The planned Advanced Fuel Cycle Facility (AFCF) is intended to support the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) by demonstrating separation and fuel fabrication processes required to support an Advanced Burner Reactor. Advanced safeguards will be based on new world standards for the prevention of nuclear materials proliferation. Safeguarding nuclear facilities includes inventory accountancy, process monitoring, and containment and surveillance. An effort has been undertaken to optimize selection of technology for advanced safeguards accountancy, by way of using the Standard Error in the Inventory Difference (SEID) as a basis for cost/benefit analyses. (authors)

The planned Advanced Fuel Cycle Facility (AFCF) is intended to support the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) by demonstrating separation and fuel fabrication processes required to support an Advanced Burner Reactor. The processes, materials and safeguards will be selected and designed to enhance proliferation resistance beyond that of the existing plutonium based mixed oxide (MOX) fuel cycle. This paper explores the concept of proliferation resistance and how the AFCF will advance the related state of the art. (authors)

This report discusses the fuel cycle options under consideration for the Direct Use of PWR Spent Fuel in CANDU Reactors (DUPIC) satisfy the need to maximize the energy output of nuclear fuel while minimizing the potential for proliferation of separated plutonium. Several options have been considered including repacking options and thermal processing. Los Alamos has completed preliminary investigations of the safeguards aspects of the different processing options and the need for measurement development. Future safeguards activities will focus on the thermal-mechanical process selected for further development.