Analytical Methods for Nonproliferation

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Edward C. Morse

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This book is intended to be used as a textbook and research reference for the field of nuclear nonproliferation. A description of the government and international agencies involved in nuclear terrorism prevention, nuclear safeguards, and arms control is also included.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-04-20
Mått155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt460 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAdvanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications
Antal sidor250
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319806372

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Introduction.- Nuclear Proliferation.- The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism.- Interdiction of Nuclear Material.- 2. Nuclear Explosives.- History.- Device Physics.- Special Nuclear Material.- 3. Signatures and Background.- Simplified Transport Calculations.- The Radiation Background.- Problems.- 4. Detection Statistics.- Classical and Bayesian Statistics.- Counting Statistics.- Confusion Matrices.- Receiver Operating Characteristics.- Application of Bayesian Statistical Methods.- Pulse Shape Discrimination as an Example of Binary Classification.- Problems.- 5. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle.- Mining and Chemical Processing of Uranium.- UF6 Conversion and Enrichment.- Post-Reactor.- Conversion of Military Materials.- Waste Management.- Enrichment Technologies.- Reactors and Proliferation.- Problems.- 6. Nuclear Forensics.- Introduction.- Attribution Methods.- Analysis Tools.- Problems.- 7. Nuclear Testing.- Introduction and History.- The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the International Monitoring System.- Radionuclide Monitoring.- Seismic Signals.- Hydroacoustic Monitoring.- Infrasonic Signatures.- Concluding Remarks.- Problems.- 8. Active Interrogation.- Introduction.- Neutron Active Interrogation.- Photofission.- Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence.- Dose Considerations.- 9. Advanced Detection Technologies.- Introduction.- Advanced Scintillator Materials.- Advanced Semiconductor Detectors.- Alternatives to 3HE.- Imaging Detectors.- Concluding Remarks.- Problems.- 10.- Arms Control and Treaty Verification.- Introduction.- Neutron Multiplicity Counting.- Pu300, Pu600, and Pu900 Methods.- Neutron Imaging.- Neutrino Methods.- Concluding Remarks.- Problems.- 11. Public Policy and Proliferation.- Introduction.- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).- Nuclear Nonproliferation Activities within the US Government.- Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).- A The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.- The Atomic Energy Act.- The Area under the ROC Curve for Gaussian Probability Distributions.- Index.