Nuclear Materials Science, Processing and Signature Discovery Workshop

May 1-2, 2018 Discovery Hall, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 650 Horn Rapids Road Richland, Washington 99354

Important scientific developments will change the paradigm for nuclear materials processing and signature discovery, influencing the fields of nuclear forensics, nonproliferation, signature discovery and the assessment of nuclear security vulnerabilities.

This INMM Workshop will focus on emerging technologies, techniques and methods for nuclear materials science processing and its applications to nonproliferation and nuclear forensics. A special session, “Introduction to Plutonium,” and poster session are planned. Students are encouraged to part icipate.

This workshop will be hosted by INMM Pacific Northwest Chapter INMM Nonproliferation & Arms Control Tech Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

ContentsGreetings 2

Speaker Biography 3

Session Description 4

Schedule-at-a-Glance 4

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Who Should Attend?

► Academicians

► Government Contractors

► Government Employees

► Non-governmental Organizations

► Public Officials

► Scientists and Engineers

► Students

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Greetings Harrison “Skip” Kerschner Pacific Northwest Chapter President, Institute of Nuclear Materials ManagementI am extending a special invitation to you to attend the Nuclear Materials Science, Processing and Signature Discovery Workshop sponsored by INMM’s Pacific Northwest Chapter and the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division of INMM. We are expecting a full house at PNNL’s Discovery Hall. Join us!

Dr. Mona Dreicer Nuclear Materials Science and Its Relevancy to Treaties and Policies Session ChairTime is growing short to submit your abstracts for the Nuclear Materials Science, Processing, and Signature Discovery Workshop, which will be held May 1-2 at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington! I would like to encourage you to submit your abstracts by the March 15, 2018 deadline. We have confirmed Ambassador Laura Holgate, the U.S. Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations and International Atomic Energy and David Kenneth Smith of the IAEA as our keynote speakers. This workshop strives to bring together a broad range of experts to engage on the important nonproliferation topical areas of Nuclear Material Processing and Nonproliferation, Signature Science, Nuclear Forensics, Nuclear Materials Science and Its Relevancy to Treaties and Policies, and the Next Generation of Experts. Hope to see you in Richland!

Mark Engelmann Technical Program ChairI look forward to receiving your abstracts for the INMM Nuclear Materials Science, Processing and Signature Discovery Workshop on May 1 and 2. The technical program will feature extensive and engaging content for INMM members and other nuclear professionals spanning nuclear nonproliferation, treaties, forensics, and the next-generation nuclear workforce. In addition, your paper may be considered for publication in a special issue of JNMM!

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Sarah Frazar Next Generation Experts Session ChairOur future nuclear science, policy, and safeguards lie in the hands of the next generation. We have some great speakers and topics lined up to inspire you to cultivate the expertise and talents of our future science leaders. Join us!

Jim Andre Poster Session ChairStudents, we welcome your posters for this workshop! Be sure to send in your abstracts by March 15, 2018. The size of posters is 3 ft. wide by 4 ft. tall. Posters can be printed on paper or cloth, and can be laminated. Bring your posters to registration on May 1, at 8-9 a.m. and we will mount them for display with magnets in time for the 3-5 p.m. poster session in the PNNL Discovery Hall.

Speaker BiographiesAmbassador Laura HolgateAmbassador Holgate is a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Before her fellowship; she was the U.S. representative to the Vienna office of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency from July 2016 to January 2017. In this position, Ambassador Holgate advanced the administration’s commitment to design and implement global approaches to reduce global threats, and seize global opportunities in the areas of nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security, verification of the Iran Deal, nuclear

testing, counterterrorism, anti-corruption, drug policy, export control, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Previously, she served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Threat Reduction on the National Security Council. In this role, she oversaw and coordinated the development of national policies and programs to reduce global threats from nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons; detect, identify, secure and eliminate nuclear materials; prevent malicious use of biotechnology; and secure the civilian nuclear fuel cycle.

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Plutonium-producing B-Reactor at Hanford in 1944.

David Kenneth SmithDavid Kenneth Smith has served as the Nuclear Security Coordinator (Forensics) in the Division of Nuclear Security at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria since 2010. He leads the IAEA nuclear forensics team and is responsible for the provision of technical assistance to prepare Member States to conduct a nuclear forensics examination to include publication of IAEA guidance, implementation of international trainings, coordinated research to promote confidence of State practitioners as well as the delivery of specialized technical advisory services.

Over the past 20 years Mr. Smith has been active in the development and growth of nuclear forensics internationally. He is a Task Group co-chair of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group and was ITWG Co-Chairman from 2007 to 2010. From 1987 to 2010, Mr. Smith held various leadership and technical staff positions in nuclear test, nuclear security and international security engagement programs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; he currently remains on government service leave from the Laboratory while serving at the IAEA.

