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Leveraging existing information for use in a National Nuclear Forensics Library (NNFL)

Journal Article · · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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  1. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Washington, DC (United States). Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence Program
  2. U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (United States). Nuclear Material Information Program
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Glenn Seaborg Inst.
A National Nuclear Forensics Library (NNFL) assists a State to assess whether nuclear material encountered out of regulatory control is of domestic or international origin. And by leveraging nuclear material registries, nuclear enterprise records, and safeguards accountancy information, as well as existing domestic technical capability and subject-matter domain expertise, states can better assess the effort required for setting up an NNFL. For states who are largely recipients of nuclear and radiological materials and have no internal production capabilities may create an NNFL that relies on existing information rather than carry out advanced analyses on domestic materials.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1367959
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 22481510
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--701557
Journal Information:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 307; ISSN 0236-5731
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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