The International Safeguards Technology Base: How is the Patient Doing? An Exploration of Effective Metrics
Abstract
The term “Technology Base” is commonly used but what does it mean? Is there a common understanding of the components that comprise a technology base? Does a formal process exist to assess the health of a given technology base? These are important questions the relevance of which is even more pressing given the USDOE/NNSA initiatives to strengthen the safeguards technology base through investments in research & development and human capital development. Accordingly, the authors will establish a high-level framework to define and understand what comprises a technology base. Potential goal-driven metrics to assess the health of a technology base will also be explored, such as linear demographics and resource availability, in the hope that they can be used to better understand and improve the health of the U.S. safeguards technology base. Finally, through the identification of such metrics, the authors will offer suggestions and highlight choices for addressing potential shortfalls.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- DOE - NA
- OSTI Identifier:
- 986942
- Report Number(s):
- INL/CON-10-19229
TRN: US1006553
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) 2010,Baltimore, MD,07/11/2010,07/16/2010
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; AVAILABILITY; METRICS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; SAFEGUARDS; safeguards; technology base
Citation Formats
Schanfein, Mark J, and Gouveia, Fernando S. The International Safeguards Technology Base: How is the Patient Doing? An Exploration of Effective Metrics. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web.
Schanfein, Mark J, & Gouveia, Fernando S. The International Safeguards Technology Base: How is the Patient Doing? An Exploration of Effective Metrics. United States.
Schanfein, Mark J, and Gouveia, Fernando S. 2010.
"The International Safeguards Technology Base: How is the Patient Doing? An Exploration of Effective Metrics". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/986942.
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abstractNote = {The term “Technology Base” is commonly used but what does it mean? Is there a common understanding of the components that comprise a technology base? Does a formal process exist to assess the health of a given technology base? These are important questions the relevance of which is even more pressing given the USDOE/NNSA initiatives to strengthen the safeguards technology base through investments in research & development and human capital development. Accordingly, the authors will establish a high-level framework to define and understand what comprises a technology base. Potential goal-driven metrics to assess the health of a technology base will also be explored, such as linear demographics and resource availability, in the hope that they can be used to better understand and improve the health of the U.S. safeguards technology base. Finally, through the identification of such metrics, the authors will offer suggestions and highlight choices for addressing potential shortfalls.},
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