Tuesday 12 October
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17:00
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Pre-conference registration and reception |
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19:00
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Wednesday 13 October
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Session 1 - Current & Futures Perspectives on Nuclear Forensics
Chair - Roy Awbery
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08:50
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Welcome
Roy Awbery, AWE, UK
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09:00
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Keynote 1: Future Perspectives of the International Atomic Energy Agency on the Application of Nuclear Forensics in Nuclear Security
Eva Kovacs-Szeles, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria
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09:30
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Keynote 2: UK Perspective on Nuclear Security & Nuclear Forensics
Fhionna Redfern, UK Home Office, UK
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10:00
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Break
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Session 2 - Analytical Techniques 1
Chairs - Simon Middleburgh & David Reading
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10:20
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Advances in non-destructive analysis approaches by gamma spectrometry for nuclear forensics
Matthew Higginson, AWE, UK
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10:40
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Measurement of isotopic composition of inhomogeneous samples by LA-MC-ICP-MS
Zsolt Varga, European Commssion Joint Research Centre, Germany
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11:00
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Identification of Uranium Hexavalent Compounds using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Stuart Dunn, AWE, UK
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11:20
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Nuclear Archaeology: Investigating Legacy Facilities using Nuclear Forensic Techniques
Erin Holland, University of Bristol, UK
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11:40
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Analysis of Non-Critical Weapons Accident BOMARC Debris
Gaiven Varshney, Air Force Institute of Technology, USA
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12:00
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Lunch
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Session 3 - Developing People and Career Pathways
Chair - David Smith
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13:00
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Inspiring and Engaging the Next Generation of Nuclear Security Specialists
Alison Atkinson, AWE, UK
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13:20
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NTR-Net: An academic network to support Nuclear Threat Reduction
Neil Gaspar, AWE, United Kingdom
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13:40
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Global Expert Pipeline Development in Nuclear Forensics
Adam Stratz, U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, USA
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14:00
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Break
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Session 4 - Materials and Processing
Chairs - Matthew Gilbert & Lee Evitts
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14:20
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Bangor University Fuel Fabrication Facility (BUFFF) - A New NNUF Laboratory for Nuclear Forensics
Simon Middleburgh, University of Bangor, UK
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14:40
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X-ray molecular signatures of UO2 chemical processing for Nuclear Forensic Science
Arjen van Veelen, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
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15:00
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Bulk and particle X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of PuO2 formed from metal
Sarah Hickam, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
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15:20
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Break
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Session 5 - Radiochemistry
Chairs - Matthew Gilbert & Lee Evitts
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15:40
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Recent analytical developments in radio-chronometric age dating at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
Sam Cross, AWE, United Kingdom
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16:00
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Nuclear Forensic Investigation of Pu from the Manhattan Project
Kevin Glennon - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
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16:20
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Plutonium Processing During World War II
David Meier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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16:50
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Reception
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18:00
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Close
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Thursday 14 October
Chairs - Giles Aldrich-Smith
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08:30
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Keynote: The Evidence for More International Nuclear Forensics
David Kenneth Smith, King's College London, Department of War Studies, UK
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Session 6 - Analytical Capabilities to Support Nuclear Forensics
Chair - Peter Williams & Giles Aldrich-Smith
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09:00
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Irradiated Fuel Examination at NNL Windscale Laboratory
Matthew Barker, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK
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09:20
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Single Instrument Chemical and Isotopic Imaging Workflows for Material Identification in Nuclear Forensics
Benjamin Tordoff, Carl Zeiss RMS
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09:40
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The Need for Establishing a Quality Management System for Nuclear Forensics
Naida Dzigal, Consultant, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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10:00
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Break
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Session 7 - Sensor & Detection Technology
Chair - Adrian Bevan & Tom Scott
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10:20
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Pathway to a tune-able, high-flux, monoenergetic MeV gamma facility for nuclear physics, decommissioning, security and medical isotopes
Peter Williams, STFC Daresbury Lab, UK
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10:40
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Muon Imaging Applications for Nuclear Waste Management and Decommissioning
Matthew Ryan, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK
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11:00
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Long-range detection of alpha emitters
Lingteng Kong, University of Bristol, UK
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11:20
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Organic semiconductor devices for radiation detection
Theo Kreouzis, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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11:40
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Activities related to Post-detonation Nuclear Forensics at Natural Resources Canada
David McCormack, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
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12:00
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Lunch
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Session 8 - Law Enforcement Perspectives
Chair - Karen Kennedy
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13:00
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Keynote: Nuclear Forensics vs. Conventional Forensics
Jim Blankenship, FBI, USA |
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13:30
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Nuclear Forensic Science Support To A Nuclear Security Event
John Simm, Metropolitan Police, UK
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14:00
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Break
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Session 9 - Modelling & Simulation
Chairs - Matthew Higginson & Matthew Barker
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14:20
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Modelling High - Temperature Magnetic Order in Plutonium Dioxide
Corey Bevan, Nuclear Futures Institute Bangor, UK
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Utilizing neutronics modelling to predict changing Pu ratios in UO2 in the presence of Th
Lee Evitts, Bangor University, UK
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15:00
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Break
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Session 10 - Analytical Techniques 2
Chairs - Matthew Higginson & Matthew Barker
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15:20
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U and Pu Isotope Measurements for Developing Nuclear Forensics Fuel Signatures
Anais Fourny, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canada
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15:40
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Mapping uranium isotopic heterogeneity in a fuel pellet at the nanoscale with extreme ultraviolet laser ablation and ionization mass spectrometry
Lydia A. Rush - Colorado State University, USA
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16:00
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Diverse Expertise Demonstrated Via Participation in International Virtual Exercises
Marina Totland, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canada
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16:20
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A new spectrometer at SSRL beam line 6-2 combining high resolution x-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray fluorescence imaging
Nicholas Edwards, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
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16:40
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Closing Remarks
Eva Kovacs-Szeles, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria
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16:50
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End of Conference
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