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Summary Report for the 2019 Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2007501· OSTI ID:2007501
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  1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) hosted students from across the United States at the 6th Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School 17-28 June 2019. 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 measurements of special nuclear material. 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) growing student interest in careers in nuclear security.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
2007501
Report Number(s):
PNNL--29646
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English