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Nuclear Material Accounting and Control

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The term “nuclear safeguards” refers to all measures established in a state to prevent the diversion of nuclear material from peaceful uses and to enable the timely detection of diversion of any material to the production of nuclear explosive devices. The present chapter gives a brief description of the different aspects of the nuclear material accounting and control (NUMAC) practices.

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  1. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, 400094, India

    B. S. Tomar

  2. Formerly Radiochemistry and Isotope Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India

    B. S. Tomar & P. N. Raju

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  1. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    B. S. Tomar

  2. Formerly Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    P. R. Vasudeva Rao

  3. Formerly Chemical Engineering Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    S. B. Roy

  4. Formerly Advanced Fuel Fabrication Facility, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Jose P. Panakkal

  5. Formerly Nuclear Recycle Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Kanwar Raj

  6. Formerly Radiological Safety Division, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    A. N. Nandakumar

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Tomar, B.S., Raju, P.N. (2023). Nuclear Material Accounting and Control. In: Tomar, B.S., Rao, P.R.V., Roy, S.B., Panakkal, J.P., Raj, K., Nandakumar, A.N. (eds) Nuclear Fuel Cycle. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0949-0_9

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