THE NEW NUCLEAR FORENSICS by Vitaly Fedchenko (Editor) ( 9780198736646 )

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THE NEW NUCLEAR FORENSICS
ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES

By:

Vitaly Fedchenko (Editor)

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

26 March, 2015

Series:

SIPRI Monographs

Pages:

310

Description:

This book is the first book to outline nuclear forensics in detail and provides a definitive guide to nuclear forensic analysis.

Synopsis:

Nuclear forensics is the science of determining the history of a sample of radioactive material through the study of the material's characteristics. While nuclear forensic analysis has normally been associated with investigations and prosecutions in the context of trafficking of nuclear materials or nuclear terrorism, it has wider applications in various national security contexts, such as nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament, and arms control. The New Nuclear Forensics provides a survey and an analysis of the scientific discipline of nuclear forensic analysis, and the way it is applied to specific issues of international peace and security, from the 1940s to the present day. This book describes the various methods used in nuclear forensics, giving first a general introduction to the process followed by details of relevant measurement techniques and procedures. In each case, the advantages and limitations are outlined. It uses a language and methodology that opens the issue of nuclear forensics and its potential applications to a non-specialist readership.

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