Physical characterization of uranium oxide pellets and powder applied in the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group Collaborative Materials Exercise 4
Abstract
Physical characterization is one of the most broad and important categories of techniques to apply in a nuclear forensic examination. Physical characterization techniques vary from simple weighing and dimensional measurements to complex sample preparation and scanning electron microscopy-electron backscatter diffraction analysis. This paper reports on the physical characterization conducted by several international laboratories participating in the fourth Collaborative Materials Exercise, organized by the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group. Methods include a range of physical measurements, microscopy-based observations, and profilometry. In conclusion, the value of these results for addressing key investigative questions concerning two uranium dioxide pellets and a uranium dioxide powder is discussed.
- Authors:
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Kirrawee, DC (Australia)
- French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Is-Sur-Tille (France)
- AWE, Reading (United Kingdom)
- Canadian Nuclear Labs., Chalk River (Canada)
- Royal Military College of Canada, Station Forces Kingston (Canada)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1420293
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-745481
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731; TRN: US1801482
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 315; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND RUEL MATERIALS; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; Nuclear forensics; Physical characterization; Uranium; Scanning electron microscopy
Citation Formats
Griffiths, Grant, Keegan, E., Young, E., Wotherspoon, A., Palmer, T., Lu, K., Davis, J., Alexander, J., Jolly, L., Nevers, N., Delaunay, F., Collins, J. M., Dimayuga, I., Bergeron, A., Samuleev, P., Dai, Z., Holliday, K., Robel, M., and Knight, K. Physical characterization of uranium oxide pellets and powder applied in the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group Collaborative Materials Exercise 4. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1007/s10967-017-5678-z.
Griffiths, Grant, Keegan, E., Young, E., Wotherspoon, A., Palmer, T., Lu, K., Davis, J., Alexander, J., Jolly, L., Nevers, N., Delaunay, F., Collins, J. M., Dimayuga, I., Bergeron, A., Samuleev, P., Dai, Z., Holliday, K., Robel, M., & Knight, K. Physical characterization of uranium oxide pellets and powder applied in the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group Collaborative Materials Exercise 4. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5678-z
Griffiths, Grant, Keegan, E., Young, E., Wotherspoon, A., Palmer, T., Lu, K., Davis, J., Alexander, J., Jolly, L., Nevers, N., Delaunay, F., Collins, J. M., Dimayuga, I., Bergeron, A., Samuleev, P., Dai, Z., Holliday, K., Robel, M., and Knight, K. 2018.
"Physical characterization of uranium oxide pellets and powder applied in the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group Collaborative Materials Exercise 4". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5678-z. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1420293.
@article{osti_1420293,
title = {Physical characterization of uranium oxide pellets and powder applied in the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group Collaborative Materials Exercise 4},
author = {Griffiths, Grant and Keegan, E. and Young, E. and Wotherspoon, A. and Palmer, T. and Lu, K. and Davis, J. and Alexander, J. and Jolly, L. and Nevers, N. and Delaunay, F. and Collins, J. M. and Dimayuga, I. and Bergeron, A. and Samuleev, P. and Dai, Z. and Holliday, K. and Robel, M. and Knight, K.},
abstractNote = {Physical characterization is one of the most broad and important categories of techniques to apply in a nuclear forensic examination. Physical characterization techniques vary from simple weighing and dimensional measurements to complex sample preparation and scanning electron microscopy-electron backscatter diffraction analysis. This paper reports on the physical characterization conducted by several international laboratories participating in the fourth Collaborative Materials Exercise, organized by the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group. Methods include a range of physical measurements, microscopy-based observations, and profilometry. In conclusion, the value of these results for addressing key investigative questions concerning two uranium dioxide pellets and a uranium dioxide powder is discussed.},
doi = {10.1007/s10967-017-5678-z},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1420293},
journal = {Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry},
issn = {0236-5731},
number = 2,
volume = 315,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Sat Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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