After Action Report - CUP-2 Comparative Sample Analysis Meeting - Kazakhstan September 2016

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1334729· OSTI ID:1334729

Kips, Ruth ^[1]; Lindvall, Rachel ^[1]; Eppich, Gary ^[1]; Oujo, Kaitlin ^[2]; Geist, William ^[3]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
2. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Washington, DC (United States)
3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) visited the Kazakhstan Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) to discuss the results and conclusions of a joint sample analysis (CUP-2 uranium ore concentrate) between LLNL, INP and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) (Fig. 1). The U.S. delegation also met with the newly-appointed Director-General of the INP (S. Sakhiyev) who expressed his continued support for this collaboration. On the last day of the visit, the delegation toured the new medical isotope production facilities (which is expected to begin operation in a few months), as well as INP’s Nuclear Security Training Center (co-funded by DOE, the Defense Threat Reduction Initiative (DTRA) and the Kazakhstan government). Construction of the Nuclear Security Training Center is expected to be completed by the end of 2016.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1334729
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-704284
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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