scholarly journals Nuclear forensic analysis of uranium oxide powders interdicted in Victoria, Australia

2015 ◽  
Vol 103 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Joseph Kristo ◽  
Elizabeth Keegan ◽  
Michael Colella ◽  
Ross Williams ◽  
Rachel Lindvall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uranium Oxide ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Chemical Form ◽  
Depleted Uranium ◽  
Elemental Impurities ◽  
Police Investigation ◽  
Oxide Powders ◽  
Nuclear Forensic

AbstractNuclear forensic analysis was conducted on two uranium samples confiscated during a police investigation in Victoria, Australia. The first sample, designated NSR-F-270409-1, was a depleted uranium powder of moderate purity (∼ 1000 μg/g total elemental impurities). The chemical form of the uranium was a compound similar to K

Nuclear forensics on uranium fuel pellets

2019 ◽  
Vol 107 (7) ◽  
pp. 635-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Lützenkirchen ◽  
Maria Wallenius ◽  
Zsolt Varga ◽  
Thierry Wiss ◽  
Alexander Knott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uranium Oxide ◽  
Radioactive Decay ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Regulatory Control ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Fuel Pellets ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Forensic Tools ◽  
Nuclear Forensic

Abstract Nuclear forensic analysis of uranium oxide fuel pellets and the respective data interpretation have proven to be important elements of the investigative process when such material is found out of regulatory control. Uranium oxide fuel pellets are produced at industrial scale and have to meet tight technical specifications. Variations in the production process of different manufacturers or fuel fabrication facilities offer an additional source of information. The compilation of such information in a nuclear materials database has proven to be a highly valuable resource. In consequence, measureable material properties (referred to as “signatures”) such as the isotopic composition, the physical dimensions, the chemical impurities, the products of the radioactive decay of uranium and the microstructure allow establishing the processing history of the material. To this end, dedicated analytical methods have to be developed and suitable methods for data evaluation and interpretation need to be utilised. The successful application of these nuclear forensic tools is illustrated with two case studies on real incidents of illicit nuclear trafficking of uranium oxide fuel pellets.

scholarly journals Analysis of enriched and depleted uranium oxide powders by LA-ICP-MA

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Messerly ◽  
N. Saetveit ◽  
S. Baijc ◽  
D. Baldwin ◽  
S. Houk
Keyword(s):  
Uranium Oxide ◽  
Depleted Uranium ◽  
Oxide Powders

A high efficiency cavity ion source using TIMS for nuclear forensic analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 444-445 ◽  
pp. 660-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bürger ◽  
L.R. Riciputi ◽  
S. Turgeon ◽  
D. Bostick ◽  
E. McBay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Ion Source ◽  
Nuclear Forensic

LIBS development methodology for forensic nuclear materials analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 791-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobby Bhatt ◽  
Kalambuka Hudson Angeyo ◽  
Alix Dehayem-Kamadjeu
Keyword(s):  
Feature Selection ◽  
Spectral Feature ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Materials ◽  
Methodology Development ◽  
Materials Analysis ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Spectral Feature Selection ◽  
Nuclear Forensic

Methodology development of LIBS coupled with chemometrics utilizing weak U-lines and spectral feature selection for rapid nuclear forensic analysis.

Evaluation of ammonium bifluoride fusion for rapid dissolution in post-detonation nuclear forensic analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 105 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas T. Hubley ◽  
John D. Brockman ◽  
J. David Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Reference Materials ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Ammonium Bifluoride ◽  
Rapid Dissolution ◽  
Nuclear Forensic

AbstractDissolution of geological reference materials by fusion with ammonium bifluoride, NH

scholarly journals EBSD characterisation of Y2Ba4CuUOxphase in melttextured YBCO with addition of depleted uranium oxide

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 438-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Koblischka-Veneva ◽  
F Mücklich ◽  
M R Koblischka ◽  
N Hari Babu ◽  
D A Cardwell
Keyword(s):  
Uranium Oxide ◽  
Depleted Uranium

scholarly journals Gas-phase detection of solid-state fission product complexes for post-detonation nuclear forensic analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 310 (3) ◽  
pp. 1273-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Adam Stratz ◽  
Steven A. Jones ◽  
Colton J. Oldham ◽  
Austin D. Mullen ◽  
Ashlyn V. Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Fission Product ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Phase Detection ◽  
Nuclear Forensic
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