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ORNL/TM-2011/402 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Next-Generation Safeguards Initiative October 2011 Prepared by Bernadette L. Kirk Dawn Eipeldauer Michael Whitaker DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY Reports produced after January 1, 1996, are generally available free via the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Information Bridge. Web site http://www.osti.gov/bridge Reports produced before January 1, 1996, may be purchased by members of the public from the following source. National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 Telephone 703-605-6000 (1-800-553-6847) TDD 703-487-4639 Fax 703-605-6900 E-mail [email protected] Web site http://www.ntis.gov/support/ordernowabout.htm Reports are available to DOE employees, DOE contractors, Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) representatives, and International Nuclear Information System (INIS) representatives from the following source. Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. 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The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. ORNL/TM-2011/402 Reactor and Nuclear Systems Division OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY NEXT-GENERATION SAFEGUARDS INITIATIVE Bernadette L. Kirk Dawn Eipeldauer Michael Whitaker Date Published: October 2011 Prepared by OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6283 managed by UT-BATTELLE, LLC for the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................... v LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................................... ix 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 1 2. ORNL NEXT-GENERATION SAFEGUARDS INITIATIVE INTERNS (SUMMER 2011) ............ 3 2.1 SUMMER INTERN PROJECTS ................................................................................................. 5 3. POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTMENT ................................................................................................... 7 3.1 GOAL OF PROJECT ................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 SUMMARY OF PROJECT ......................................................................................................... 7 3.3 NONPROLIFERATION/SAFEGUARDS SIGNIFICANCE ...................................................... 7 3.4 ACCOMPLISHMENTS ............................................................................................................... 8 4. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................................... 9 4.1 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................ 9 4.1.1 Review of Year 1 Activities .............................................................................................. 9 4.1.2 Review of Year 2 Activities ............................................................................................ 11 4.2 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY .......................................................................... 12 4.2.1 Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 12 4.2.2 Project Description .......................................................................................................... 12 4.2.3 Course Content: Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards Technology and Policy ...... 15 4.3 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ................................................................................................ 17 4.3.1 Project Summary ............................................................................................................. 17 4.3.2 Previous Course Offering ................................................................................................ 17 4.3.3 Complementing Existing Instructional and Research Programs ..................................... 17 4.3.4 Deliverables and Outcomes ............................................................................................. 18 5. NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSAY (NDA) AT THE ORNL SAFEGUARDS LABORATORY ............. 19 5.1 SUMMER 2011 INTERN WORKSHOPS ................................................................................ 19 5.2 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE .............................................................................................. 21 5.3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY .......................................................................... 21 5.4 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY .......................................................................... 23 6. CAREER FAIRS .................................................................................................................................. 25 6.1 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY ......................................................................................... 25 6.2 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY STUDENT CONFERENCE ........................................... 26 6.3 INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT ................................................ 27 7. WORKSHOPS ..................................................................................................................................... 29 7.1 MID-CAREER OUTREACH .................................................................................................... 29 7.2 HOWARD BAKER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY SCHOLARS WORKSHOP ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ........................................................................................... 29 iii CONTENTS (continued) Page 7.3 SAM NUNN SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOWS .................................. 32 7.4 SAM NUNN SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS POSSE FELLOWS ..................... 33 8. MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................................................. 35 8.1 TOURS OF ORNL FACILITIES ............................................................................................... 35 8.2 SUMMER INTERN VISIT TO DC ........................................................................................... 36 8.3 POSTER SESSION AUGUST 11, 2011 .................................................................................... 38 8.4 SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES AND VIDEOTELECONFERENCE (VTC) ........................... 39 8.5 REDESIGNED SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES ....................................................................... 42 8.5.1 Description ...................................................................................................................... 42 8.5.2 Kick-off ........................................................................................................................... 42 8.5.3 Laboratory Experience .................................................................................................... 43 8.5.4 Wrap-up........................................................................................................................... 43 8.5.5 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 44 8.6 WORLD NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY ........................................................................................ 45 8.7 STUDENT FEEDBACK ............................................................................................................ 46 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 Summer 2011 interns by university. ......................................................................................... 3 2 Summer 2011 interns by degree. .............................................................................................. 4 3 Summer 2011 interns by major field. ....................................................................................... 4 4 NGSI Postdoctoral Fellow Jesse Cheatham. ............................................................................ 7 5 Summer interns at the Safeguards and Security Group Workshop. ....................................... 19 6 North Carolina State University students attending the ―NDA Applications for International Safeguards‖ course. ..........................................................................................