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Title: Composite Signatures of Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Technologies for Weapons Material and Component Measurement

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15010223· OSTI ID:15010223

Attribute measurement systems are being developed in support of arms-reduction negotiations to verify compliance with the disassembly of nuclear weapons and disposition of material. The currently demonstrated attribute measurement systems utilize nuclear radiation detection technologies. Alternative low-intrusion non-nuclear measurement techniques may offer access to relevant information, e.g. mass of an item, when combined with information from a nuclear radiation measurement. This document examines the application of low-intrusion non-nuclear methods in combination with nuclear methods for attribute measurement systems. Several specific combinations are evaluated.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
15010223
Report Number(s):
PNNL-13861; 830403000; TRN: US200502%%532
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 17 Apr 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English