Fall 2013 Winter 2014 Spring 2014 Summer 2014 Volume XLII, Number 4 JNMM Journal of Nuclear Materials Management Galaxy Serpent: A Web-based Tabletop Exercise Using the Concept of 4 National Nuclear Forensics Libraries J. D. Borgardt, and F. M. G. Wong Australia’s Experiences in the Galaxy Serpent Virtual Tabletop Exercise 12 Grant Griffiths, Elaine Loi, David Boardman, David Hill, and Katherine L. Smith The Use of a National Nuclear Forensic Library in Order to Identify Unknown 24 Seized Nuclear Material: Brazil’s Participation in the Galaxy Serpent Exercise Jorge Eduardo Souza Sarkis, Isabella Cristina Antunes Costa Bordon, Rafael Cardoso Baptistini Pestana, and Rafael Coelho Marin Galaxy Serpent Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Canada’s Approach, Findings, and 31 Lessons Learned Ali El-Jaby, Rick Kosierb, François Doucet, Ike Dimayuga, Geoff Edwards, Duncan Barber, Stavros Corbett, and Daniel Wojtaszek Lessons Learned from the International Tabletop Exercise of National Nuclear 40 Forensics Library at JAEA Yoshiki Kimura, Nobuo Shinohara, and Yoshio Funatake South Africa’s Experiences in the Galaxy Serpent National Nuclear Forensics 46 Library Tabletop Exercise Aubrey N. Nelwamondo, Albert M. Bopape, Jones H. Bohlolo, and Kenneth K. Nkuna The UK’s Contribution to the Galaxy Serpent Tabletop Exercise 55 Andrew J. Heydon, Christopher A. Cooper, Paul Thompson, Phillip G. 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Of particular challenge. Since recent hotel derstand the importance of the INMM course, I hope part of this mix is the 55th commitments are set years in advance mission and want to be a part of this INMM Annual Meeting! As this is my last and attendance projections are based on global effort. We have approved new column, the traditional focus would be on past performance (i.e., on strong atten- regional chapters in Morocco and Nige- reflections. However, I would like to use dance figures leading up to and includ- ria as well as student chapters in Jordan this space to juxtapose the recent chal- ing 2011), we have had a difficult couple and India. Third, our formal relationships lenges for the INMM concerning U.S. of years working with the host hotels to with external organizations are strong government sponsored attendance at negotiate contract terms based on the and provide important cross-fertilization our meetings with the importance of the reduced registrations over the past two functions. Specifically, we have formal global INMM mission. years. agreements with the World Institute of Two years ago, the U.S. govern- The 55th Annual Meeting