Summary Report for the Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School 2012

Technical Report · Wed Aug 22 04:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1054057· OSTI ID:1054057

Runkle, Robert C; Baciak, James E; Stave, Jean A

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) hosted students from across the United States at the inaugural Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School from June 11 – 22, 2012. The summer school provided students with a unique understanding of nuclear security challenges faced in the field and exposed them to the technical foundations, analyses, and insight that will be required by future leaders in technology development and implementation. The course heavily emphasized laboratory and field demonstrations including direct measurements of special nuclear material. The first week of the summer school focused on the foundational knowledge required by technology practitioners; the second week focused on contemporary applications. Student evaluations and feedback from student advisors indicates that the summer school achieved its objectives of 1) exposing students to the range of nuclear security applications for which radiation detection is necessary, 2) articulating the relevance of student research into the broader context, and 3) exciting students about the possibility of future careers in nuclear security.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1054057
• Report Number(s): PNNL-21643; NN2001000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Summary Report for the Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School 2012