Modeling most likely pathways for smuggling radioactive and special nuclear materials on a worldwide multimodal transportation network
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nuclear weapons proliferation is an existing and growing worldwide problem. To help with devising strategies and supporting decisions to interdict the transport of nuclear material, we developed the Pathway Analysis, Threat Response and Interdiction Options Tool (PATRIOT) that provides an analytical approach for evaluating the probability that an adversary smuggling radioactive or special nuclear material will be detected during transit. We incorporate a global, multi-modal transportation network, explicit representation of designed and serendipitous detection opportunities, and multiple threat devices, material types, and shielding levels. This paper presents the general structure of PATRIOT, and focuses on the theoretical framework used to model the reliabilities of all network components that are used to predict the most likely pathways to the target.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1020970
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-10-04236; LA-UR-10-4236; TRN: US201116%%648
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2010 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security ; November 8, 2010 ; Waltham, MA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence FY 2016 Data Analysis Annual Report
Assessing Detecting and Deterring the Threat of Maritime Nuclear and Radiological Smuggling in the Western Indian Ocean Region