Actinide Science for Post Detonation Nuclear Forensic Analyses

Conference · Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2023

OSTI ID:3019468

Snow, Mathew S ^[1]; Holschuh II, Thomas Vernon ^[1]; Chichester, David L ^[1]; Johnson, James T ^[1]; Brookhart, Jacob L ^[1]; Meiers, Jess ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory

Actinide and fission product separations, analyses, and solid material syntheses are key to supporting the development and testing of new nuclear forensic science technologies and for training nuclear emergency responders to effectively respond to nuclear emergency events. In this presentation, nuclear forensic scientist Dr. Mathew Snow will discuss a variety of technologies developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and around the world for these applications. The presentation will include discussions of new approaches to rapid, high-efficiency chemical separations, sample preparation and analysis techniques for field-deployable actinide analyses, and techniques recently developed at INL for producing solid nuclear fallout simulant materials. An overview of the challenges confronting researchers in these area, along with possible opportunities, will also be provided.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 3019468
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-23-71183
• Resource Type: Conference proceedings
• Conference Information: TMS2023, San Diego, CA, 03/20/2023 - 03/22/2023
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

Nuclear Forensics
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38 - RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
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