Measurements at Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility in Support of Global Security Mission Space

Conference · Fri Jul 13 04:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1046505

Stange, Sy ^[1]; Mayo, Douglas R ^[1]; Herrera, Gary D ^[1]; McLaughlin, Anastasia D ^[1]; Montoya, Charles M ^[1]; Quihuis, Becky A ^[1]; Trujillo, Julio B ^[1]; Van Pelt, Craig E ^[1]; Wenz, Tracy R ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility at Technical Area (TA) 55 is one of a few nuclear facilities in the United States where Research & Development measurements can be performed on Safeguards Category-I (CAT-I) quantities of nuclear material. This capability allows us to incorporate measurements of CAT-IV through CAT-I materials as a component of detector characterization campaigns and training courses conducted at Los Alamos. A wider range of measurements can be supported. We will present an overview of recent measurements conducted in support of nuclear emergency response, nuclear counterterrorism, and international and domestic safeguards. This work was supported by the NNSA Office of Counterterrorism.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/LANL
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1046505
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-12-22971
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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