Session Description

Introduction to Plutonium SessionMany national laboratories have a unique heritage related to the Manhattan Project that continues to influence modern-day research. This special session is a high-level overview that will lead participants through Hanford’s legacy to modern-day applications of plutonium science at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Schedule-at-a-GlanceTuesday, May 1, 20188:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

PNNL Welcome – PNNL Director Dr. Steve Ashby

INMM Welcome – Dr. Mona Dreicer, LLNL

Keynote Addresses

Ambassador Laura Holgate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Princeton University

Mr. David Kenneth Smith, International Atomic Energy Agency, Twenty-five Years of Nuclear Forensics: The Path Forward

Break

Topic – Nuclear Materials Science and Its Relevancy to Treaties and Policies – Session Chairs Dr. Mona Dreicer (LLNL) and David Donnelly (PNNL)

Nuclear Forensics for Policy Students and Diplomats – Dr. George M. Moore, Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Lunch

Topic – Signature Science – Session Chair Dr. Mark Engelmann (PNNL)

Investigating Metallic Signatures of Special Nuclear Materials: Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Copper Oxides – Ms. Jessica L. Bishop, University of Tennessee

Classification of Forensic Measurements Using Multivariate Quantile Comparisons – Dr. Charles Weber, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

High-precision, High-mass Resolution Uranium Isotope Ratio Measurements Coupling the Liquid Sampling-Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge (LS-APGD) Microplasma with an Orbitrap Mass Analyzer – Dr. R. Kenneth Marcus, Clemson University

A review of neutron list-mode data processing methods for safeguards applications – Dr. Paul Mendoza, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Plutonium Processing Signature Development for National Security Applications – Dr. David E. Meier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Poster Session – Mr. Jim Andre (PNNL)

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Topic – Nuclear Material Processing and Nonproliferation – Session Chairs Dr. David E. Meier (PNNL) and Mike Miller (INL)

New Approaches in Process Monitoring for Fuel Cycle Facilities – Dr. Ben Cipiti, Sandia National Laboratories

Investigations on Detecting Potential Nuclear Material Diversion from a Pyroprocessing Facility – Dr. Seungmin Woo, Texas A&M University

Application of a Triple Bubbler Sensor for Determining the Density, Surface Tension, and Depth in Molten Salts – Dr. Ammon N. Williams, Idaho National Laboratory

Experimental Characterization of Pu Separation by PUREX on a Low-burnup, Pseudo-fast-neutron Irradiated DUO2 for Product Decontamination Factors – Dr. Paul Mendoza, Los Alamos National Laboratory

A Bayesian Approach to Spectrum Unfolding – Mr. Haonan Zhu, University of Michigan

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Topic – Forensics – Session Chairs Dr. Jon Schwantes (PNNL) and Dr. Maria Wallenius (JRC-ITU, EU)

Uranium Isotopic Composition Determination by Laser Ablation Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry – a New Tool for Nuclear Forensics – Dr. Maria Wallenius, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Utilizing Distributional Measurements of Material Characteristics from SEM Images for Inverse Prediction – Daniel Ries, Sandia National Laboratories

A Forensics Methodology for Determining Irradiated Fuel Parameters – Dr. Sunil Chirayath, NSSPI and Texas A&M University

Nuclear Forensics in the UK: Current Status – Mr. Paul Thompson, Atomic Weapons Establishment, UK

Fabrication and Characterization of Glassy Surrogate Materials to Validate Nuclear Forensic Techniques – Dr. Chun-Hsien Wu, Naval Postgraduate School

Developments in Nuclear Forensics at LLNL – Dr. Michael J. Kristo, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Quantifying Morphological and Oxygen Isotopic Signatures of UO2 Based on Production History – Dr. Luther McDonald IV, University of Utah

Standoff Isotopic Analysis of U Using Laser-induced Fluorescence of Laser-produced Plasmas – Dr. S. S. Harilal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Experimental Validation of a Nuclear Forensics Methodology for Reactor-type Attribution of Chemically Separated Plutonium – Mr. Jeremy Osborn, Texas A&M University

Deconstructing Nuclear Materials – Dr. Lav Tandon, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Quantification of Spatially Variant Efficiency in an Orthogonal Strip Detector – Mr. Timothy W. Jacomb-Hood, Texas A&M University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Lunch

Plutonium Session

Hanford’s Legacy – Dr. David E. Meier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A Brief Overview of Post-reactor Plutonium Reprocessing – Dr. Matthew K. Edwards, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Materials in Plutonium Processing – Dr. Lucas E. Sweet, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Break

Topic – Developing Next Generation Experts – Session Chairs Ms. Sarah Frazar (PNNL)and Ms. Amanda Sayre (PNNL)

Preserving Historical Knowledge and Cultivating Future Leaders in Nuclear Science – Ms. Debra S. Barnett, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Safeguards Knowledge Management & Retention at the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory Complex – Ms. Rebecca Jones, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Elements of a Sustainable Educational Experience in Nuclear Security and Safeguards – Dr. Camille Palmer Oregon State University

Developing and Optimizing the Next Generation of Experts: The Career Mapping Process – Dr. Leesa Duckworth, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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