but no calibration materials are available. This paper describes several NDA applications in support of international safeguards projects, all involving international cooperation.

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Ceo, R., Thompson, K. Some NDA Techniques Applied to International Safeguards Projects. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 243, 39–43 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006702910776

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