U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Back-End Domestic Safeguards
MPACT Salt Sampler Approach
The Materials Protection Accounting and Control Technologies (MPACT) program supports back-end domestic safeguards activities through direct-funded activities at U.S. National Laboratories, the GAIN program, the NEUP program, and the SBIR/STTR program.
MPACT Salt Sampling – Dip Sampler
The MPACT program follows a DEVELOP – DEMONSTRATE – DEPLOY approach and has ongoing back-end domestic safeguards activities ranging from fundamental R&D (TRL 1-3) through installation and operation at nuclear facilities (TRL 9). MPACT publishes research through publicly available reports and conferences (INMM, ANS, ESARDA). MPACT protects proprietary information with industry partners and publishes non-proprietary aspects of industry engagement for general MC&A use.
MPACT Salt Sampling – Vacuum Assist Sampler
MPACT products include Safeguards and Security By Design (SSBD) concepts for nuclear fuel cycle facilities, Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) nuclear and process monitoring instrumentation, and safeguards system performance models. The products are made available to U.S. individuals, universities, and commercial entities at no cost.
Current and recent MPACT back-end domestic safeguards activities include:
MPACT-Developed Sampling line in Electrorefiner
- SSBD study on a domestic pyroprocessing facility
- SSBD focus study on electrorefiner design
- Safeguards system (MC&A) performance models for U.S. recycling R&D
- Molten salt MC&A instrumentation development
- Molten salt sampling and an automated molten salt sampler for MC&A and processing applications
MPACT Salt Sampling – Core Sampler 2
MPACT Salt Sampling – Core Sampler 2
MPACT Salt Sampling – Core Sampler 2
MPACT Salt Sampling – Core Sampler 2